By Adam Pagnucco. If you’re interested in federal affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, housing market conditions or federal regulation of mortgage institutions like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you…
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Brookings Finds Bad News for MoCo’s Economy
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Brookings Institution released a report on the early impacts of federal government cutbacks on the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region’s economy. At the regional level, here…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the major themes of this site in recent times is that the county’s rent control law, passed in 2023, is preventing construction of multifamily housing. …
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How MoCo Has Changed Since 2000
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of my favorite offices in county government is the county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO). Staffed by ace analysts, it is the county’s think tank…
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How to Stop Housing Construction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Blunt as ever, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich recently told a meeting of the District 18 Breakfast Club that the county’s affordable housing program “kind of sucks.” According…
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Five Findings From the New Maryland NOW Poll
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Baltimore Banner and Maryland Matters have previously covered a new statewide poll released by Maryland NOW, focusing on Governor Wes Moore’s softening poll numbers. That’s interesting,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I broke the news that MoCo’s multifamily building permits had crashed from hundreds of units per quarter down to 8 units in 2024’s fourth quarter and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Renters Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit financed in part by county government, has sent out an email blasting the Rockville City Council for refusing to…
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Rockville Rejects Rent Control Again
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a 5-2 vote last night, the Rockville City Council decided not to pursue rent control. Mayor Monique Ashton and Council Members Kate Fulton, Barry Jackson, Marissa…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Advocates for rent control often say that such policies reduce homelessness and evictions. That was a major claim made two years ago, when the Montgomery County Council…
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