The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors hosted Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43) and Fairfax County Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) for a conversation about issues impacting Southeast Fairfax and the entire Northern Virginia region.

Springtime is budget season across Northern Virginia. While government resources are spread thin due to the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, local governments throughout the region voted to either lower or freeze real estate tax rates – the primary revenue source available to localities in the Commonwealth.

In the American Families Plan, released last week, the Administration outlines several proposals to amend the tax code that NAR believes will negatively impact economic growth and depress the commercial real estate sector’s recovery efforts, in particular.

In March of 2021, the Consumer Data Protection Act was passed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This legislation aims to protect consumers and their private data.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 8 to 2 Tuesday to endorse the expansion of the 495 Express Lanes to the American Legion Bridge. This project is a critical step in alleviating the worst traffic bottleneck in Northern Virginia by adding nearly 3 miles to the existing I-495 HOT lanes.

Fairfax County updated its 42-year-old Zoning Ordinance to bring it into the 21st century on a 7-3 vote at the Tuesday, March 23 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Joining several neighboring communities in the D.C. Metro Area that have banned the use of plastic bags for yard waste, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors amended the county’s Solid Waste Management ordinance to prohibit the use of plastic bags for set out and collection of yard waste.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the final version of the American Rescue Plan Act, sending it to President Biden for his signature.