Priority Issues

Read about NVAR's work on several legislative and regulatory policy goals, including current priority issues, ongoing 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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2024–2025 NVAR Legislative Agenda

Download the 2023-2024 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA (2)
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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.

Your voice is important to us. 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

Ready to Lead? Realtor® Candidate Training Can Help You or a Friend Get Started

Jun 12, 2025, 12:11 by Hannah Jane Costilow
Thinking about public service? The Realtor® Party’s Online Candidate Training Academy is a free, self-paced course designed to help you explore a run for office — with practical tools for planning, fundraising, messaging, and more.

by Danielle Finley, Associate Director of Political Engagement

 

Have you ever thought about running for office? 

Whether it’s your local town council, school board, or even the state legislature, Realtors® bring a voice that our communities need — and there's no better time to start preparing than now. 

The Realtor® Party’s Online Candidate Training Academy is a free, self-paced course built specifically for Realtors® and Realtor®-friendly candidates who are thinking about public service. It covers everything from getting ready to run, to fundraising, building your campaign team, messaging, and voter outreach. 

You’ll walk away with a real plan — not just theory — for launching a successful campaign when the time is right for you. 

 

Why Realtors®? 

Realtors® live and breathe the issues that shape our neighborhoods: housing, infrastructure, development, affordability, quality of life.  

Realtors® know what’s working — and what’s not. 

Northern Virginia needs leaders who understand these issues firsthand. Leaders who know how to balance growth, opportunity, and the needs of real people. That’s why Realtors® make great elected officials. And that’s why this training is such an incredible opportunity to add to your candidate toolbox. 

 

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The best part? You can move through the Online Candidate Training Academy on your own schedule. No deadlines, no pressure, just smart, practical preparation for whatever leadership path you choose. 

If you’re even thinking about running someday, I can’t recommend it enough. Get started here

 

The community needs your voice.