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

Feb 28, 2025, 11:52 by Hannah Jane Costilow
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. Fairfax County Budget Includes Tax Hikes, Program Cuts 2. Planning Commission Wrestles with Owner Occupancy, Size, and Setbacks for Accessory Dwellings 3. As Trump cuts federal jobs, Virginia lawmakers race to respond 4. Can one stairwell help solve Virginia’s housing crisis? Lawmakers think so 5. No tax rate increase in Alexandria’s proposed budget, but plenty of worry for the future. 

By DEBBIE WILLIAMS, Northern Virginia Magazine 

Fairfax County released its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget this week. It includes significant tax increases and spending cuts of nearly $60 million. County Executive Bryan Hill delivered the budget on Tuesday. He said that it includes the most significant cost-cutting effort since 2010, when more than $90 million was cut following the Great Recession. 

By Falls Church Pulse 

The Planning Commission, in its final work session on accessory dwellings (ADs), provided individual Commissioners’ views on six key issues that need to be resolved. 

By CHARLOTTE RENE WOODS, Virginia Mercury 

With federal government slashing jobs and freezing billions in funding, Virginia lawmakers are scrambling to assess the impact and prepare for what’s next. On Saturday morning, a bipartisan emergency committee, assembled by House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, convened to hear from state agencies and economic experts about the looming challenges ahead. 

By CHARLOTTE RENE WOODS, Inside NOVA 

Virginia’s next building code update isn’t until 2027, but lawmakers are already eyeing tweaks that could unlock more housing — particularly on vacant or underutilized urban lots. 

By VERNON MILES, Alxnow  

While the City Manager’s proposed budget included no tax rate increase, the average real estate tax bill in Alexandria will go up by $353 this year and there was a lot of nervous talk about the region’s future. City Manager James Parajon presented a budget to the City Council last night defined mostly by budget reductions and a wary eye toward the future of the region given the turmoil in the federal government.