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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...
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...
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...
Safety First
Nothing is more important than the safety of our members and consumers. In the past, HAR has partnered with local law enforcement agencies to produce classes specifically tailored to the business needs of REALTORS® precisely because of the importance of the issue. A recent murder of an agent in Iowa, coupled with the return of the “foot fetish creep” has renewed our commitment to making sure...
