By Adam Pagnucco. Former Obama state department official and Town of Chevy Chase Council Member Joel Rubin has announced that he is running for the U.S. House in District 6. …
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Crossroads, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown That I got the crossroad blues this mornin’, Lord, baby, I’m sinkin’ down. – Robert Johnson…
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Here is An Analysis I Want to See
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a recent post on the real estate industry, I wrote the following: One of the principal flaws of policy making in MoCo government is that individual…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The battle for rent control was a historic event in Montgomery County. And like all big battles, it had winners and losers. Here is a list. Winners…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has issued a statement condemning yesterday’s passage of rent control by the county council. That’s expected since of course…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few industries are more prominent in any local economy than the real estate industry. Consider everything this industry does. Realtors help residents buy and sell homes. Homebuilders…
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Rent Control Votes
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council passed rent control legislation on a 7-4 vote today. The legislation had a long and winding road to passage and went through many changes…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the City of Gaithersburg’s letter to the county council opposing rent control, the City of Rockville’s council has voted to send a letter…
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What Have We Learned About Rent Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With the county’s rent control legislation expected to receive a council vote today, let’s recap what we have learned about rent control laws. This year alone, I…
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Rent Control Supporters Demand Strong Bill
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By Adam Pagnucco. A coalition of 40 organizations who support rent control have written to the county council demanding a strong bill. The groups are focused on a set of…