By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Maryland Association of Realtors released the latest in a series of regular polls about housing. The poll, performed by American Strategies, surveyed 807 registered…
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Do Housing Reforms Matter?
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…
Top Stories: January 2025
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in January 2025, ranked by page views. 1. Trump to Feds: Resign or You Might Get Fired 2….
Yup, We’re Redlined
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…
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…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink is planning to introduce a tax on single family home demolitions to fund the county’s affordable housing program. Earlier this month, Mink indicated…
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando became the first council member to openly oppose the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative. (County Executive Marc Elrich has loudly…
YIMBYs Attack Jawando
By Adam Pagnucco. Note: This post was updated to include comments from former Council Member Hans Riemer and Eric Saul. Council Member Will Jawando stirred up a hornet’s nest with…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has called for a “pause” on the attainable housing strategies initiative forwarded to the council by the planning board, citing resident input, affordability…
Tidbits from the GGW Poll on Housing
By Adam Pagnucco. Greater Greater Washington (GGW) has released a poll of Montgomery County Democrats on housing and related issues. The poll, conducted by Data for Progress, generally shows support…