Priority Issues

Priority Issues

Read about NVAR's work on several legislative and regulatory policy goals, including current priority issues, on-going issues, standing Public Policy Positions and recent Realtor® Advocacy Wins. Make your voice heard by submitting feedback for the annual NVAR Legislative Program, submitted every spring. 

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2023-2024 NVAR Legislative Agenda

Download the 2023-2024 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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On-Going Issues

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NVAR Legislative Program

Legislative Program

Every spring, NVAR compiles legislative and regulatory policy goals for the coming year into a document called the NVAR Legislative Program.

The Legislative Program is developed over several months based on feedback given by NVAR members. The process begins in March, when NVAR committees and forums are asked to submit issues to the NVAR Public Policy Committee for consideration. Individual Realtors® may also submit issues to the committee. A task force researches these issues and recommends pertinent ones for inclusion in the Legislative Program.

Once a draft program has been developed, the Public Policy Committee reviews it and sends a final draft to NVAR’s Board of Directors for consideration. Following approval by the Board, NVAR forwards the program to the Virginia Association of Realtors® for inclusion in the statewide list of legislative priorities.

An important component of the issues we look at is your voice. If you have suggestions for items we should be looking into please email us at govaffairs@nvar.com OR fill out this quick form.

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Town Hall Notes Blog

  • Take Note: Virginia’s New Laws 2018

    May 10, 2018, 11:55 AM by User Not Found
    THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY has passed legislation affecting Realtors® and their clients during the 2018 legislative session, including those introduced as part of the 2018 Realtor® Legislative Agenda.
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  • Realtors® Secure Metro Funding with Minimum Impact on the Real Estate Industry; Grantors’ Tax Not Included in Final Bill

    May 10, 2018, 11:51 AM by User Not Found
    A MAJOR INITIATIVE for the greater Washington region during the past year was to secure sustainable, annual funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro).
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  • The Election Issue: Meals Tax, Election Analysis, How to Vote and More

    Sep 30, 2016, 16:57 PM by User Not Found
    Don't miss Politics and Pancakes Breakfast on October 11. On November 8, you get to vote on whether or not the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County can levy a tax on prepared food and beverages, otherwise known as a meals tax; read the pros and cons. The NVAR Board of Directors voting closes on October 7; the new Directors will be announced at the Annual Convention and Tradeshow on October 11.
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  • CFA: Tell the Senate to Get to Work for Future Homebuyers

    Jun 17, 2016, 13:05 PM by User Not Found
    H.R. 3700 passed the House 427-0, but has failed to come up for a vote in the Senate...Tell your Senators to get to work on this important legislation! Under a legal agreement with the state which began in 2013, Fairfax County removes signs from public rights of way on about 71 major roads; in the past year, over 27,000 signs have been collected under the program, including a reported 4,500 Realtor® signs. CTB awards contracts for tolling system on I-66 inside the Beltway.
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  • How Would YOU Change the Law?

    Feb 19, 2016, 10:11 AM by User Not Found
    The NVAR Public Policy Committee needs to hear from you as we discuss the issues that will become part of the NVAR legislative agenda for 2017. Read about NVAR members' recent visits to the VA State Capitol. Learn more about the Common Interest Community (CIC) Ombudsman and CIC Board Forum on March 31. Learn more about TransAction, the Northern VA Transportation Authority's long-range plan during upcoming meetings in February - April.
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