August 16, 2019 Government & Community Affairs

Grant Funds Available to Harwich Tornado Victims
The Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® has launched a grant program to help Harwich homeowners that were affected by the recent tornadoes.
The Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® has launched a grant program to help Harwich homeowners that were affected by the recent tornadoes.
The Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® and the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® submitted joint input on the proposed short-term rental regulations today. The testimony was provided by Blake Decker, CCIAOR's Vacation Rental Council Chair; Jonathan Schreiber, staff attorney for MAR; and Ryan Castle, CCIAOR's CEO.
Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs Committee Chair Amy Wallick testified this week to a state senate panel in support of Senator Julian Cyr’s first-time home buyer savings account legislation.
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued information today to clarify what the obligations of a intermediary is and what an intermediary is as it relates to the new short-term rental law.
The Coalition for the Fix, a group of business organizations, community groups, and chambers of commerce, joined together today to call for support for the Cape Cod Canal transportation improvements in the draft of the Cape Cod Commission's Regional Transportation Plan.
As a real estate brokerage, you are more than likely an "intermediary" under the short-term rental law. That means you collect rent on behalf of owners, or as the law calls them "operators", or short-term rentals. Here is how to do that.