By Adam Pagnucco. One of the major themes of this site in recent times is that the county’s rent control law, passed in 2023, is preventing construction of multifamily housing. …
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How to Stop Housing Construction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Blunt as ever, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich recently told a meeting of the District 18 Breakfast Club that the county’s affordable housing program “kind of sucks.” According…
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Rent Control Dominates July 2025 Top Stories
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in July 2025, ranked by page views. 1. MoCo’s Multifamily Construction Market Disappears 2. Response: The North Bethesda…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I broke the news that MoCo’s multifamily building permits had crashed from hundreds of units per quarter down to 8 units in 2024’s fourth quarter and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Renters Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit financed in part by county government, has sent out an email blasting the Rockville City Council for refusing to…
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Rockville Rejects Rent Control Again
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a 5-2 vote last night, the Rockville City Council decided not to pursue rent control. Mayor Monique Ashton and Council Members Kate Fulton, Barry Jackson, Marissa…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Advocates for rent control often say that such policies reduce homelessness and evictions. That was a major claim made two years ago, when the Montgomery County Council…
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MoCo Rent Control Story Goes International
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery Perspective confines nearly all of its content to Montgomery County and the State of Maryland. There is good reason for that – this county and state…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is arguably MoCo’s foremost champion of rent control and is running for county executive, is pressuring the City of Rockville to adopt…
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Elrich Wants to Tighten Rent Control
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s multifamily construction market grinding to a halt – probably due in large part to its devastating rent control law – County Executive Marc Elrich has…
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