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COVID-19 Update

York and Adams Counties are Moving to the Green Phase of Re-opening on Friday, June 12th

Click here to find out what you need to know about practicing real estate in the green phase.

 

As Covid-19 has spread throughout Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf made a declaration of closing “non-life sustaining businesses.”

The REALTORS Association of York & Adams Counties staff will be working remotely for the next several weeks and we promise not to skip a beat in providing services to you.

RAYAC and PAR’s legal guidance is in-person activities We have compiled a list of important resources for you to you below.

All Real Estate in Pennsylvania Re-Opened with 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. Specifically, this completely eliminates the Department of State memo from April 28 and all the confusion it created.The Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS has developed a Real Estate in the Age of COVID-19 Suggested Best Practices.  We highly recommend all members read this document.

RAYAC Video on Best Practices During Covid-19
RAYAC Executive Officer Shanna Terroso hosted a video discussing best practices for real estate during this time period.  Click here to view the video.  Here is a link to the slides from the presentation.

Daily Real Estate Boost

RAYAC is here to help you perfect your craft in real estate by releasing daily tips, tricks, education and more in the new RAYAC Daily Real Estate Boost.

Recent News

Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS FAQ–  this is your best resource for the most up to date information on questions that both real estate practitioners and consumers have during the Governor’s Shutdown Directive.

Coronavirus: SBA Cares Act FAQ from NAR

Right Tools, Right Now-In light of the challenges presented by Covid-19 on the real estate industry, NAR is stepping up to support members through these uncertain times.

PAR Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit to Request Governor to Designate Real Estate as a Life-Sustaining Business-PAR filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit filed against Gov. Tom Wolf today. The lawsuit is on behalf of several businesses, which have been impacted by the arbitrary and unclear rules under the governor’s closure order issued last month in response to the coronavirus.

Rental and Mortgage Payments May Be Affected by Pandemic-The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered courts closed to eviction proceedings due to the COVID-19 state of emergency. The court’s order is applicable to all Pennsylvania property owners, managers, landlords, as well as mortgage brokers and lenders.

Freddie Mac Extends Help to Homeowners Affected by COVID-19Homeowners facing job loss, reduced income, illness or other issues that impact their ability to make their monthly mortgage payment may be able to contact Freddie Mac, a PAR sponsor, for relief options.

Working To Help Consumers During The PandemicPAR is committed to working with the administration and related industries to develop a comprehensive safety strategy for moving the industry forward in a manner that protects consumers and those involved in providing real estate services.

Ethics in the Time of COVID-19Adherence to the Realtor® Code of Ethics is one of the things that sets you apart from mere licensees, and living by the Code is more important than ever in these uncertain times.

Real Estate Firm Receives Warning for Non-Compliance from State PoliceA Pennsylvania real estate firm was notified by the Pennsylvania State Police that they were in violation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s order for non-life-sustaining business to cease in-person operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Governor Authorizes Temporary Use of Remote Online NotarizationGov. Tom Wolf approves a temporary notarial rule suspension to allow for remote online notarization of documents in a limited category of real estate transactions.

Continuing Education

License renewal and continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons have been delayed 90 days, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. Renewals and continuing education requirements will now be required by Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.  RAYAC has cancelled all in-person classes through April 30th.

We have rescheduled many of the classes, please see the updated class chart below. Individuals who had registered for those classes will be receiving an individual email with instructions on how to receive a refund, be moved to the rescheduled class, or how to take a different class online.

Date & TimeCourseCreditsLocation
October 24, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal or Crazy: What's Next?3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
October 24, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Pricing or Pandering: Market Realities3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
October 25, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementWyndham Garden
October 25, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
COE: Advertising, Social Media & the Agent3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE trainingWyndham Garden
November 1, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Residential Module7 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
November 7, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
COE: Advertising, Social Media & the Agent3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE trainingRAYAC Classroom
November 7, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementRAYAC Classroom
November 8, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification7 hrs. PA RE CE. Not eligible for the Smart PassRAYAC Classroom
November 15, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pennsylvania Contracts3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
November 15, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Drilling Down with RPR3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
November 16, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Show Me the Money! All About Cost Sheets3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
November 16 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dodging Dirty Deeds3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
January 10, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementZoom Webinar
January 10, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
COE: Advertising, Social Media & the Agent3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE trainingZoom Webinar
January 17, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
General Module7 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
January 23, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pricing or Pandering: Market Realities3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
January 23, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Normal or Crazy: What's Next?3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
Four Day Course
Jan. 30, Feb. 1, 6 &8 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Broker Course: Office Management30 hrs. PA RE CE & 2 Required Broker Credits. Not eligible for Smart PassRAYAC Classroom
February 7, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
COE: Advertising, Social Media & the Agent3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE trainingZoom Webinar
February 7, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementZoom Webinar
February 13, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Residential Module7 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
February 22, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Drilling Down with RPR3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
February 22, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Intro to Bright MLS3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
February 28, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pennsylvania Contracts3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
February 28, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Best of the Legal Hotline3.5 hrs. PA RE CEZoom Webinar
March 6, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Commercial Module7 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
March 7, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Handling Multiple Offers3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
March 7, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Qualifying Sellers to Sell 3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
March 14, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Show Me the Money! All About Cost Sheets3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
March 14, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dodging Dirty Deeds3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
March 27, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal or Crazy: What's Next?3.5 hrs. PA RE CESouth Hills Golf Club,
Hanover
March 27, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Pricing or Pandering: Market Realities3.5 hrs. PA RE CESouth Hills Golf Club,
Hanover
March 28, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementWyndham Garden Hotel,
York
April 3, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
General Module7 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
April 10, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1031 Exchanges & Tax Reform3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
April 23, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Pricing or Pandering: Market Realities3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
April 23, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Normal or Crazy: What's Next?3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
April 24, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementSouth Hills Golf Club,
Hanover
April 24, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
COE: Advertising, Social Media & the Agent3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE trainingSouth Hills Golf Club,
Hanover
May 1, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Residential Module7 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
May 2, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
COE: Our Promise of Professionalism3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & meets NAR COE training RAYAC Classroom
May 2, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Practice Safe, Legal Real Estate by Following RELRA3.5 hrs. PA RE CE & the meets the mandatory commission course requirementRAYAC Classroom
May 8, 2024
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Best of the Legal Hotline3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom
May 8, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Pennsylvania Contracts3.5 hrs. PA RE CERAYAC Classroom

RAYAC does offer online continuing education and you can find out more information by visiting this link.

What about Bright MLS?  Can I keep a listing as Active or Active Under Contract if physical showings are not allowed?
Bright MLS has temporarily suspended the rules that a property in the active or active under contract status does not need to require physical showings.  The only mandate is that they must have at least 1 photo.  Yesterday Bright required a virtual tour or virtual showing to remain Active, but this wasn’t workable those who do not have tours already cannot access the property to create one.   Active listings will continue to syndicate to major portals and accrue Days on Market. They are making this announcement to all the subscribers today.

RAYAC Office Closure Information

The Realtors Association of York and Adams Counties office will be closed starting on Tuesday, March 17th.  All employees will be working remotely. We look forward to providing you with the same extraordinary service via telecommuting. If you need assistance, please email staff@rayac.com or call 717-843-7891.

If an agent is in need of purchasing a lockbox during the closure of the RAYAC office, please email staff@rayac.com and arrangements will be made for the agent to pick up that lockbox.

And as a reminder, our website is always open for business. Should you wish to contact a staff member directly, please email them and they will respond back promptly.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during these challenging times.