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Membership June 28, 2026

Isle of Wight’s South Harbor named Community of the Year as HBAV celebrates Virginia’s housing leaders and projects

Plus: Eastwood Homes named Builder of the Year, Costen Floors’ Brooke Selden honored as Woman of the Year, Andrew Painter named Associate of the Year — and many more A...

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Membership June 30, 2026

Built for What’s Next: HBAV Launches Redesigned Website for Virginia’s Home Building Community
Photos June 30, 2026

Photos: HBAV Annual Conference 2026
Advocacy June 26, 2026

DEQ Announces New Policy to Streamline Permit Reviews
Education Foundation April 14, 2026

HBAV Education Foundation awards $57K to strengthen workforce pipeline
Advocacy April 30, 2026

2026 General Assembly Adjourns (Part 2): What HBAV Helped Defeat

The 2026 General Assembly adjourned sine die on March 14, concluding a 60-day session during which lawmakers considered more than 3,600 bills across a broad range of policy…

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Advocacy March 24, 2026

2026 General Assembly Adjourns (Part 1): How HBAV’s Legislative Agenda Fared

The 2026 General Assembly adjourned sine die on March 14, concluding a 60-day session during which lawmakers considered…
Advocacy February 20, 2026

General Assembly Crossover brings momentum and media coverage on housing and HBAV legislative agenda

With a packed legislative agenda, key bills advance ahead of the 2026 session’s halfway point.
Advocacy February 13, 2026

HBAV legislative push continues with sights set on General Assembly Crossover

With a packed legislative agenda, key bills advance ahead of the 2026 session’s halfway point.
Advocacy January 30, 2026

Snowy streets made for a productive HBAV Day at the General Assembly

Bundled up and treading carefully, more than 100 home builders from across Virginia made their way to the…
Advocacy January 23, 2026

Executive order, DEQ leadership, and key bills shape a busy week at the Capitol

It didn’t take long for homebuilders across Virginia to receive their first major policy win of the year.
Advocacy January 16, 2026

Housing poised to take center stage in the General Assembly

This General Assembly session, our legislative agenda focuses on removing state and local barriers to housing production, investing…

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