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.
West Baltimore tenants win $1.4 million, settlement in landlord fraud case
A group of West Baltimore tenants claimed it was an act of fraud to charge rent without a license.
Contested Towson development ordered to pause due to missing permit
Red Maple Place, one of the Baltimore region’s most contested housing developments, faces yet another obstacle after Maryland’s environmental agency ordered a moratorium on some construction work.
Baltimore council bill would penalize landlords who threaten tenants with ICE
Baltimore City Council members are considering legislation that would enable increased oversight of abusive and negligent landlords — and would revoke rental licenses specifically for those who retaliate against undocumented immigrants.
Baltimore planning director Timothy Keane nominated as housing commissioner
Timothy Keane will also lead a six-month study into whether Baltimore’s housing and planning agencies could be combined.
Baltimore’s vacants are chronically undervalued — but things are improving
New research concludes the problem is likely a localized issue and that Baltimore is a “dramatic outlier” in Maryland.
Baltimore could overhaul how it runs its tax sale as part of court agreement
The Edmondson Community Organization in 2024 filed a lawsuit that challenged Baltimore’s tax sale system.
Baltimore’s ‘anti-slumlord’ law is ramping up
The bill, championed by City Council President Zeke Cohen during his tenure as a council member, went into effect Jan. 1.
Maryland housing has become a ‘major’ problem, poll finds
Decisive majorities of voters across all age groups identified housing costs as a “major” problem in the January survey.
Baltimore, Anne Arundel consider ‘humanizing’ the eviction process
The bills would require that tenants receive better notification of eviction dates and could give residents more time to take care of their belongings.
Maryland’s mortgage divide: Recent buyers pay drastically more than longtime homeowners
Marylanders who have bought a home in recent years spend much more on their monthly mortgage than previous buyers, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows, creating a stark economic divide.
Chasen Cos. accused of using inflated appraisals in real estate deals
StanCorp Mortgage Investors LLC filed a lawsuit on Jan. 23 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore against Cushman & Wakefield and one of its appraisers, David Masters.
As Maryland digs out of a snowstorm, another could be on the way
The Baltimore area registered about 11 inches of combined snow and sleet from the weekend’s snowstorm.
They should be exempt from property taxes, but their home was sold at tax sale
A misunderstanding and paperwork errors nearly cost Theodore and Jean Bonds their East Baltimore rowhome.
