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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.
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Mar 28, 2020
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The Washington Department of Health has published information identifying essential activities involved with responding to on-site sewage system failures and prevention of failures.
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Mar 26, 2020
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The U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package Wednesday night with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Mar 25, 2020
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One of the member questions we have received is whether REALTORS® are eligible for either (1) state unemployment benefits; or (2) federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (“DUA”).
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Mar 25, 2020
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Last night, Governor Inslee issued an emergency proclamation to allow remote notarization in Washington State.
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Mar 24, 2020
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Last night, the Governor issued an Emergency "Stay Healthy, Stay in Place" executive order. Please be assured that Washington REALTORS® is reading and assessing information along with our members.
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Mar 23, 2020
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As you are likely aware, this evening Governor Inslee issued a statewide “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” emergency order to further limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.