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Nov 15, 2020
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Today, the Governor announced wide ranging restrictions that will go into effect tomorrow, Monday, November 16th through December 14th, to try to curb the surge in new COVID-19 cases in Washington State. Some of these restrictions will impact residential and commercial real estate operations.
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Oct 07, 2020
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On October 6th, the Governor announced that limited open houses are now permitted in Phase 1.5, Phase 2, and Phase 3 counties.
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Oct 01, 2020
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WR & the NWMLS have put together a summary of the changes to the Phase 1.5 & Phase 2 COVID-19 Protocols.
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Jul 07, 2020
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Requirements and Best Practices for Real Estate Business Owners
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Jun 24, 2020
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On June 23, Governor Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced a statewide mandate that face masks will be required in public places starting Friday, June 26.
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Jun 18, 2020
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Washington REALTORS® and the Northwest Multiple Listing Service have revised the FAQ guidance to include information for Phases 1, 1.5, 2, and 3...
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May 21, 2020
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Get answers to questions surrounding the requirement for brokers to wear face cloths/masks on a property or in their office...
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May 20, 2020
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Washington REALTORS® and the NWMLS have revised the Covid-19 Frequently Asked Questions to assist you in applying those regulations to your day-to-day business. Please discard previous copies of your FAQs for this revision.
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May 19, 2020
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Governor J. Inslee announced today that additional counties may apply for Phase 2 status as part of his recovery plan under the Stay Home -Stay Healthy order.
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May 01, 2020
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On Friday, May 1st Governor Inslee announced an extension of the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order to May 31st and laid out a phased approach to re-opening the State economy.
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Apr 30, 2020
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On April 29, Governor Inslee clarified his initial guidance memo due to several questions his office received about construction activities.
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Apr 27, 2020
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WA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT HOSTED AN EXPLAINER WEBINAR FOR REALTORS® ON APRIL 23RD. THE WEBINAR RECORDING, SLIDES PRESENTED AND A RESULTING FAQ ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
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Apr 20, 2020
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WA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPENS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM + ESD EXPLAINER WEBINAR FOR REALTORS® SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY (4/23)
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Apr 14, 2020
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The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in Washington State is still being developed by the Employment Security Department (ESD). Here’s what we know right now...
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Apr 13, 2020
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Apply for Regular Unemployment NOW to Be Able to Seek PUA Later...
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Apr 10, 2020
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WR President Kitty Wallace with a special message about WR donating $100K to WA Food Fund.
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Apr 10, 2020
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The Washington REALTORS® announced today they will be contributing $100,000 to the Washington Food Fund to support community food banks across the entire state.
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Mar 31, 2020
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Washington REALTORS® has received confirmation from the Governor’s Office that property management services for single and multi-family residential buildings (including apartment buildings) are within the scope of Governor Inslee’s March 28 residential Real Estate services memo.
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Mar 28, 2020
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It is clear that some brokers are misinterpreting the Governor’s March 28 Memorandum. Brokers cannot conduct “business as usual”...
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Mar 28, 2020
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Thanks to the hard work of our Government Affairs team, WR's strong leadership team, and Governor Inslee's compassionate and decisive action, he has issued an important memo creating opportunity for pending transactions to close and allowing limited marketing and brokerage services to prospective buyers and sellers.