Bethesda-Based Bank Moving – Bethesda-based Monument Bank will move its 7401 Wisconsin Ave. administrative offices to Rockville by the end of the year. The bank’s downtown Bethesda lease is almost up. The bank’s president said Monument will relocate its Bethesda branch to the 7700 Old Georgetown Rd. Garden Plaza building as part of the move. [Bethesda Magazine]
New MoCo Democratic Party Chair Aims To Up Engagement – Kevin Walling, who last month was elected to chair the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, said engaging newly registered county Democrats will be a chief goal. The Bethesda resident and political consultant was running for delegate in District 16 before dropping out and running for the Central Committee earlier this year. Walling also said he’ll aim to have a better relationship with county unions than the MCDCC has had in the past. [The Gazette]
Washington Region Has High Percentage of First-Time Home Buyers – The Federal Housing Finance Agency reports that the Washington area had one of the highest percentages of first-time home buyers in the country last year, despite high housing costs that typically drive down those numbers. According to the report, 68 percent of homebuyers in the region who used conventional or government-backed loans were first-timers. [Urban Turf]
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