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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.
Brandon Chasen arrives at the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse for the latest public meeting of the creditors in his personal Chapter 7 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.
Point Source Youth consultants give a presentation during a Targeted Housing Assistance Program certification training in December.
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.
Rehabbed vacant homes on Mura Street in the Johnston Square neighborhood.
More people are donating their vacant homes to Baltimore
Once the plywood was removed from this vacant home on Carswell Street, the extensive damage and collapsed floors were visible. Clear boarding using polycarbonate allows for first responders to see inside without having to remove plywood.
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.
Architectural conservator Christine Djuric points to teeth-like pieces of square-cut marble, “dentils,” alongside the exterior of Baltimore 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.
Bonita Anderson is interviewed inside her home in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Anderson is one of many Baltimore residents at risk of losing their homes due to tax sale because of city errors.
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.
Nick Petr, co-owner of Baltimore Finishing Works, looks at a Frank Lloyd Wright table brought in for refinishing.
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.
Garrick Good, NEHI’s leader, denied allegations of financial impropriety and criticized the city for cutting off grant funding without hearing his side of the story.
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.
Arienne Jones bought her Northwest Baltimore home in February 2025. After contractors found various problems, Jones researched the home’s permit history and discovered it had multiple expired work permits.
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.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General accuses MV Realty of misleading Maryland homeowners through “Homeowner Benefit Agreements,” in which the company advanced up to $5,000 in exchange for exclusive real estate listing rights to customers’ homes for 40 years.
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 Department of Public Works employees prepare to replace plywood with a polycarbonate sheet on a vacant home in the Coldstream Homestead Montebello community.
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.
A home on Chilton Street in Baltimore appears to be vacant but isn’t included in the city’s count.
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.
Addyson Woodham, 5, rides her bike as her father, Torrieual Woodham, grills outside their Dundalk home. The Woodham family lives in a two-story rental they say has water damage, bug infestations and collapsed ceilings.
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.
Sawmill Court in Phoenix, where a domestic dispute occurred Saturday afternoon.
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.
On Sunday, the makeshift memorial at the site of a car crash at the intersection of Poplar Hill Road and Merrymans Mill Road in Cockeysville; car shrapnel and heavy tire marks are still visible near the tree. The crash, which happened on Friday night, left three minors injured and one adult dead.
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.
Sawmill Court in Phoenix, where a domestic dispute occurred Saturday afternoon.
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.
A February lawsuit alleges New York investors got $1.7 million using fabricated property records for 11 rowhouses in Baltimore.
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.
Gov. Wes Moore is greeted by legislators ahead of his annual State of the State address in February.
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.
The Baltimore City Council advanced a bill on Tuesday that would create a monthly payment-plan system to help residents avoid losing their properties in the annual tax sale.
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.
Requity, a work-based training program, holds a ribbon-cutting of the first home largely rehabbed by high school students.
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