Issue

 

May+June 2020

May 8, 2020, 15:09 PM
Year : 2020
Month : May+June
URL for Flash Flipbook : https://issuu.com/nvarmagazines/docs/re_view_mayjun20_r7
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Buyers and Sellers and Pets – Oh My!

While a fenced yard with a bit of grass typically tops the list of priorities for buyers with pets, some homeowners take their love of pets to greater heights.

Market Metrics: The COVID-19 Impact on Northern Virginia Real Estate

PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, a typical Market Metrics article for RE+View included information based on the most recently available data, which usually described some measure of economic or real estate market performance one to three months prior to the time the article was written. 

COVID-19 Resources

AS THE COUNTRY GRAPPLES with life and business during the COVID-19 era, Realtors® have found themselves in a unique position – not only navigating stay-at-home orders, loan programs, unemployment assistance and other complexities for their own purposes, but also for their clients.

Innovative Small-Scale Producers Thrive with Northern Virginia’s Increased Zoning Flexibility

IMAGINE YOUR HOMEBUYER WANTS TO START A BUSINESS making and selling custom pet supplies and asks you to find a property.

Pawfectly Delicious Dog Treats: Local Nonprofit and NVAR Cares Grant Recipient Provides Opportunity to Young Adults with Disabilities

IT STARTED WITH A PUPPY – as all good stories do.

2020 Forms Changes: Listing Statuses, Economic Hardship, COVID-19

THE NVAR STANDARD FORMS LIBRARY has been updated to provide Realtors® with new tools and to correct certain outdated forms. 

Housing Challenge Event Unites Diverse Stakeholders in Search for Missing Middle Options

AS PEOPLE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA and around the globe grapple with their new stay-at-home reality, there are many whose pre-pandemic struggle continues to be simply finding an affordable place to call home.

Northern Virginia Localities Face Budget Changes in Response to COVID-19

SPRINGTIME IN CITY and county governments is signaled, not by the blossoming of flowers, but by revenue projections, budget proposals and tax rate hearings. 

Leasing & Property Management Considerations

REALTORS® AND THEIR CLIENTS are understandably concerned about the rapidly evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 virus. 

General Assembly 2020: New Year, New Leadership, New World

THE 2020 SESSION OF THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY was historic in many ways as Democrats took control of both the House and Senate for the first time in years, women held top leadership posts, and Northern Virginia legislators chaired a majority of the committees.

Book Review: “What the Dog Saw” by Malcolm Gladwell

MALCOLM GLADWELL WROTE A VARIED COLLECTION OF STORIES when he was a reporter on staff at The New Yorker Magazine.

NVAR Board Election Process Begins

Nomination forms for the 2021 NVAR Board of Directors will be available to download from NVAR.com beginning Monday, June 8, 2020 through Monday, June 29, 2020. 

Realtor® Advocacy and NV/RPAC: Protecting Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic

THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA REALTORS® POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NV/RPAC) not only protects the real estate industry from laws and regulations that threaten Realtors®’ businesses – it is especially crucial for supporting advocacy efforts during challenging or unique circumstances such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

NVAR Member Casey Sutherland Earns NAR 30 Under 30 Recognition

2020 MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY of the National Association of Realtors® prestigious 30 Under 30 program – and NVAR member, Casey Sutherland, is among this year’s 30 honorees.

President's Column: Happy Spring in a ‘New Normal’ for Business

None of us can argue that this is a typical spring real estate market. 

CEO Column: Business as Usual Means Adapting to Meet Member Needs in Unusual Circumstances

During these unprecedented times, we are all faced with changing circumstances on a daily – sometimes hourly – basis. 

Stories from the May+June 2020 Issue