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On May 29, the Governor released a preview of the safety standards and checklist for lodging operators. The preview provides guidance for increasing operatio...

The House of Representatives just passed the "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act," which makes several amendments to the CARES Act to make PPP loans...

Many Expiring Licenses, Registrations, and Other Credentials Further Extended The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has implemented further exte...

On Friday, the SBA and Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application. The application provides borrowers with instruct...

HEROES Act Update On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROE...

On May 11, Governor Baker announced a four-phase approach to reopening Massachusetts. Because real estate is currently considered an essential industry, the ...

On April 28, the Department of Public Health released guidance for short-term rentals related to the extension from May 4 to May 18 of the March 31 emergency...

The SBA's EIDL Disaster Loan Portal is back up and accepting apps on a limited basis. Important: Accepting apps for two business categories only: Agricultura...

Extended: Members now have until May 31 to enroll for 2 months of NAR-funded Members TeleHealth℠. Upon the conclusion of the free period, members will be abl...

In March, MAR worked with the Department of Fire Services on an emergency order allowing the deferral of smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm certificate...

We are a collective force of 1.4 million REALTORS® who know that the buying and selling process is much more than a transaction. At local, state, and nationa...

Today, Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order extending mandatory closure of non-essential businesses and short-term rentals from May 4 until May 1...

On April 27, Governor Baker signed the remote notarization bill, S.2645 into law, codified as Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020. MAR has worked on this issue si...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application process reopens on April 27 at 10:30AM. This program, created by the CARES Act, provides loans to small bus...

In anticipation of the refunding of the CARES Act, we have included a link to a video from NAR. It features REALTORS®, with different business structures and...

On Wednesday, April 15, the legislature’s conference committee reached consensus on a COVID-19 housing bill and today April 20, Governor Baker signed the bil...

Today Massachusetts launched its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance portal, which allows independent contractors such as Realtors® to apply for unemployment be...

Further Extensions Implemented for Expiring Licenses, Permits, Motor Vehicle Inspection Stickers, and Passenger Plate Registrations The Massachusetts RMV has...

The Guide provides a high- level overview organized by source and type of coverage (Employer, Medicare, ACA for testing, treatment, etc.), including numerous...

The Legislature is currently working towards passage of a housing bill to provide some relief and protection to residents from the impacts of COVID-19 by pro...