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Housing

    An eco-village is expected to fill the “Tivoly Triangle” in Northeast Baltimore, a long-stalled redevelopment project.
    Northeast Baltimore ‘eco-village’ wants to create new neighborhood model
    The site would include large and small single-family homes but also duplexes at prices that are “financially accessible” to aspiring homeowners, project managers said.
    Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
    After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
    The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.
    Curved, white arches stand over a sign that reads "Columbia Gateway: A Corporate Community"
    Amazon didn’t want Columbia Gateway, so Howard County has a new people-friendly plan
    Howard County planners and consultants presented their preferred plan for redeveloping Columbia Gateway, the business park that Amazon passed over for its East Coast headquarters in 2018.
    Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
    City employee who took bribes had been flagged years before, records show
    Concerns about Joseph Gillespie went unchecked many years ago, a city employee said.
    Rockland Run resident Diana Evans looks up at the damaged ceiling above her bed. She has had to deal with water coming through the ceiling in her first floor condo multiple times in the past couple of years.
    Baltimore County seeks relief for strapped condo, townhouse associations
    Maryland makes homeowner associations collect funds for maintenance. Baltimore County’s councilmen say it’s too much.

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    Angela Coleman, president and founder of Sisterhood Agenda, poses for a portrait on the property she aims to transform into housing in Middle River, Maryland, on Aug. 22, 2024.
    HUD investigating Baltimore County housing discrimination complaint
    Angela D. Coleman wants to build eco-friendly duplexes at affordable prices for renters. She planned 22 units for a development in Middle River.
    Maryland Attorney General applauds for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as he delivers his first State of the State address on 2/1/23 at the Maryland State House.
    Maryland AG sues software vendor, landlords for price-fixing rents
    The attorney general’s office blasted the defendants as a ‘cartel.’
    Natalie Stuppard, a Tiers of Laurel Lakes condo owner and condo association board member, describes the community reaction when notice to vacate signs appeared  after the condo’s staircases were deemed unsafe.
    Condo sales are booming, but a Laurel community shows the risks
    Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.
    With the help of software, the lawsuit states, the landlords would receive frequent updates on competitors’ rates, apartment availability, occupancy and changes in rental rates — and a nudge if a competitor increased rents.
    Maryland landlords among those accused of price-fixing in federal lawsuit
    The companies are accused of using an algorithm to set rents and minimize competition among landlords.
    Property values rose by 20% in the state’s latest round of assessments, likely meaning higher tax bills for owners.
    Maryland property values rose 20% and higher tax bills are likely
    All of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions experienced increased values amid a tight housing market.

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    A couple inspects the final view of their first home together in Bowie, Md.,  on December 20, 2024.
    2025 housing outlook: What to consider if you’re thinking of buying
    The housing market has cooled off some since the start of the pandemic, but industry insiders said to expect no dramatic changes in home supply or pricing next year.
    President Jimmy Carter at a press conference in 1977.
    Larry Gibson: Jimmy Carter’s service offers much to be admired, honored
    The U.S. and the world continue to benefit from Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments as president and the humanitarian work he pursued after leaving office, University of Maryland Law professor Larry S. Gibson says.
    A rendering of the Goucher College campus with the yet-to-be-built University Residence Community towers from Edenwald Senior Living on the right side.
    Goucher College to embrace ‘co-generational environment’ with retirement community
    Edenwald Senior Living, in Towson, plans to add 127 new units in three apartment towers that will be built on land leased from Goucher College on its campus.
    American politician Jimmy Carter, wearing a black blazer over a shirt and tie, during his 1976 presidential campaign, Virginia, United States, 1976.
    Robert Embry Jr.: Jimmy Carter’s policies helped revitalize Baltimore
    Jimmy Carter’s policies and priorities as president set revitalization in motion in Baltimore and other cities that needed it, Abell Foundation President Robert Embry Jr. says.
    This is a picture of the Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus
    Chinese nationals say Baltimore developer ‘duped’ them into $47M boondoggle
    A lawsuit filed this month in Baltimore Circuit Court says developer Ron Lipscomb lured Chinese investors seeking U.S. citizenship for a hotel project in East Baltimore that had wildly inflated construction costs.

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    Attendees gather at the Legacy at Twin Rivers site prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony on 4/19/2024 in Columbia, MD.
    Letter: Requirements for homeless housing will not hurt developers
    Modest requirements to incorporate a handful of PSH units will not bring about the “collapse of the industry," say the president and CEO of Health Care for the Homeless and president of HCH Real Estate Co.
    A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
    Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
    Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
    The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
    Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
    Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
    Rachel Oslund, a home inspector, demonstrates how she uses a sticky test strip to collect potential mold spores from a window sill for further testing in a lab.
    Think you have mold at home? Here’s when to call in the professionals.
    Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.
    Faresha Sim poses for a portrait in her apartment in the Avalon on April 20, 2024. She wears a mask and gloves the majority of the time because of mold.
    Mold is everywhere. Maryland may try to do something about it.
    State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.
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