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

State and Local Leaders Join NVAR for Town Hall

Jun 4, 2021, 14:08 PM by Chris Barranco
The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors hosted Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43) and Fairfax County Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) for a conversation about issues impacting Southeast Fairfax and the entire Northern Virginia region.

TOWNHALL

By Chris Barranco

The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® (NVAR) hosted Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43) and Fairfax County Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) for a conversation about issues impacting Southeast Fairfax and the entire Northern Virginia region. 

Supervisor Lusk began the session with a comprehensive overview of several initiatives designed to improve quality of life for Fairfax County residents. The  conversation focused on the communities affected by the pandemic and the development of new projects that will address housing affordability and create opportunity throughout the county. 

Delegate Sickles discussed the progress of the Association Health Plan Bill, as well as the work the General Assembly has put into mass vaccination and testing throughout the pandemic. In addition, Delegate Sickles provided context regarding the Rebuild Virginia Program, an initiative focused on reinvigorating small businesses. 

Both Supervisor Lusk and Delegate Sickles took time to answer questions from virtual attendees and Mary Beth Coya, NVAR’s Senior Vice President of Public & Government Affairs. The eviction moratorium was addressed, in addition to the improving public health situation, the importance of vaccination efforts and what residents can expect post-pandemic. 

The entire Town Hall recording can be accessed by clicking here.