by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | May 26, 2020 | Security, Vacant Property
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, a Florida-based mortgage lender was experiencing break-ins and vandalism issues with their New Jersey property portfolio. Due to the COVID-19 lock-down and travel restrictions, the lender’s representative was unable to travel to the...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Dec 8, 2019 | Vacant Property
As the temperatures drop, it is important to take steps to protect your vacant properties from cold weather ice and snow damage. DAWGS had put together a Cold Weather Vacant Property Checklist: Confirm with your property insurer – they may have specific...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Nov 11, 2019 | Vacant Property
According to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions, over 1.5 million (1,530,563) U.S. single-family homes and condos are vacant, representing 1.6% of all homes. In total, the U.S. Census Bureau found that 17,019,726 homes were vacant in 2018. Compiling data from the...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Sep 30, 2019 | Security, Vacant Property
Properties become vacant for a variety of reasons. The home may be on the market and the previous owner has already vacated the property, a property may be going through renovations, it may be bank-owned as a result of foreclosure or it may simply be an abandoned...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jul 15, 2019 | Vacant Property
The Vacant Property Problem Abandoned and vacant properties are not just eyesores, they pose a real threat to public safety. When not properly secured, a vacant property, especially in a distressed area, will attract criminal activity. Drug and theft calls to the...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Jun 24, 2019 | Community Outreach, Security, Vacant Property
For more than a decade, DAWGS has provided equipment and vacant property accessibility training for first responders and fire departments in the areas they serve. The fire departments DAWGS has worked with includes the Chicago and New York Fire Departments. Recently,...