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…
Economy
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…
Rent Control Votes
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…
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…
What Have We Learned About Rent Control?
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…
Rent Control Supporters Demand Strong Bill
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…
How Rent Control Will Damage MoCo’s Tax Base
By Adam Pagnucco. With a strict rent control bill coming out of the council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee and worries about a structural budget deficit pervading county government, the…
By Adam Pagnucco. A Montgomery County-based developer has written the county executive and the county council with news: their company is stopping a county project because of the pending passage…
“I Can Never Trust Them Again”
By Adam Pagnucco. “I can never trust them again.” That’s what one source told me recently. I’ll get to the targets of that quote, but first a story from days…
Gaithersburg to Council: No on Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, writing on behalf of himself and his city council, has sent a letter to the county council opposing rent control legislation. The city…