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14620 Rolling Green Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 | MLS #MDMC2171386 | Compass 14620 Rolling Green Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 is a single family home listed for sale at $955,000. This is a 5-bed, 4-bath, 2,552 sqft property.

Just Listed – North Potomac, MD
This spacious, updated home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac and features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and rare main-level bedroom + full bath—perfect for guests or multi-gen living.

Fresh paint, new flooring, a finished basement, & private backyard. bit.ly/14620Rolling...

304 Thompson Dairy Way, Rockville, MD 20850 | MLS #MDMC2176652 | Compass 304 Thompson Dairy Way, Rockville, MD 20850 is a single family home listed for sale at $1,250,000. This is a 4-bed, 4.5-bath, 4,512 sqft property.

🏡 HOT LISTING in King Farm – #Rockville, MD! 🏡
🎬 Home Theater + Backyard Oasis + Prime Location! 🌳

Just 2 doors from the community pool and overlooks peaceful green space, this updated gem in King Farm home 🏠 checks every box. www.compass.com/listing/1826...

The Trump administration has proposed saving $26 billion by eliminating the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s rental assistance program, including Section 8 vouchers, replacing it with a plan to allow states to design their own rental assistance programs per CNN

We Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis While Making Infill This Hard The rules weren’t made for small-scale housing — and that’s quietly driving up costs. Here’s a look at how the system makes affordability harder to deliver.

We Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis While Making Infill This Hard www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org

304 Thompson Dairy Way, Rockville, MD 20850 | MLS #MDMC2176652 | Compass 304 Thompson Dairy Way, Rockville, MD 20850 is a single family home listed for sale at $1,250,000. This is a 4-bed, 4.5-bath, 4,512 sqft property.

🏡 HOT LISTING in King Farm – #Rockville, MD! 🏡
🎬 Home Theater + Backyard Oasis + Prime Location! 🌳

Just 2 doors from the community pool and overlooks peaceful green space, this updated gem in King Farm home 🏠 checks every box. www.compass.com/listing/1826...

14620 Rolling Green Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 | MLS #MDMC2171386 | Compass 14620 Rolling Green Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 is a single family home listed for sale at $955,000. This is a 5-bed, 4-bath, 2,552 sqft property.

Just Listed – North Potomac, MD
This spacious, updated home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac and features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and rare main-level bedroom + full bath—perfect for guests or multi-gen living.

Fresh paint, new flooring, a finished basement, & private backyard. bit.ly/14620Rolling...

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.

SCOOP: Elon Musk's men at HUD are from an AI real estate firm and a mobile home operator. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

How One Ridiculous Rule About Elevators Explains America’s Housing Crisis One man’s quest to fix the way we build.

“I think maybe they track towards overregulating in the name of safety. The lack of housing is also a safety problem.”

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

Will 2025 be a rough year for the housing sector? | Fox Business Video Compass co-founder and CEO Robert Reffkin unpacks January existing home sales on 'The Claman Countdown.'

What does 2025 have in store for the #realestate market? Check out this interview with Robert Reffkin CEO of my agency Compass.

Link here Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Feb. 25 and March 4 and 18, 2025.

Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Feb. 25 and March 4 and 18, 2025.
https://mocofeed.com/montgomery-county-council-to-hold-public-hearings-on-feb-25-and-march-4-and-18-2025-mocofeed/

Montgomery County residents invited to shape local healthcare priorities Residents of Montgomery County have the opportunity to influence the future of their healthcare services through the annual "Community Health Needs" assessment.

Residents of Montgomery County have the opportunity to influence the future of their healthcare services through the annual "Community Health Needs" assessment.

#MoCoMaryland @moderatelymoco.bsky.social

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Poll: Housing is a Huge Issue for Marylanders - Montgomery Perspective 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...

“Poll: Housing is a Huge Issue for Marylanders”

montgomeryperspective.com/2025/02/18/p...

Rockville & our region are home to more than 300K federal employees & more than 100K federal contractors. For those who may be impacted by the federal government transition, Rockville Economic Development, Inc. has produced an extremely helpful page of resources: rockvilleredi.org/workforce/ou...

Here is a starter pack for Moco/MD official and officials accounts plus news accounts and probably do a second list with voices that talk about Moco soon: go.bsky.app/FjLw9a4

Across the West, a pitch to lower housing costs: Sell federal land The sale of federal land in Nevada could provide a boost to the Las Vegas housing market. The Trump administration might try to take the idea wider.

With the Trump administration back in power in Washington, politicians, local home builders and residents are eying massive tracts of government-owned land to relieve housing costs across the West.

I do this with most of my listings. Buyers appreciate it.

The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.

The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.

Debate over open space requirements complicates Braintree affordable housing development review HAC disputes the town's adherence to open space bylaws in affordable housing calculations

A heated debate in Massachusetts reveals the complexities of housing regulations, as local officials grapple with open space requirements and their impact on affordable housing development.

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#MA #AffordableHousing #RegulatoryCompliance #CommunityDevelopment #CitizenPortal

Hearing that the DOGE chaos hurricane is hitting HUD soon, and the plan is to devastate federal housing funding. Let's be clear: this would cause a cascade of catastrophic impacts nationwide, shutting down housing and dumping families into the street.

“.. 17.2% of U.S. homeowners with mortgages have an interest rate greater than or equal to 6% ... highest share since 2016 ..”

- Liz Ann Sonders

The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.

The need to eliminate excessive regulations — a key NAHB priority — was an overriding theme at yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearing on the nomination of Scott Turner as the next HUD secretary. Brief clip below and more at www.nahb.org/blog/2025/01... #housing #realestate

Cost of Constructing a Home in 2024 Construction costs account for 64.4% of the average price of a home, according to NAHB’s most recent Cost of Construction Survey. In 2022, the share was 3.6 points lower, at 60.8%. The latest finding ...

The cost to construct a home jumped significantly between 2022 and 2024, according to NAHB’s most recent Cost of Construction Survey. See which areas of home construction cost the most: eyeonhousing.org/2025/01/cost... #housing #realestate

FEMA provides short-term housing assistance and funds to buy essentials.

After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:

🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362

Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire.

California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.

Same. I have a Starter Pack too but had a hard time finding informative sites that are not self promotional. I will keep adding to mine. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

I am talking at the Kennedy Center in DC on 24 Jan in convo with @petridishes.bsky.social . It's free, but you need to book. Booking opens at 10.00 am on 11 Jan here: tinyurl.com/3khwadcs

Sunset sailing in Key West

Key West yesterday. Snowy Rockville today.

I think so. You just need to follow and comment and engage with other people with similar interests.