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New Houston Sightings of Open House Jewelry Thief Reported
A man who was arrested for allegedly stealing valuables from open houses in the Houston area and all across Texas has been released on bond, according to Dallas NBC affiliate KXAS-TV.
HAR has received reports that the man was spotted at Houston-area open houses within the last two weeks.
He previously had a warrant for his arrest in West University Place in connection with a jewelry theft at an open...
HAR Urges You to Put Safety First
HAR urges members to make personal safety a top priority after numerous reports of suspicious activity related to property listings.
The most recent case involves jewelry thefts during open houses at high-end properties in Memorial and West University Place. The suspect is named Steven Breed and has been the subject of criminal investigations across Texas. HAR recently posted a safety alert including...
Safety is an Issue That Really Hits Home
Unfortunately, during the last two months, I have received more calls and emails about one topic than any other. Safety!
We have put out alerts on the Members Only Site, included them in the 5-Minute REALTOR®, highlighted them in The Edge, featured them on the cover of the Houston REALTOR® magazine and more. Helping a client sell, purchase or lease a property doesn’t mean much if you are harmed...
Safety Advisory for Our Members
Dear HAR Members:
We have received reports about two burglaries that took place in the last few days during open houses. The first one occurred last Thursday in the close-in Memorial area, while the second one took place during the weekend in West University Place. In both instances, jewelry was stolen from the homes. Both burglaries involved a white male in his 50s with...
Safety Alert from a Fellow HAR Member
HAR shared with its members a variety of safety warnings throughout the holiday season. Last week, we received the following account of a threatening situation facing a member and wanted to share it with you. HAR, in turn, asks that you please share it with your office staff.
“Like many REALTORS®, I advertise with magnetic signs on my car. Recently, while driving on the Southwest Freeway, I received...
Urgent Safety Alert for REALTORS®
This past weekend, two of our REALTOR® members from large, well-known firms were held up at gunpoint in the Lakeview Forest subdivision near Briar Forest and Kirkwood in West Houston. The buyer’s agent was helping the listing agent from another firm to remove some items from a home that is scheduled to close at the end of the month. While the buyer’s agent was in the house and his son was on...
This Time of Year, Home is (Unfortunately) Where the Scam Is
I don’t know if it is the time of the year when people need money for the holidays that spur scammers and criminals to come out of the woodwork, but we are at that time of year again.
As you know, we have highlighted the Foot Fetish Creep several times during the last two years, and we are again receiving calls and emails from members that fit his general actions and comments of the past. He is...
As the Seasons Change, Don’t “Fall” Prey to a Scam
Even though it seems like we run some sort of safety or scam reminder every few months in this publication or on the Members Only site, we still receive a good number of calls and emails from members who have either been victims or narrowly avoided that fate.
Many of the situations are retreads of things we’ve heard before but serve as good reminders for all of us. Other reports show the perhaps...
REALTOR® Safety: A Cautionary Tale
With the recent murder of a real estate agent in Iowa making the rounds on the news and blogs, safety has once again become a necessary discussion among REALTORS®. According to ABC News, more than 100 real estate professionals have been killed on the job since 2008.
None of this is meant to scare you, but it will hopefully prompt you to reassess some of your behaviors and be more cautious than ever...
