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The Great Economic Rebranding: Navigating the New Economic Horizon Post-COVID

Two stacked horizontal bar charts titled "Income = $75,000" and "Income = $100,000," showing the total tax burden across eight jurisdictions in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The burden is divided into Sales (blue), Property (green), Income (orange), and Auto (yellow) taxes. At both levels, Washington, D.C. maintains the lowest property tax and total tax burden, while the Maryland counties (Montgomery and Prince George's) have the highest income tax components in the region.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 8:00am | Posted by: Susan Steward

In the evening hours of October 8, 1871, a fire erupted in Chicago. This event would later become known as the Great Chicago Fire.

Over 17,000 buildings would be destroyed, with more than 90,000 Chicago residents displaced as a...

Evaluating DC’s Largest Housing-Related Tax Incentives, Part 3: The Senior/Disabled Homestead Deduction Reduces Property Tax Bills, but Data Reveal Program Weaknesses

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 9:45am | Posted by: Kevin Hundelt

Read our full report on housing tax expenditures here...

March revisions to employment data change the picture of post-pandemic District jobs recovery

Monday, April 15, 2024 - 3:30pm | Posted by: Fitzroy Lee

On March 11, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the results of their annual benchmarking of employment statistics. Benchmarking is the process of matching sample-based employment estimates with employment counts...

The District’s Home Purchase Programs: Who Benefits?

Figure 1: Thumbnail bar chart titled 'Figure 1. New HPAP Homeowners by Race and Gender' showing the share of DC Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) recipients by race and gender. Among Black recipients: Male 18.8%, Female 52.0%. Among White recipients: Male 10.8%, Female 10.5%. Among All Other races: Male 3.1%, Female 5.1%. Black female recipients are by far the largest group at 52.0% of all new HPAP homeowners.

Monday, April 1, 2024 - 4:30pm | Posted by: Daniel Muhammad

Achieving homeownership has always been a challenge for young working adults, but in recent years, the economic barriers have become even more daunting. Nevertheless,...

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The Great Economic Rebranding: Navigating the New Economic Horizon Post-COVID

Evaluating DC’s Largest Housing-Related Tax Incentives, Part 3: The Senior/Disabled Homestead Deduction Reduces Property Tax Bills, but Data Reveal Program Weaknesses

March revisions to employment data change the picture of post-pandemic District jobs recovery

The District’s Home Purchase Programs: Who Benefits?

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