The NVAR Public Policy Committee hosted a reception at NVAR headquarters on May 6 to thank members of the General Assembly and local elected officials for their continued support of Realtor® legislative initiatives. The free annual event drew more than 30 state and local legislators and over 100 NVAR members.

This year thanks to the efforts and support of our Northern Virginia delegation, the General Assembly stood with the Realtors®—supporting an agenda that safeguards our industry, and protects consumers.  There were more than 1,600 votes cast on our Realtor® bills in subcommittee, committee and floor votes, with zero “no” votes,  Learn about the new laws impacting Realtors® at go.nvar.com/2015laws. 

Locally, elected officials in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax approved budgets with no increase in the real estate tax levels. See page 17 for the list of current tax rates. In her remarks Public Policy Committee Chair Angie Delboy, expressed appreciation for the time and consideration given to this process each year.