By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS (GCAAR) has issued a statement condemning the county council’s passage of a large recordation tax increase on Tuesday. The realtors…
Economy
Tax Hike Number Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of a potentially huge increase in school impact taxes, the county council has passed a recordation tax hike for the first time in seven…
School Impact Taxes Set to Skyrocket
By Adam Pagnucco. The first of multiple tax hikes that will likely be implemented in coming weeks is now on deck. But this one did not originate with either the…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Average Wages
By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at wage and salary employment growth and found that we lagged most of the region over the last decade and the last twenty…
By Adam Pagnucco. Now let’s look at wage and salary employment. Statistics on this measure have garnered some negative headlines for Montgomery County over the years. Most studies examine data…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Personal Income
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is how the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defines personal income. Income received by persons from all sources. It includes income received from participation in production…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP Per Capita
By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at MoCo’s gross domestic product (GDP). Now let’s look at GDP per capita. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defines GDP as “The…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP
By Adam Pagnucco. In our prior post, we saw how our population growth has stalled – a trend that has also impacted D.C. and parts of Northern Virginia. Now let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has struck again, telling the council that another one of their bills will hurt the economy. (They did this…
It’s the Economy, Stupid: Population
By Adam Pagnucco. In each post in this series, we are going to examine one key stat on Montgomery County’s economy. Let’s start with one of the measures that affects…