Safety Alert: Commission Check Email Scam
A brokerage recently notified BRR of an email scam that may have resulted in a stolen commission check. Last week, they received an email from one of their agents asking…
Safety Alert: Suspicious Behavior and Fake Pre-Approval Letter from a Prospective Buyer
A member just notified us of an incident that occurred last week during a showing and asked that we share this alert… The listing in question required all buyers be…
Safety Alert: Potential Clients Show Aggressive and Suspicious Behavior at Local Real Estate Office
A brokerage just notified us of an incident that occurred at their office today (Tuesday, May 4, 2021), as a warning to other REALTORS® and to share a safety reminder.…
Safety Alert: Another Instance of a Scam Targeting a Contractor
We’ve received another report of a scammer attempting to use a listing to bait contractors into completing work on listed or recently listed homes (we received similar reports in 2020 and…
REALTOR® Safety Resources
We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of a few safety best practices and share some of the safety resources available to REALTORS®. We encourage you to share these tips and tools…
Safety Alert: Suspicious Phone Calls From Prospective Buyers
We received a report about suspicious phone calls to agents from someone claiming to be a prospective buyer interested in seeing luxury properties. In one instance, the agent felt uneasy…
Safety Alert: Scam Targeting Contractors/Companies Continues
We’ve received another report of a scammer attempting to use MLS listings to bait contractors into completing work on listed or recently listed homes (we received similar reports earlier this…
Safety Alert: Phishing Scam
BRR was informed of an instance in which a member received multiple emails that appeared as if they were from BRR with links to content on a Google Drive. If you…
There’s An App for That – 11 Apps for REALTOR® Safety
The nature of the real estate profession requires awareness and preparedness when it comes to safety. A REALTOR®, when meeting new clients, showing properties, or sharing information online, may find…
Safety Alert: Scam Targeting Contractors/Companies
It’s been a while since we’ve heard reports of this scam, (back in February 2018 there were a number of reports), but we’ve just heard of a scammer targeting a…
