PHOTO: Julie O’Donohue had her home robbed during an open home. Source: Supplied

PERFUME, earrings — even toys, handbags and shoes — are among the strange items being stolen from open houses across the country every week.

Thieves are also using open for inspections to scope out the security of homes for future robberies. In fact, Julie O’Donohue, 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.

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