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2026 Opportunity Zone Redesignation
Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) are designated census tracts where qualifying investments made through Qualified Opportunity Funds may receive federal…
Virginia Housing Update: 2027 QAP & Private Bond Activity Capacity
Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Virginia Housing is advancing proposed amendments to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified…
Update: 2024 Virginia Building Code Development Cycle
The Board of Housing and Community Development recently acted on more than 160 proposed amendments to the Virginia…
Could Rent Control Be Coming to Virginia?
Virginia Housing Commission Releases Cautionary Report Rising rents, worsening affordability, and concerns about tenant displacement have fueled a…
DEQ Announces New Policy to Streamline Permit Reviews
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently announced that it will no longer process incomplete or technically…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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…