. >> reporter: it is a scary situation for those realtors involved. it is model homes like this one where deputies say that man is targeting women. this man is sexually harassing realtors. >> nobody want to think that's happening on the streets. >> surveillance video showing him nedz one of inside with sunglasses and a black shirt. he blocked the realtor from pushing the panic button by standing boois her december behind her desk and rubbing himself. >> knowing it is close to home >> both cases t realtor asked him to leave. you see himhere taking off in a toyota prius. now, there is concerns concerns that he's praying on women all over area. >> now, there is a security guard inside the office at all times. realtors will be getting panic button. >> michelle milford says she's she will be more aware ofher >> i always have my cell phone on me to make sure that i can call for help. >> reporter: deputies here at hillsboro county, they're putting out a big warning because what this man is doing could lead to something much before someone is seriously hurt.

as newscenter five' s antoinette antonio reports, realtors are themselves. antoinette: why is this room full of agents in new jersey learning how to stab someone in the eye? >> my thumb is in your eye socket. antoinette: they' re taking a self-defense course specifically because their job can be downright dangerous. >> i make sure foremost that i have an exit strategy. the house. i open the back door. antoinette: real estate mogul and shark tank star barbara corcoran says you never know who exactly will be coming to check out that listing, and they may be walking away with more than the property fact sheet. in the last decade, more than 20 real estate agents were murdered, according to the us bureau of labor statistics. >> being in the real estate business is one of the most high-risk businesses in the nation, and yet people don' t know about it. antoinette: in florida one man accused of robbing two different realtors at gunpoint, one bound with zip ties and made to demand a $50,000 ransom from her husband. >> i am a realtor. somebody just robbed me. when th

in central ohio will offer a new feature aimed at keeping real estate agents safe.her realtors says all of its 12-hundred agents will have access to a security phone app.it provides a list of safe sites where realtors offices and co-workers that an agent is meeting with a client, and provides a panic button.the announcement comes more than a year after an arkasnas real estate agent was kidnapped and killed. 3 ohio governor john kasich has proclaimed this week as school choice week.he joins more than two dozen other governors and 210 mayors and county leaders nationwide in america's biggest-ever celebration of opportunity in education.it's a public awareness effort to put education options like public, private and homeschooling, in the spotlight.more than 16- thousand organized events are planned across the u-s.. which includes more than 700 in ohio. for more information on school choice week events.. just head to local 12 dot com. 3 a special event begins today in lawrenceburg. for the 19th time, perfect north slopes plays host to special olympics kentucky. time trials for the winte

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h-e-r realtors say it is giving the app to all of its 1200 employees. the real agent guard app provides a list of nearby sites where agents can safely meet clients. it also lets colleagues know when and where an agent is meeting a clients and has a panic button connected to police. the ohio association of realtors is planning to make the tool available to its members and is reviewing the app's other safety services new this morning new this morning... the super bowl 50 matchup is set... the denver broncos will face-off against the carolina panthers... new york city celebrating by lighting up the empire state building lit up in both teams colors... but players say their work isn't done yet. "it's not really time to weeks to play, we're are completely unfamiliar with, there's study, i think just once again trying to stay in "now, we're paving our own story right now, we're not done, our pen has a lot more ink left, i'm happy to say that, and blessed to say that as well and put ourselves in this situation that we created and it's great to see" an earthquak

. >> reporter: mark, one woman has been taken by a craigslist ad and a local realtor is hoping that it doesn't happen to anybody else. >> reporter: realtor daniels phone has been lighting up with calls like these. >> downtown to the building to find out who is the actual owner. because just didn't make sense and stuff didn't add up. ad on craigslist listed as cute and charming, three bedrooms, all the amenities and ready to move in now, all for $600 a month. >> they take your words from your -- >> looks like they did. >> looks to me like they did. >> wow, yep. >> reporter: it is available all right, but not for rent. it is for sale. through daniel's own property listing that appears to have been lifted by someone else to an effort to receive. >> they will get an e-mail back with them for instructions on what they will need to do. or they will get a phone call or a text message from an international number. >> reporter: another woman who contacted daniel did fall for it. she wired $600 after the people claiming to be missionaryclaiming to be missionaries in nigeria told her they would f

he said no. >> the dis police department. >> i'm a realtor. on to a second realtor, robbing her at gunpoint. >> he says, sorry about this and i turn and look at him and there's a gun pointed between my eyes. >> that suspect paul pinkston facing a life sentence. he has pleaded not guilty. >> a real estate agents sitting ducks? >> they are. nothing is more essential to the real estate business than a new customer. and a new customer could be a good customer or it could be the wrong customer. >> reporter: and it's mostly female agents who are meet g ing mr. wrong customer. women make up 60% of the real estate agent population and it is a requirement of the job to market yourself relentlessly to perfect strangers. >> being open like that, of course, makes them a lot more vulnerable. >> get off. back. >> reporter: as they why it may be good to get this training in case you have to take matters for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> probably not a bad idea. >> nope. >> after all those stories. >>> coming up on "good morning america," the biebs and beethoven, two musica

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. >> another round of testimony is expected today in the trial of a killing an arkansas realtor. aaron louis is charged with capital murder in the death of beverly carter. her body was found a few days after she disappeared. prosecutors believe louis kidnapped and killed carter after arranging a house showing. defense attorney claims the realtor was meeting louis to begin an affair and her death was an accident. louis's estranged wife was also arrested in the case. >> ride the duck seattle is one step closer to putting its amphibious tour vehicles back in business. it has been nearly four months since it has been out of the water. it crossed the line and hit a charter bus last september, killing five students. the coast guard now says the ducks passed their inspections. they found some mierp issues but they were fixed on the spot. >> border patrol officers in texas discover a huge drug shipment hidden in a batch of fresh carrots. authorities say the drug teams to smuggle the drugs. they found carrot shaped packages among the real thing. the drugs have a street value of nearly hal

we are told he would show interest in a home and then get uncomfortably close to the realtor. look down their shirts and even smell them. to show him the map. >>> jerry goldman says in july 2014 michael evans replaced a above her. experts say he wasn't a licensed -- he wasn't licensed and water $50,000 in damage. >> the kitchen was destroyed because all my cabinets were warped. the ceiling -- i had holes in the ceiling and in the hallway. >> she was forced to live in a hotel for six months while her home was being repaired. there are online resources where homeowners can easily verify a contractor's license and complete history. >>> the gasparilla invasion is hours away and people -- police are already hard at work keeping the parade route open for floats. they set up a command center behind the bayshore publix. tomorrow they will use it to keep a close watch on camera they are asking us to remind you about what zones -- areas where -- about what zones where you can drink. if you drink outside of that you can be arrested and can get it to get. we have a complete gasparilla gui

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the lowest in a decade according to the national association of realtors. inventory fell in december compared to a year ago. the realtor's chief economist is calling the price gains unhealthy and unsustainable. he says there's a housing shortage in the cards for the spring buying season. houses lag sales. we should see prices ease but these are unique times. builders are not stepping up and sellers are sidelined afraid they won't be able to find or afford the next move up. >> the housing market is a key pillar of the economy and something the federal reserve watches. as central bank policy makers meet, bond investor has some harsh words about the fed strategy at a conference yesterday. >> i don't think it's any surprise that markets are around the world have been collapsing in the aftermath of the feds raising interesting rates because they continue to idiotically say we're going to raise rates eight times by tend of 2017. the fed has got to dial this rhetoric back or the market will continue to humiliate them with further declines. >> it's the declines tha

the ohio association of realtors is planning to make the safe-harbor tool available to its members and is reviewing other services from the app to improve safety. >> cincinnati' accurate forecast. randi: our snowfall this season. we have really ramped it up through the month of january. the season total, we have 8 1/2 we really made up some ground through january. temperatures on the way up and we are talking about rained this evening. we do have clouds in place. they are thinning out back towards indiana. sunshine for the first part of the day. 27, springboro and mason. 23 in harrison. the snowfall was have year east of downtown. dry ridge, 22. temperatures are colder in places that still have snow pack. a lot of that is going to melt away as temperatures head to the 40' s. most places between 39 and 42 degrees. lunchtime today, 37 degrees. 3:00 this afternoon, cloud start to build back in. through. upper 30' s, low 40' the night. by 6:00, 7:00, you can see rain showers on the way in towards the evening hours, and then continuing through about this time tomorrow morning. quickly movin

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millennials want to spend all , doing their own own reas much. >> let's talk realtor lingo. professionally cleaned. >> here's the reality. remember real estate agents are salespeople and they have to couch the way they say things to people. if somebody says your home needs to be professionally cleaned, the reality is it's likely an armpit and there's no chance it's going to sell. >> walk away from it. how about the seller is motivated? >> if you see that in writing o or an agent sales that to you, this is a girl you want to take the prom. for me, i'm a pit bull. you might as well hang a steak around the door handle and let me know. >> and top producers. if the agent says he or she is top producer? >> it tends to be somebody is trying to brand themselves. they can't say top agent in an office. it's more like i don't have a i'm going to say i'm a top producer. >> for more of mike's tips, head to today.com. coming up next, ground breaking modelby model bae smith opens up about her battle with alzheimer's. when people say i'm lucky to have this hair color, i thank them. but then

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everytime a local realtor sells a "it feeds your soul, is addicting.... once you start, you can't stop " what this fox5 shining star is doing to make life better in las vegas, for people and their pets. as we head to break-- here are some more new year celebrations! california welcomed 2016 with a fireworks display over the san francisco bay more than two million people gathering in rio de janeiro, brazil to ring in the new year. the fireworks show lasted almost 16 minutes... twice as long as ours! the celebration also included the unveiling of the made last minute donations for tax deductions. ""when you're donate to goodwill we so appreciate those donations because you're helping your friends and neighbors, people in this community who really need work." " there were a lot of people at this goodwill on rainbow and warm springs on thurdsay. workers say the 31st is one of the busiest days of the year. many people have pitched in to help provide holiday meals to struggling families. three square food bank hopes people will continue to be generous throughou

he said no. >> police department. >> i'm a realtor. i was showing homes and someone just robbed me. >> reporter: police say that's when the suspect moved on to a second reaor, robbing her at gunpoint. >> he says, sorry about this and i turn and look at him and there's a gun pointed between my eyes. >> reporter: that suspect paul pinkston facing a potential life sentence for charges of kidnapping with a deadly weapon and anned robbery. he has pleaded not guilty. >> are real estate agents sitting ducks? >> they are. nothing is more essential to the and a new customer could be a good customer, or it could be the wrong customer. >> reporter: and it's mostly female agents who are meeting mr. wrong customer. women make up 60% of the real estate agentopulation and it is a requirement of the job to market yourself relentlessly to perfect strangers. >> being open like that, of course, makes them a lot more vulnerable. >> get off. back. >> reporter: and that's why it may be good to get this kind of hands. for "good morning america," rebecca jarv

. >> my realtor said he could sell my place. in one day. >> it's been this way for one full year. and here's why. skpwhr. >> for 896 square feet you have a house for 260 thousand. >> ouch right. >> she still can't find place to go. >> right now there's only 4 houses on the market. that are within my budget. >> though the city of denver is and will remain a hot housing market. she's looking in aurora. which according to to will drive some of the biggest increases in the metro area. in the next year. skpwhr. i wish i would have known a year ago what i know today. >> all five of the top metro neighborhoods for home value growth are in aurora. right near kol colfax. beginning with dell mar park way. high land village. center tech. and city center north. followed by number five. north aurora. >> . i think a lot of the reason list, is because they were affordable. >> with the medical center poised to add more jobs. you can expect the competition for the surrounding homes to increase too. >> home prices are expected to increase by 8 to 9 percent. for more information on these predictions

a former cop turned realtor contacted abc-13 and says that his phone has been ringing off the hook about a craigslist add. a house with all the amenities for $600 for rent. the only catch is it's his one woman was schemed out of $600. >> if you send me the money, i, -- i'll send you the keys. and she didn't get the keys. >> reporter: are they trying to prey on that missionary work? >> absolutely. >> danner: police have been contacted. >>> controversy about hoverboards and fires is a hot topic tonight. a fire in florida sent one family running out of their house. >> reporter: coming from you in south palm drive here in boynton beach. a scary night for folks in this house. it all started because of the it was very popular this christmas season. it was plugged in charging, it burst into flames. a neighbor got a fire distinguisher and tried to put it out. >> before i knew it, the front door was open and the flames were coming out. >> what were you thinking? >> i was hoping that the house didn't blow up. >> reporter: and from what we're gathering from other neighbors, apparently a popular hov

the realtor says there are about six serious right now, a mix of individuals and companies he says the right buyer needs the money of course but also the vision to match the town's potential. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 high winds topple a huge tree onto a hendersonville home. the close call... coming up. 3 it's cleanup time along the east coast, after a deadly blizzard dumped a lot of snow. a look at the damage... and 3 we had a pretty successful game.. but you know there are a lot of people that feel like me. we aren't done yet. the carolina "panthers" are n-f-c champions... and california- bound!!! a strong showing against the arizona "cardinals" last night, a decisive final score of 49-to-15. now "cam-and- company" are headed to "super bowl 50" in santa clara, to face the denver "broncos." 3 because of snow-covered roads.

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. >> these are images we obtained from the boston-based realtor. a $40 million three building development plan. >> we call it transformational. there is no way this will not have a catalytic effect in terms of transforming people' s perceptions about the neighborhood. transforming the physical environment. transforming the available amenities from housing to commercial. >> most will be torn down. a laundromat, a health and good news for folks that live and work around here. residents have felt the impact of being an urban desert. >> the ability to get in that car and go. take them to a decent store. >> it is a beginning. it is a need that affects the health of individuals that have already had the hardest challenges and barriers. >> the avondale town center project is part of a $100 million investment. one person called it a generational change in this neighborhood. mike: powerball fever hits northern kentucky. sheree: a single mother wins a mike: and on how students in the state performed. see how it stacked up against others around the state. >>