Condo sales are booming, but a Laurel community shows the risks
Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.
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.
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.
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.
2025 kicks off with an old-fashioned snow day
The more things change, the more snow days stay the same.
Battle Pincus, left, and Jack Kessinger sled down the hill at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
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.
Property values rose by 20% in the state’s latest round of assessments, likely meaning higher tax bills for owners.
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.
A couple inspects the final view of their first home together in Bowie, Md.,  on December 20, 2024.
All this actually happened in 2024: The year in Maryland politics
Here are six stories The Banner’s political team can’t stop thinking about.
After losing her home, Baltimore woman joins federal lawsuit challenging tax sale
Filed this past July, the lawsuit argues that the tax sale system in Baltimore is unconstitutional.
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.
Loch Raven motel being cleared for affordable housing in Baltimore County
“Loch Raven Overlook” will be constructed near where Tuesday’s deadly shooting occurred in Towson.
The Days Inn motel in Towson, seen top right, will soon be cleared to make way for a new affordable housing development in a commercial section of Loch Raven.
Chasen Cos.’ Fells Point development stalled as property faces foreclosure
A bank has filed to foreclose on a high-profile Chasen Cos. property at 1400 Aliceanna St.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in May.
Fixing Baltimore’s vacant property economy could help everyone — just ask Detroit
Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.
Henry Earle, 21, during a drywall training course at the Detroit Training Center, which specializes in workforce development programs in construction, manufacturing, and transportation in Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 20, 2024.
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.
A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maryland wants more housing for the homeless — and it could cost developers
The proposal has alarmed the affordable housing community, which fears the collapse of the industry.
Attendees gather at the Legacy at Twin Rivers site prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony on 4/19/2024 in Columbia, MD.
Baltimore City Council’s new blood wants to do ‘really dope stuff’
These four freshmen say they’re here to shake up the status quo.
Incoming city council members, from left, Mark Parker, Jermaine Jones, Zac Blanchard, and Paris Gray.
Taking one last big swing on housing, Olszewski issues affordability mandate
The executive order is a retort to Baltimore County Council members who have attempted to put guardrails on the administration’s housing affordability and productivity goals.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski signed an order Tuesday requiring developers receiving county help to offer a percentage of housing units at an affordable price.
Baltimore took a big bet on casino gambling. A decade later, the chips are down.
Horseshoe Casino, which opened a decade ago, has seen declining revenues since their peak in 2016, and employs about one-third as many people as in its first year.
Cars drive past Horseshoe Casino on Russell Street in South Baltimore on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
This City Hall love story proves romance can happen anywhere
A lucky few discover love knee-deep in the crisis of a massive water main break in the middle of the woods.
Celeste Amato and Steve Strickland, who work in Mayor Brandon Scott's administration, outside of Baltimore’s City Hall after getting married on Nov. 9, 2024.
A land bank helped with Detroit’s vacants, but Baltimore leaders are unconvinced
Detroit officials found Baltimore’s response to a land bank proposal “unfortunate” and lacking context.
Hosanna Smith, 42, walks her dog, Dundie, 5, in her neighborhood on Nov. 22 2024 in Detroit, Mich. Smith bought her home in 2018 using the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s “Rehabbed and Ready” program.
BOPA votes to oust CEO as arts group faces financial peril
Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has removed CEO Rachel Graham after just seven months on the job.
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