COVID-19 updates for Illinois REALTORS®
We are collectively working through these unique circumstances to support each other, our industry and our communities.
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Protect Your Investment helps your at-risk homeowners struggling to meet loan obligations. The brochure provides payment options to discuss with lenders, tips for avoiding scams, and encourages working with trusted professionals like REALTORS® and housing counselors at HUD-approved agencies.
Protect Your Credit explains the provisions implemented by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to protect consumers’ credit scores. The guide outlines consumers’ rights under the CARES Act, explains how to obtain a free credit report, and offers guidance on how to dispute inaccurate credit information.
News from Illinois REALTORS®
IHDA to reopen mortgage assistance program Nov. 1
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has announced [...]
Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund opens April 11 to help struggling homeowners
Starting Monday April 11, Illinois homeowners who are behind [...]
Register by 8 p.m. tonight for CAR’s virtual Fair Housing webinar tomorrow morning (Thursday, April 7)
This is your last chance to register for the [...]
State of Illinois updates
- Deadline in applying for rental relief and timeline on the end of eviction moratorium announced
- Governor’s Bridge Phase Executive Order, May 17, 2021
- Considerations for Offices in Phase 4, Reopening Offices, Open Houses
- State of Illinois COVID-19 resources
- Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 resources
- IDFPR COVID-19 resources
- IDFPR Guidance for Condominiums and Common Interest Community Associations (pdf)
National Association of REALTORS® and Federal updates
- NAR COVID-19 Member Hotline: 1-800-874-6500
- NAR COVID-19 resource page
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
- Emergency Legislation: What REALTORS® need to know
- NAR TeleHealth
Guidance
- Pivot in Place: Weekly video tips to help guide you toward reopening your business
- NAR Workplace Re-entry Checklist
- NAR Guidance on showings, transactions and more
- Sample preparedness plan for circumstances relating to Covid-19
- NAR Property Owners Guidance
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) vs SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
- May 18: The SBA and the U.S. Treasury published an application for seeking forgiveness of PPP loans. Read more in a joint press release.
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Guide for REALTORS®
- Guidance for Fair Housing Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- NAR Guidance for REALTOR® Associations
Commercial
FAQs
- NAR Advocacy FAQs
- NAR SBA CARES Act FAQs
- NAR SBA CARES Unemployment FAQs
- NAR Mortgage and Personal Finance FAQs
- NAR Housing Providers FAQs
- U.S. Treasury Department PPP FAQs (pdf)
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