REALTOR® safety has always been a priority for IAR. Please make it your highest priority as well. Make a commitment to educate yourselves on safety policies, be aware of your surroundings, and empower yourselves with precautions and preparations so that you can avoid risky situations and keep yourself safe.

There are numerous informational materials available to assist you, including handouts, videos, webinars, and more. NAR has created many great resources, which can be found here. Also, Iowa Realty recently established a new website at realtorsafetyfirst.com.

IAR is in the process of developing several new REALTOR® safety education courses, which will be offered to members throughout Iowa this spring. Check back here for more details and make sure to open your emails, as more information will be coming your way in the very near future.

IAR is here to support REALTOR® members and offices across the state. Please feel free to contact IAR if you have any questions or need assistance in locating safety resources.

Moby is a simple new smartphone app that allows you to automatically update your chosen contacts with your status and GPS location, alerting them instantly in case of an emergency. Best of all, Moby is the only personal safety app that provides you with the support of a real-world, 24/7 professional monitoring center.

Go to www.mymoby.com/iar for more information or to download the application.

• Safety at Property Showings
• Safety at Open Houses
• 10-second Rule
• Safety Card

Click here for many, many more great resources from NAR.

The Iowa Association of REALTORS® is providing three different office forms that were developed by the Washington Association of REALTORS® to help ensure safety. The purpose of these forms is:

• To deter assaults by positively identifying the people we are working with
• To have emergency information for everyone in the real estate office
• To know where the agent was going to the police can help if a crime occurs
• Every client wanting to meet with an agent should expect to be asked for identification

The forms were developed by agents for agents and law enforcement officials were consulted in the development of the forms. The forms are available for download here and include

Customer Identification Form
Know who you are doing business with! Offices across the nation are now asking for photo identification and information from clients before going to view property. The form is quick and easy to fill out and asks for name, address, employer and automobile information. Not only does this procedure identify the person you are working with, it helps qualify a prospect and aids police if something does happen to you. This simple form may be the best preventative safety measure you and your office can take.

We have found that customers are very understanding regarding why we need this information and there has been little or no resistance to providing the information. If a customer does object, that in itself should raise a red flag.

Agent Identification Form
If there was an accident or an agent did not check in when they were scheduled to, you or the police would need this information quickly. We recommend placing the Agent Identification Forms collectively in a separate folder that anyone can access. The information must be updated at least once a year.

Agent Itinerary Form
This simple form helps you find an agent when there is a problem at home and gives you a place to look when an agent is missing. Many agents print out an additional "show list" and attach the form to it. Your front office people will appreciate having this information if they need to contact an agent.

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