Frequently Asked Questions

To get started, simply visit the Enter Page. (Please note that this page is no longer available after the final entry deadline.) Select from the Award Groups on that page to access categories and subcategories to add to your cart. Once in your cart, select the quantity to reflect the number of entries you would like to submit in that category and subcategory. Complete the checkout process, which allows payment via credit card or select "Offline Payment" if you will be mailing a check to NVBIA. Once the online form is submitted, fill out the appropriate form documentation per entry. Please ensure that the online entry form and the supporting documents use the same entry name. The entry name should reflect what is being entered, such as the name of the individual, model, community and/or project name. Prepare all imagery assets and implement the following naming convention for all entry materials. Upload your entry materials to a file-sharing platform (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.), saving all materials for each unique entry in a folder that reflects the entry name, the category and the subcategory. Email a public link to access the folder containing your entry materials to GALA@NVBIA.com.

Entries in Marketing Categories 22-31 must have been available to the public between 4/1/23-3/31/24.

Home of the Year honors the best in Design & Architecture and Interior Design/ Merchandising for a Model. The winners in each Home of the Year subcategory represent the best overall entry in their class for a given year. The winners in categories 32-47 are eligible to win Home of the Year, provided they are nominated by at least one judge in the panel of judges assigned to that category. The winner(s) of Home of the Year will then be selected by a subcommittee of GALA following the onsite judging. Community of the Year must be entered. Hall of Fame and Sales Person of the Year are based on selections made by the judges.

Yes, for the Million Dollar Club, there is an entry fee of $140; for all Sales Achievement Categories, there is an entry fee of $175 per entry. All other categories will have an entry fee of $460 per entry submitted and paid by May 17; $490 per entry submitted and paid after May 17. Deadlines: All completed entry forms and fees (including custom category entries) must be received at NVBIA by: Early Bird—5:00pm on Friday, May 17, 2024; Regular—5:00pm on Friday, May 31, 2024. Note: Categories 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 do not require an entry fee and winners are determined based on a panel of judges. Please refer to the eligibility requirements.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

You can enter as many entries as you would like as long as each meets the criteria. View the Enter Page for categories and eligibility. You may also enter multiple categories with the same product.

Once the online form is submitted, fill out the appropriate form documentation per entry. Please ensure that the online entry form and the supporting documents use the same entry name. The entry name should reflect what is being entered, such as the name of the individual, model, community and/or project name. Prepare all imagery assets and implement the following naming convention for all entry materials. Upload your entry materials to a file-sharing platform (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.), saving all materials for each unique entry in a folder that reflects the entry name, the category and subcategory. Email a public link to access the folder containing your entry materials to GALA@nvbia.com. View the Enter Page for more information.

For purposes of determining the appropriate subcategory, clubhouse size is the interior square footage of a free-standing structure.

Entries in categories 22-31 must display the Equal Housing Opportunity logo or statement.

Yes, however, please note that if your submitted product is not within the DMV area, it will be judged online in comparison to other entries in the same category.