Please visit www.kbor.com for the latest updates on this ongoing issue.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES FROM NAR, IAR AND KBOR
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF,
& ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT

As the House of Representatives’ voted Friday to send a historic COVID-19 relief package to President Trump, the National Association of Realtors® published a comprehensive guide to the $2 trillion, 880-page bill educating Realtors® on the many benefits secured by NAR. The nation’s largest trade association is also offering separate, evolving guidance to help its members navigate the crisis.
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NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-18 THAT PROVIDES STRONGER LANGUAGE FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-18 on April 6th that extends the stay-at-home order for Hoosiers. It also provides stronger language for our industry that is copied below (you may find it in letter Q of the order as well):

"Professional services, such as legal services, accounting services, insurance services, and real estate services (including appraisal and title services) should be conducted virtually or by telephone whenever reasonably possible and any professional services requiring face-to-face encounters should be postponed unless the failure to meet in-person will have a significant adverse impact on the client’s financial or legal position. "

It is time for REALTORS® to hunker down even more. The only way we’ll return to business as usual is to beat the virus. The only way we’ll beat the virus is to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. We know your livelihood is at stake. But so are lives.
UNEMPLOYMENT, ELECTRONIC NOTARY, SIGHT UNSEEN FORM & LICENSE RENEWAL PROCESS
  • Unemployment
  • The U.S. Department of Labor released guidance to states regarding possible unemployment benefits for independent contractors. 
  • Please do not yet apply for unemployment benefits from the state of Indiana. If you do, you will be denied.
  • IAR is continuing to work with the Holcomb administration and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development staff on this important matter.

  • Electronic Notary
  1. Governor Holcomb’s Executive Order 20-15 made the effective date immediately.
  2. The Secretary of State’s office is working feverishly to implement with one company already approved; they originally said it would take three to four weeks.

  • Sight Unseen Form
  • This form was added to your IAR forms library at the beginning of 2020 and provides language to protect all brokers when a buyer makes an offer without physically viewing the property.

  • License Renewal Process
  1. Deadline remains June 30, 2020.
  2. Do not renew if you have not completed all your required CE.
  3. If you’ve already renewed, please check that you did it correctly and get to work on fixing any issues immediately (i.e., citizenship and qualified alien status).
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EVENT CANCELLATIONS, ASSOCIATION UPDATE & STAYING CONNECTED:
Event Updates:
  1. April 15, 2020 - 2nd Quarter General Business Meeting – Cancelled
  2. April 23, 2020 - KBOR/MLS Board of Director’s Meeting – Cancelled
  3. May 12, 2020 - New Member Orientation – Postponed to a Fall date to be announced
  4. May 20 and 21, 2020 - RECP Continuing Education – Cancelled
  5. June 8, 2020 - New Announcement! Annual KBOR Golf Outing – Postponed to a Fall date to be announced
Association Update:
Per the request of the Executive Committee, KBOR Staff will be working from home until further notice.
Please ignore the dogs barking in the background!
Contact information:
MLS and SUPRA questions:
• Michelle’s cell: 574.265.1241 or info@kbor.com
All other questions:
• Liz’s Cell: 260.417.0930 or kbor@kbor.com
Please follow KBOR on social media and check our website daily to stay connected and updated:
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COVID-19: UPDATE FROM SHOWINGTIME
During this rapidly evolving crisis, we have been monitoring developments closely and are following all recommendations of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We remain open and operational as we’re fortunate to have the technological bandwidth and capabilities to serve our clients remotely. While the virus is proving most serious for the elderly or those with existing health conditions, we realize all of us are at risk and want to help limit the spread of COVID-19:
  • All our employees are currently working remotely.
  • Day-to-day business activities are continuing.
  • Our team is foregoing travel for the near future.
  • We’ve posted a webpage that shows the impact of COVID-19 on showings, www.showingtime.com/impact-of-coronavirus/.
  • We’ve also added notifications to showing agents asking them to confirm that, to their knowledge, they do not have COVID-19, when scheduling a showing.
  • Overlapping showings are being discouraged so agents may show homes without concern that another agent will be there, in line with recommendations to practice social distancing.
Best Practices for ShowingTime Setup:
When setting up your listings, you can choose “No” for “Allow Overlapping Showings” in the Appointment Restrictions.
The  Set Up Listings in ShowingTime user guide  can help you with this.
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