Coronavirus Links: Our Advisories, Book Links, County Resource Links, and Numbers

Active Advisories

Here is a list of active advisories and explainers about the coronavirus:

Rand Realty 3.21.2020 Statement on Company Policies

Our statement on company policies following the “Essential Business Guidelines” orders from the states.

Client Letter with our Coronavirus Protocols

Rand family letter to clients with information about our offices and company policies.

General Advisory about how to Protect Yourself.

Our initial advisory with General Protocols for protecting yourself from the virus.

Showing Protocols for Buyers

Advisory for agents and buyer clients about showings.

Showing Protocols for Sellers

Advisory for agents and seller clients about showings

 

Municipal Links

Center for Disease Control

NY Health Department

NJ Health Department

Rockland

Orange

Westchester

Putnam

Bronx

Bergen

Passaic

Morris

Hudson

New Jersey State Hotline: 1-800-222-1222

New York State Hotline: 1-888-364-3065.

 

Essential Services Policy

New York is now allowing real estate agents to conduct essential services, joining New Jersey and Connecticut. Here’s Our “Essential Services Policy.”

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MQKDDKYwonzto4…

 

Joe Rand’s long explanation of the CARES Act and how it applies to real estate agents, with an explanation of:

  • The $1,200/$2,400 relief checks some of you will be getting this month.
  • The expansion of state unemployment insurance.
  • The upcoming SBA loan program for independent contractors.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ezmMA8axuJFEOv…

If you’re curious about these programs, take a look. The SBA program will not be available for independent contractors until April 10, so we will be providing some help to you next week about it. In the meantime ,make sure you keep trying to get your unemployment assistance application completed.

Productivity Marketing Pieces

Reminder that we created some great productivity pieces for people in your sphere. We actually created these for you all, but realized that most of your clients are probably in the same situation; working from home, bored, trying to be productive. So we thought that it might be good content for you to share with your sphere and friends.

Here are the pieces

15 Projects for Rand Agents to Work on During the Lockdown

15 important things you could do while you’re working from home. This is a version for Rand agents, with references to our particular program.

12 Projects to Work on During the Lockdown

This is that same piece about productive projects to work on during the lockdown, but it’s been stripped of some of the Rand-focused items so it’s applicable for everyone.

10 Productivity Tips for Working from Home

We came up with 10 tips for working productively from home, applicable for everyone.

5 Steps to a Great Morning Routine

A guide to creating a powerful morning routine.

5 Social Media Do’s and Don’ts

This is for anyone who deals with social media, a guide to best practices.

5 Fun VideoConference Ideas

A fun piece about video-conferencing, since everyone is doing it these days for work.

10 Life-Changing Skills to Learn During the Lockdown

If you click on the links, you’ll find picture files of the pieces. Just download them and use them however you wish.

Unemployment Application Info

Unemployment links you need for NY and NJ, but be aware that what I’m hearing is that the applications have not yet been set up to reflect the new CARES act expansion.

New York Instructions

New York Explainer

New Jersey Overview

New Jersey Registration Page

Our Employer ID Number

Rand Realty Employer Identification Number is 13-3972591.

Rand Commercial is 20-3103453

Hudson United Mortgage is 16-1692852

Hudson Title is 20-2184388

Hudson Insurance is 27-0629060