VREB Launches Safety App to Protect REALTORS®

VREB Launches Safety App to Protect REALTORS^® Today VREB launched the Guardly safety app to help our Members create a safer working environment.Guardly’s mobile application for smartphones allows members to instantly connect with managers, colleagues, family and 9-1-1 when faced with safety concerns. Guardly’s technology leverages alert notifications, call conferencing of up to 15 contacts, real-time location tracking and instant messaging to provide members with peace of mind, wherever your job takes you. And it only takes 5 minutes to set up. Whether you are meeting a new client or hosting an open house, feel safe in knowing that Guardly is always there to protect you. Guardly and VREB put safety first! View a video here to see how it works, or download from REALTOR Link®. Purpose Our vision of REALTOR® safety is to equip each REALTOR® with an application that can immediately notify and communicate with their colleagues, family and friends as well as 911 authorities at the tap of a button.  VREB will provide the app to all Members at no cost for 14 months. Guardly will allow REALTORS® to have peace of mind when meeting new clients for the first time, working late at night, or showing properties in unfamiliar locations. VREB is dedicated to REALTOR® safety and setting the standard for the industry as a whole by providing a secure communications platform to give our Members peace of mind in emergency situations. About Guardly Guardly’s mission is to build a technology platform that will help save lives and positively affect millions of people around the world. Guardly’s platform for emergency communication facilitates rapid mobile, social and location‐aware responses to calls for assistance. Smartphone users who find themselves in an emergency situation can alert, connect and collaborate with third‐parties, local authorities as well as their own personal safety networks in a single tap. Guardly is committed to dramatically decreasing the amount of time it takes responders to arrive at an emergency.