The latest from Hallie Miller
What’s stopping Marylanders from buying or selling their homes right now
Now Maryland residents are feeling squeezed by a market that’s straining them on all sides. Increased costs for home repairs, homeowners association fees, insurance and utility bills have made buyers and sellers warier — and able to afford less.
Private lender sues New York investors for ‘extensive’ fraud in Baltimore
Private lender AmeriTrust sued New York-based investors for $14M fraud, alleging inflated Baltimore home values and racketeering.
Coppin State University’s best perk? $50,000 to buy a house.
Coppin State University’s program, launched in 2023 with $300,000 in state funding, has now helped faculty and staff members buy six homes near campus.
Rent stabilization shaped Takoma Park. Housing conditions are forcing a rethink.
Takoma Park’s rent stabilization law faces review as city leaders weigh impacts on affordability, housing quality and community diversity.
Baltimore landlords would pay storage fees for evicted tenants under council proposal
The Baltimore City Council is debating a bill that even its sponsor acknowledged rattles landlords and property managers.
Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks
In some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “flex” space that makes the traditional rowhome feel roomier.
Baltimore is getting rid of vacant homes. But what about all the empty lots?
Baltimore faces growing challenges from 21,000 empty lots. Mayor Brandon Scott’s aim to eliminate vacant buildings could create more of them.
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.
