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PHOTO:\u00a0Julie O’Donohue had her home robbed during an open home.\u00a0Source: Supplied<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PERFUME, earrings \u2014 even toys, handbags and shoes \u2014 are among the strange items being stolen from open houses across the country every week.<\/p>\n

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Thieves are also using open for inspections to scope out the security of homes for future robberies. In fact, Julie O\u2019Donohue, founder and CEO of Next Address, said petty theft during open homes was such a problem that the agency discouraged them altogether, preferring to offer private inspections.<\/p>\n

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