May 18, 2020 Governor announces $400 million in relief funds Governor Chris Sununu announced on Friday the formation of the Main Street Relief Fund – $400 million from the CARES Act to provide financial relief to New Hampshire small businesses due to the … Continued
May 18, 2020 ‘Err on the Side of Favoring Public Health.’ As the economy in New Hampshire and around the country begins to cautiously re-open, NHAR President Marc Drapeau’s weekly update includes a special guest to discuss best practices when … Continued
May 20, 2020 CE requirements impacted by Order On Tuesday, Governor Sununu issued Exhibit H to Executive Order No. 29, relative to modifications to regulations of the Office of Professional Licensing. Effective immediately, all continuing education requirements, including those required by the … Continued
May 21, 2020 A message from President Marc Drapeau Governor’s Order does not give license to ignore our Pledge While Governor Chris Sununu has recently waived continuing education requirements for all licensees whose licenses will be expiring this year, we at the New … Continued
May 26, 2020 Changes to licensing requirements part of Order In the wake of Governor Sununu announcing changes to licensing requirements as part of Executive Order 29, NHAR President Marc Drapeau offers thoughts on some of those changes in addition to providing … Continued
President’s Message Christian Stallkamp With Memorial Day now in the rear view mirror and headed into summer, states across the county are beginning to cautiously open up businesses across all sectors. In VT, NH, Maine and MA all the states … Continued
May 6, 2020 Realtors and Stay At Home 2.0 Last Friday, Governor Sununu released a new “Stay at Home 2.0” Executive Order. The order applies to businesses that have been deemed essential and remained open, such as real estate, as … Continued
View the recorded webinar and hear from fellow NHCIBOR members and industry leaders on how firms have pivoted during this challenging time. Panelists include: Legal Issues – Tenley Callaghan, Esq., Cleveland Waters and Bass PA; Inspections – Steve … Continued
April 24, 2020 Additional CARES funding passes House The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday providing a fresh round of funding for coronavirus small-business relief programs and available to REALTORS through the CARES Act. The Senate had passed the bill on Tuesday, … Continued
API, as a premier national 1031 Qualified Intermediary has been active in the pursuit of accurate information as it pertains to the IRS extensions to the 1031 exchange guidelines as part of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (the professional association … Continued
April 28, 2020 Commissions and unemployment: Can Realtors collect both? By MATT JOHNSON NHAR Legal Counsel Here’s a question that may be on the minds of some New Hampshire Realtors: What do I do if I’m collecting unemployment benefits and I … Continued
April 22, 2020 ‘It will recover.’ NAR Chief Economist sits with NHAR President Drapeau Dr. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research, stressed healthy economic fundamentals and his expectation for a strong housing market in 2021 in a … Continued
April 10, 2020 IRS Extends Tax Deadlines The IRS issued guidance Thursday evening to grant deadline relief for both 1031 like-kind exchanges and opportunity zone investments that are already underway. Both of these programs are designed to promote economic growth in communities, and NAR … Continued