Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Your Realtor® advocacy team works tirelessly to protect the real estate industry. Although not an exhaustive list, check out recent victories that Realtors® can be proud of, including legislative, executive, and judiciary branch wins.  

Affordable Housing - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Affordable Housing Programs:

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Rural Housing

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds:

Agency Confirmations - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

FHA Commissioner

FHA Director

Anti-Money Laundering - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Beneficial Ownership Rule

FinCEN Funding

Commercial Real Estate - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Adaptive Reuse Bills

EB-5 Regional Center Program:

Energy Efficiency - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

New Energy Efficiency Tax Credit and Rebate Programs for Property Owners

Fair Housing - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Increased Funding

Federal Tax - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Inflation Reduction Act

Flood Insurance - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Disaster mitigation and flood mapping

National Flood Insurance Program

Housing Finance and Assistance - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Homeless Assistance Program

Housing Counseling

LIBOR Transition

Rental Housing - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

CARES Act Notice-to-Vacate Requirement:

Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)

Rental Assistance Funding

Violence Against Women Act

Small Business - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

SBA Programs

State and Local - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Rent Control

Student Loan Debt - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Fixes to Existing Programs

Relief for Borrowers at Fraudulent For-Profit Institutions

Technology - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Broadband Funding

SECURE Notarization Act

Transportation and Infrastructure - Realtor® Advocacy Wins

Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Funding

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Government Affairs Blog

FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A Weekly Roundup of Public Policy News

Nov 22, 2024, 11:31 by Chris Barranco
Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of public policy issues and headlines from around the Northern Virginia Region, the Commonwealth, and Capitol Hill.

by Danielle Finley, Associate Director of Political Engagement


Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines. In this Issue: 1. Boosters, critics of Fairfax County casino gird for 2025 legislative battle 2. Arlington County Board votes to appeal judge’s decision to limit multi-family housing 3. Falls Church could be next Virginia locality to take up ranked-choice voting 4. Five Candidates Line Up for House Democratic Primary 5. Planning Commission Balks at Data Center Location Restrictions.

Boosters, critics of Fairfax County casino gird for 2025 legislative battle

By SCOTT MCCAFFREY, FFXnow

With just seven weeks before the start of the 2025 General Assembly session, supporters and opponents of a proposed casino operation in Tysons are dusting off their arguments and ramping up their efforts. In the latest round in the fight, advocates on both sides of the issue used a public hearing on the county’s draft 2025 legislative priorities and the public comment period at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to focus attention on the matter. “We do not want a casino,” William Comerford, a 46-year resident of Vienna, said, arguing that gaming operations “threaten the very essence of our county.”

Arlington County Board votes to appeal judge’s decision to limit multi-family housing

By ITTAI SOPHER, WUSA-TV

In a 5-0 vote on Tuesday, the Arlington County Board tasked a lawyer with appealing a decision by a circuit court judge that would limit the amount of multifamily homes that can exist in areas zoned for single-family houses. The decision from Judge David Schell came in September, a year after the Arlington County Board had voted to allow the missing middle home zoning plan, which would essentially expand multifamily housing into designated single-family areas.

Falls Church could be next Virginia locality to take up ranked-choice voting

By SCOTT MCCAFFREY, ArlNow

Is 2025 the year Falls Church follows neighboring Arlington in enacting ranked-choice voting to elect its governing body? It’s a question that will be answered in coming months by the seven-member City Council, whose members will have to address both logistical and philosophical issues before coming to a decision and setting the timetable. And now, with campaign season 2024 in the rear-view mirror, it’s a discussion that may soon be held. “The City Council has said they want to consider it,” Falls Church Electoral Board secretary Renee Andrews said on Tuesday (Nov. 12), as Electoral Board members were putting the finishing touches on completing tallies for the 2024 election.

Five Candidates Line Up for House Democratic Primary

By HANNA PAMPALONI, LoudounNow

Five candidates have registered to run in Saturday's primary for the Democratic nomination to fill the 26th District House Seat being vacated by Kannan Srinivasan. Loudoun County School Board Vice Chair Arben Istrefi (Sterling), JJ Singh, Lakesha Gorham-McDurfee, Sam Nandi and Ibraheem Samirah are vying for the nomination.

Planning Commission Balks at Data Center Location Restrictions

By HANNA PAMPALONI, LoudounNow

A conflicted county Planning Commission is continuing to grapple over a proposal sent to them by the Board of Supervisors to remove data centers as a by-right use in the county. In July the board expressed support for Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance amendments that would remove data centers as by-right and core uses in various places throughout the county and would require all new proposal to go through a legislative application process, allowing the projects to be reviewed by both the commission and county supervisors before a final decision is made.