By Adam Pagnucco. New Census estimates of population in 2023 show slow growth for most of Maryland and the D.C. region. Compared with 2020, population growth is close to nil…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last summer, I revealed that the U.S. Census Bureau had been publishing inaccurate data on Montgomery County building permits for years. That caused concern in parts of…
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Office Building Owners Cry Out for Help
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By Adam Pagnucco. Besieged by rising office vacancy rates, depressed leasing activity and weak sales, a group of office building owners has commissioned a report showing a pending drop in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the biggest economic stories in the Washington region right now is the end of high local inflation rates. That’s good news for area residents. It…
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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. 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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Friedson and Stewart Speak, Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. On June 27, the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce invited me to moderate a panel with Council Members Andrew Friedson and Kate Stewart at their annual real…
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This Mess Must be Fixed
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By Adam Pagnucco. Since 2006, I have written more than 4,000 posts about state and county politics and government. Few of them have had more consequences than County Government: Census…
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Is MoCo Building Enough Housing?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the county government alleged that U.S. Census Bureau data on building permits was inaccurate. In our case, the county’s failure to report its data to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This series examines new estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for employment and related stats in 2022. Part One looked at total employment, Part…
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