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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.

Realtor® Advocacy
Wins

NAR Federal
Issues

2023-2024 NVAR Legislative Agenda

Download the 2023-2024 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

Housing Supply, Attainability & Affordability
Common Interest Communities
Property Management and Residential Landlord and Tenant Issues
Realtor® Professionalism, Education and Practice
Fair Housing
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Emergin Technologies
Standing Positions

On-Going Issues

Sign Ordinances
New Virginia Laws
Property Tax Rates

NVAR 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.

Town Hall Notes Blog

FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy News

Mar 25, 2022, 11:35 AM by Josh Veverka

1. NAR Releases Statement After White House Unveils Action Plan to Address Appraisal Bias 2. Our 2022 Legislative Agenda Passed… Now What? 3. Gas tax holiday could hamper Northern Virginia transit agencies 4. Enforcement and Mitigation Options Adopted to Control Running Bamboo In Fairfax County 5. Affordable Housing Goal Doubled By Fairfax County Supervisors

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines from around the Northern Virginia Region, the Commonwealth and on Capitol Hill.

1. NAR Releases Statement After White House Unveils Action Plan to Address Appraisal Bias

National Association of Realtors® President Leslie Rouda Smith issued the following statement today after the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released their Action Plan to address appraisal bias and the home appraisal process.

2. Our 2022 Legislative Agenda Passed… Now What?

Now that our Legislative Agenda has passed the General Assembly by 1,386 “yes” votes to only four “no” votes, are we done? Not quite. After legislation passes the General Assembly, everything is sent to Governor Glenn Youngkin for his administration’s review. The Governor has approximately 30 days to decide to approve, amend, or veto any piece of legislation. Fortunately for us, we’re not anticipating any vetoes this year.

3. Gas tax holiday could hamper Northern Virginia transit agencies

Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to offer Virginia’s drivers some relief at the pump amid rising gas prices, but that relief could mean trouble for the region’s transit agencies and riders. Youngkin’s plan for a three-month suspension of the state’s gas tax followed by a phased-in return of the tax could end up cutting nearly $30 million from Northern Virginia’s bus and rail transit systems, according to an analysis from Virginians for High-Speed Rail and the Virginia Transit Association.

4. Enforcement and Mitigation Options Adopted to Control Running Bamboo In Fairfax County

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to amend a zoning ordinance that will provide greater enforcement powers for the county to control the spread of running bamboo. Running bamboo is an invasive species and can quickly spread to neighboring properties. Once established, it can be very difficult to remove.

5. Affordable Housing Goal Doubled By Fairfax County Supervisors

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to build 10,000 affordable housing units by 2034, doubling its previous goal.

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