According to NAR data, half of real estate agents do not have a safety policy. So who is reminding you and your colleagues of what to do to work safely with clients? Safety champions in every office who encourage agents to think about their health at work every day. You can put And that person is probably you. Host Tracy Hawkins speaks with two real estate experts about what it's like to advocate for safe practices in real estate.
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Guest introduction
Dean de Tonancourt Broker owner of HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate. HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate is a nationally recognized organization with over 300 employees in his six locations serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He served as president of the Washington Association of REALTORS® in 2008 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and in 2019 he served as president of the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®. In 2015, Mr. Detonencourt received the Omega Tau His Law Award from the NAR in recognition of his contributions to the industry.
chris garrett, CRS, SRS are co-owners of Weichert, REALTORS® – The Andrews Group in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is the First Vice President of Tennessee REALTORS® in 2024 and he is also a past president of the Tennessee Association of REALTORS®. Prior to joining the real estate industry, he served as a reserve deputy with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office for four years. Because of his expertise in law enforcement, Garrett is considered a subject matter expert for his NAR original “Safety Issues” course.
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About the host
Tracy HawkinsHawkins, a former real estate agent also known as “Tracy the Safety Lady,” founded her own safety education program, Safety and Security Source, in 1995. Hawkins is a content creator and teaches her 12 interactive safety classes that she herself created. She teaches agents to build their business by staying safe and protecting consumers. She teaches brokerage firms how to reduce liability. Hawkins has written professional safety content for REALTOR® Magazine and national real estate publications including RISMedia, Inman, and The Close.
