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Today, Massachusetts transitioned into Phase 2 of its reopening plan. Phase 2 allows for short-term rentals to resume for leisure and...

Today President Trump signed the “PPP Flexibility Act”, which amends the CARES Act to give more flexibility to PPP borrowers in how they...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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