HOME buyers in Victoria face a security crackdown, with the real estate industry reeling after the murder of an agent and a spate of thefts during inspections.
Prospective buyers could be asked to produce photo identification before they are shown through a home for sale, as part of a new industry code that follows the murder of Elders Real Estate agent Lorelle Makin.
The 48-year-old's body was found in the bath of a vacant two-storey home on Melbourne's suburban outskirts in September, and the industry has also faced reports of jewellery and other valuable items taken as thieves target "open homes" in affluent suburbs.
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) said today it was in talks with Workcover Victoria to develop new guidelines for agents when they worked out of the office...
