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The latest from Hallie Miller
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.
Baltimore County Police identify 18-year-old killed in Cockeysville crash
Ryan Duvall, an 18-year-old who was widely respected in the Baltimore County martial arts community, was killed in a crash Friday night in Cockeysville that left three other teenagers injured, police said Sunday.
Timonium lawyer killed at his home by son-in-law, police say
Baltimore County Police on Sunday charged a 41-year-old man after the fatal shooting of his father-in-law in his quiet neighborhood in Phoenix, officers said.
Fake deeds, real money: New York investors accused of another Baltimore scam
A February lawsuit alleges New York investors got $1.7 million using fabricated property records.
Moore nabs some small housing wins, but his most ambitious ideas failed
Here’s an update on how some of the most talked-about housing bills fared this session.
City moving to payment plans to help homeowners avoid tax sales
For the first time, city taxpayers may be able to pay their debts in monthly installments.
How Baltimore students are being trained to join the city’s vacant housing fight
Requity wants to scale so that vocational students complete one vacant house a year.
Maryland pushes granny flats as housing pressures mount
Maryland leaders are embracing accessory dwelling units as the cost of living rises and young people flee the state.
The FBI is investigating the New York investors behind Baltimore’s foreclosure wave
Federal investigators are digging into a group of New York investors who borrowed more than $100 million in private credit and rapidly built a real estate portfolio of about 700 homes in Baltimore.
Maryland bill could make credit scores less important for some renters
The bill would add to Maryland’s renter protections, but opponents say it could make housing more expensive.
From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again
Federal prosecutors have charged an attorney in connection to a 2021 real estate investment scheme that centers on 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore owned by a group of New York investors.
It’s tax sale season. Here’s how you can avoid it.
Tax sale nightmares are avoidable. Here are some tips for new and established homeowners to ensure your property stays off the auction list.
Baltimore group fights addiction, homelessness with gentle touch — and soup
Starting last year, community groups like Helping Up Mission began to receive tens of millions of dollars from the city’s opioid restitution fund to combat an ongoing overdose crisis.
A Baltimore family’s home for 6 decades lost over an $888 tax bill
The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.
