Growth and development

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.

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.

Crews were expected to continue clearing snow and ice from residential roads, sidewalks and bus stops through the end of the week.

The state Department of Transportation’s grant program has promised up to $50,000 for impacted businesses along the Purple Line — a potential windfall as they struggle to stay afloat. But nearly all awards have been a fraction of that amount.

WSSC Water, the commission that provides water and sewer services to Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, is urging customers to restrict water during the current cold snap.

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Hotel Ulysses, an upscale hotel in Mount Vernon in Baltimore City, racked up a $290,000 in unpaid taxes, court records show.

It’s the fourth year a Maryland lawmaker has proposed a bill aimed at expediting a squatting complaint.

The Sphere’s owner has been planning to create similar venues around the world. Content created for the Las Vegas venue could be shown in the smaller National Harbor Sphere, too.

Towson University has seen rising demand for student housing as more students want to live on or near campus and not commute.

The case shows a “massive corporate entity taking advantage of an honest, hard-working individual,” the a Baltimore judge wrote.

County officials are hoping a new vision for Clarksburg will attract a large company to a former Communications Satellite Corp. site and spur the local economy.

Metropolis, a fast-growing California tech company, uses artificial intelligence to operate parking lots and says it has almost 100 locations in the Baltimore region.

Neighbors reflected on what the community staple that is the Severna Park Golf Center, which appears poised for sale and development into townhomes.

New York investor Benjamin Eidlisz made waves in Southeast Baltimore before myriad housing companies connected to him failed.

If you're in the market for a home, Maryland and county governments have some financial incentives to retain more households on their tax rolls.

Leaders said the county had completed or made substantial progress on 63 of the 84 goals outlined in the plan, as of June 30.

Davis Kennedy, whose Gazette newspapers covered communities in Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll counties before he sold the chain to The Washington Post, died on Christmas.

While the area around the airport has been industrialized since the 1920s, when the Glenn L. Martin Company established an aircraft plant there, the community has chafed at the ongoing development of the peninsula.