Governor Brown has released a new Executive Order 20-25 (Safe and Strong Oregon EO. This rescinds and replaces EO 20-12 (Stay Home, Save Lives). Please be sure to read through the details as many counties are now in Phase 1 of re-opening. Here are the baseline/statewide requirements that everyone must follow, unless specifically ...

We want to thank all REALTORS® across the state for staying Home for Community during the global pandemic. We know how hard you all have worked to drastically reshape your business in a time of turmoil.

You’ve heard a lot from us lately about the latest COVID-19 news and how it impacts REALTORS®. Now we want to take ...

May 19, 2020

OAR members will have access to the Tech Helpline. There are no additional fees. This is a member benefit offering support for hardware, software, networking and digital devices. The Tech Helpline will troubleshoot problems and offer solutions on a variety of topics:

May 11, 2020

On May 7 the Governor held a press conference and issued new guidelines on “re-opening” Oregon. The Governor is approaching re-opening on two paths: 1) Statewide guidance that applies to all Oregonians and businesses (and some sector-specific guidance) and 2) County-by-county guidance that allows a greater degree of activity ...

April 27, 2020

The Oregon Employment Department is providing unemployment benefits through the CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Oregonians who are eligible for this program include individuals who do not qualify for or cannot collect benefits on a regular unemployment insurance claim.

This includes Oregonians who are:

On March 27, 2020, OAR and nearly fifty other industry groups sent a letter to Governor Brown asking her to suspend Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) due to the economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic.

While Governor Brown has not suspended the tax, according to a letter sent Friday to Oregon Business ...

OAR put out COVID-19 Buyer and Seller Advisories on March 25, to supplement the existing OAR Buyer and Seller Advisories.  A lot has happened since then, in particular with regard to federal, state and local eviction bans.  We’ve updated the advisories again.  In them, we suggest that sellers and buyers who are dealing with tenant ...

OAR continues to be the bridge of information between members and government resources that may be available to REALTORS®. Beginning Tuesday April 14, OAR will offer a COVID-19 Resource Hotline. The hotline is for members who have questions specific to COVID-19, including needing assistance navigating the various financial assistance programs at the state and federal level, ...

Thanks to our partners at OnlineEd, OAR will continue to offer members access to over 55 archived webinars through May 30, 2020. There are a variety of topics available to help meet your CE requirements, as well as, professional development. Don’t miss on this amazing COVID-19 Response offer: https://onlineed.com/portal/oar?code=covid19