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The latest from Hallie Miller
Who’s buying up Chasen Cos.’ imploded Baltimore real estate empire
The empire of the once-splashy real estate developer Chasen Cos. is being divvied up, though some properties are languishing without new owners.
Baltimore is fixing its tax sales. This city teacher might lose his house anyway.
Administrative errors in Baltimore’s tax sale process put a teacher’s rental property at risk. Now the city is moving to help reverse the foreclosure.
New home construction in Maryland is slumping. Can Congress fix it?
Maryland is on track to build its fewest new housing units since the Great Recession. A new law passed by Congress could change that.
Videos show chaotic moments before MTA bus slams into Pikesville building, injuring dozens
Video footage of an MTA bus crash in Pikesville shows the bus racing through an intersection, crossing lanes, striking about a dozen cars, taking out an electrical pole and slamming into a building, leaving more than 30 people injured.
Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules
Circuit Judge Paul Cucuzzella on Tuesday ruled that Westminster Management illegally charged late fees and billed for court costs that it did not incur at 17 properties in Maryland.
‘War scene’: MTA bus crash, string of collisions injure more than 30 in Pikesville
Baltimore County fire crews responded after a bus crashed into a building Wednesday in Pikesville, leaving more than 30 people injured.
An island in the Bahamas? Brandon Chasen grilled at his final bankruptcy hearing.
The Baltimore real estate developer faced more than four hours of questioning in the final hearing of his personal bankruptcy case.
Can $3,700 cash payments prevent homelessness among young adults in Baltimore?
Point Source Youth is bringing direct cash assistance to young people in Baltimore who are at risk of becoming unhoused.
Want a low-interest loan and $20K to buy a home in Baltimore? Here’s how.
Buyers who purchase a newly renovated vacant home can now apply for interest rate savings and down payment assistance as part of a push to get the homes occupied faster.
How Baltimore’s vacant homes wound up recycled into City Hall
The marble steps from some 75 vacant homes in Baltimore have been used to patch and fill cracks at City Hall.
What the US Supreme Court’s tax sale ruling means for Baltimore
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday is likely to allow the continued controversial sales of Maryland real estate that has fallen in foreclosure over back taxes, an issue that has plagued many Baltimore homeowners for years.
A 105-year-old Baltimore institution wants to preserve history
Baltimore Finishing Works takes on tricky restoration projects — and has a modern spin under new ownership.
A major Baltimore affordable housing nonprofit is falling apart
NEHI, once a darling of Baltimore’s nonprofit world, is heading toward collapse, threatening the budding network of community land trusts.
Maryland homebuyers beware: How to avoid those nightmare discoveries
Buying a home can be the biggest purchase of a lifetime. Here are some of the more common problems Maryland homeowners face and how to prevent them.
MV Realty preyed on Maryland homeowners, attorney general says
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General accuses Florida-based real estate firm MV Realty of misleading Maryland homeowners into predatory loan agreements with intentionally obscure terms.
Why Baltimore is stripping plywood off its vacant homes
The city is experimenting with clear boarding on its vacant homes to reduce fires and additional displacement.
Baltimore’s progress on vacant homes is national news — but not the whole story
Baltimore has reduced its count of vacant homes from 16,000 to fewer than 12,000 during Mayor Brandon Scott’s five years in office, but there are questions about the count and the fundraising needed to continue the effort.
Baltimore County needs 19,000 new affordable homes. It has struggled to build 1,000.
Baltimore County agreed in 2016 to build 1,000 affordably priced homes. The need has since ballooned.
Timonium lawyer shot by son-in-law helped daughter seek protection order, police say
Charging documents say that Mark Thomas Ryan was angry after his wife obtained a temporary protective order against him.
