By Adam Pagnucco. Which of the following statements about the Planning Board’s hotly debated Attainable Housing Strategies initiative is true? 1. It will facilitate a surge in new housing which…
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Yup, We’re Redlined
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By Adam Pagnucco. Every now and then, when I program a post for publishing, I know it’s going to throw a rock into the soup. Normally, the splash hits a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to a nationally known real estate writer, Montgomery County and the Maryland D.C. suburbs were just called out at a national conference of the biggest players…
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Will Marriott Keep its County Subsidy?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Late last week, travel news site Skift broke the news that Bethesda-based Marriott International had notified its employees of pending layoffs. Later, the story was updated to…
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Elrich Wants Us to Be Like Virginia. Really?
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By Adam Pagnucco. It won’t be a surprise to Montgomery Perspective readers that County Executive Marc Elrich wants to raise taxes. After all, he has tried to do so before…
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By Adam Pagnucco. I will begin this post with three statements. Montgomery County government has no idea how many housing units it has permitted prior to 2019. The director of…
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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…