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

Coming soon: Brand New NV/RPAC Live from Richmond Series!

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Government Affairs Blog

What to Know: Northern Virginia’s 2024 Primary Election

Jun 17, 2024, 16:13 by Grace Parr
NVRPAC has endorsed candidates for local offices in Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and the 11th Congressional District. See who to keep an eye out for while voting this election season!

NVRPAC has endorsed candidates for local offices in Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and the 11th Congressional District.  NVRPAC is the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® Political Action Committee, where political contributions are granted to  candidates running for elected office who will support the real estate industry and who will be open to working with the Realtors®  on the critical issues facing our region  All campaign funding decisions are made by experienced Realtor® leaders with training in candidate evaluation—candidates receive funding based on their support of Realtor® issues only – not on political party or other social issues.

The June 18, 2024 Primary Election has arrived, so here is a list of endorsed candidates as a resource ahead of your visit to the polls.

Congressional District 11

  • Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly

Alexandria City Mayor

  • Alyia Gaskins

Alexandria City Council

  • R. Kirk McPike
  • James “Jimmy” Lewis
  • Sarah Bagley
  • Canek Aguirre
  • Jesse O’Connell
  • John Taylor Chapman

Arlington County Board (Rank Choice Voting)

  • Tenley Peterson
  • Natalie Roy

Realtors® are engaged in our region as strong Realtor® Party Advocates united under one voice as they Vote, Act, and Invest in the future of real estate.


To vote in-person or to find your election day polling location, do the following:

Visit your local registrar’s office in your county or city.


Reminder: You no longer need a reason to fill out an application to vote early or absentee. At the registrar’s office or satellite voting location, you must provide your name and address and show an acceptable form of identification (ID) or sign an ID Confirmation Statement. To view a complete list of acceptable IDs, please visit the Voting In-Person page. If acceptable identification is not provided, you must sign an ID Confirmation Statement, or a provisional ballot will be offered. You are allowed until the Friday at noon following the election to provide a copy of acceptable identification to the electoral board or sign an ID Confirmation Statement. Provisional voters receive a notice to remind them of the deadline. Accessible equipment and/or curbside voting may be available upon request. Certain localities may have absentee ballot drop boxes.

 

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