Are You There, Facebook? It’s Me, Realtor®
PAR handled over 8,000 tickets in our first year of answering hotline calls in-house – and plenty more in casual conversations or presentations made to local associations. But Realtors® have plenty of questions that get asked in other arenas and never make it to the hotline. How do I know? Because we see lots of […]
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How Gov. Wolf’s New Restrictions Impact Real Estate
What does Gov. Wolf’s latest restrictions mean for Realtors®?
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Open Houses, Best Practices and Forms, Oh My!
As some of Pennsylvania’s most populous counties move into the green phase of reopening, the PAR Legal Hotline is getting another wave of green-phase questions.
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PAR Obtains More Clarification on State Guidance for Business Restrictions
PAR has a few updates for you today, based on newly updated general business guidance and recent conversations with the administration.
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It’s Somewhat Easier Being Green
In the plan to reopen Pennsylvania, 18 counties move into the green phase today, but even if it looks like certain rules are going away, they really aren’t – at least not completely.
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All Real Estate In Pennsylvania Reopened With New Guidance
On May 19, the Wolf administration issued new statewide real estate guidance that applies to all real estate transactions in Pennsylvania. Though it’s definitely not “business as usual” for Realtors®, this new guidance opens up the industry with uniform rules across all markets and eliminates much of the confusing and contradictory information that had been put out in previous documents.
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Debunking Rumors Based on Legal Hotline Questions
We’ve heard several issues from members in the past several days, which prompted me to produce a video on Monday. Here is a brief summary of some of the issues you need to be aware of: A new phone call/email scam requesting social security numbers. A few members report that they’ve received phone calls or emails from individuals claiming […]
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Signed Senate Bill 841 Has Three Real Estate-Related Issues
Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 841 yesterday and is effective immediately. Though most of the bill is on different topics, it contains three elements relevant to real estate.
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Real Estate Non-Compliance Complaints Being Reviewed by State
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs staff has confirmed to PAR that prosecutors are reviewing complaints based on alleged non-compliance with the business closure orders, and that investigators following up on those complaints.
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Real Estate Commission Issues BPO Regulations
New BPO regulations were recently published by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, implementing legislation that was passed in 2018.
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