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    Maryland guide to negotiating as real estate rules change
    Here’s what Marylanders need to know about the changes to the real estate industry tied to a settlement agreement with the National Association of Realtors.
    Here’s what Marylanders need to know about the changes to the real estate industry tied to a settlement agreement with the National Association of Realtors.
    County developer modifies previous plan to add new apartments on contentious Lutherville land
    The new proposal for transit-oriented development next to the Lutherville light rail stop calls for even more apartments than before.
    A digital rendering of a large green field with buildings on three sides.
    Housing dream or budget nightmare? Inside Mayor Scott’s $3B plan to fix Baltimore’s vacants
    So far the reception from state leaders has been lukewarm and city budget officials have also pushed back, according to emails and other communications obtained in a public records request.
    Baltimore is pushing forward on an ambitious, and politically challenging, plan to tackle the city’s vacant property problem at scale.
    The Baltimore Furniture Bank was his dream. He died after making it reality.
    Damien Haussling co-founded the nonprofit after experiencing homelessness himself.
    Damien Haussling is pictured with the Baltimore Furniture Bank truck while delivering mattresses and bedding to immigrant families in Highlandtown on May 16, 2024.
    Parents scramble after a developer’s death shutters a Mount Vernon day care
    A developer’s unexpected death has led to the abrupt closure of a day care tucked inside a historic Mount Vernon church, leaving parents scrambling to find alternative childcare with just days’ notice.
    The fate of the Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church nursery is uncertain after the sudden death of a developer planning to purchase the historic church.
    After years of unsafe housing, HUD finally makes a move at Baltimore County complex
    The federally subsidized apartment complex in Southwest Baltimore County has been a prolific source of complaints from residents — for years, if not decades.
    The exterior sign of the Lakeside Homes at Holiday Heights apartment complex in Lansdowne on July 3, 2024.
    Landlord preyed on vulnerable women, sought sex for reduced rent, Maryland AG alleges
    It’s the first case that the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has brought since obtaining the authority to enforce local, state and federal civil rights laws.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, pictured in a file photo, on Friday discussed a lawsuit that the office’s Civil Rights Division filed against Eric Sessoms and Mt Vernon Group LLC during a news conference.
    Chasing Chasen: Small business scores big win over Baltimore developer as legal woes mount
    The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.
    Patryk Tararuj’s business, Green Apple Cleaning of Baltimore, won a suit against Chasen Cos. this month.
    How an unusual experiment helped Baltimore house nearly 300 families and counting
    Mayor Brandon Scott and other officials announced permanent funding for a program that helps formerly unhoused people stay in their homes.
    Kevin Lindamood, president and CEO of Healthcare for the Homeless, speaks at a news conference inside Baltimore City Hall. City leaders announced funding to continue and expand a pilot program providing permanent housing for nearly 300 city residents.
    Johnston Square revival continues with project for new apartments, library
    The city now hopes to expand the whole-block model used in the tiny East Baltimore neighborhood to more parts of the city, perhaps using financing methods usually reserved for commercial developments.
    Properties on Biddle Street in Johnston Square that ReBUILD Metro will convert into housing for school employees in a January file photo.
    Red Maple Place clears another hurdle in East Towson
    Red Maple Place, a proposed 56-unit housing development in historic East Towson, will not be subject to new design standards.
    A rendering shows Homes for American's plan for Red Maple Place, an apartment building on Joppa Road that would have 50 affordably priced units and six market-rent units. A Circuit Court judge has given a green light to the controversial proposal.
    In lawsuit, West Baltimore community association alleges city’s tax sale system is unconstitutional
    The Edmondson Community Organization filed the case on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
    Somil Trivedi, chief legal and advocacy director at Maryland Legal Aid, speaks at a news conference outside the Edmondson Community Center in West Baltimore shortly after a lawsuit challenging city tax sales was filed in court on July 2, 2024.
    Morgan State to open new off-campus housing by fall 2025 to combat shortages
    Morgan State University students are expected to gain a new off-campus housing option by Fall 2025 to combat campus housing shortages.
    The new building will be named after Morgan State alum Enolia Pettigen McMillan, the first Black woman to lead a Maryland high school and the first woman to head Baltimore’s NAACP.
    Contractor alleges Chasen Cos. owes almost $1 million for Meyer Seed Co. project
    In court documents filed on April 15 but not previously available in Baltimore Circuit Court, Patriot Steel Fabrication Inc., a firm based in Church Creek, Dorchester County, asserts that Chasen Cos. owes the business more than $915,000.
    A view from the entryway of a construction site that will become The Whitney, on South Caroline Street in Fells Point.
    Baltimore’s flashiest developer wanted to expand nationally. Now he’s rethinking everything.
    Brandon Chasen’s development company is dialing back its national expansion plans and slowing its pace in Baltimore, too.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen is photographed during an interview at his company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
    New lawsuit: Title company collected $1 million for ABC Capital transactions that never happened
    A lawsuit filed last week is the latest addition to a pile of civil claims tied to ABC Capital and Castle Title that keeps growing as the Maryland Insurance Administration investigates discrepancies raised by a civil lawyer and reported by The Baltimore Banner.
    ABC Capital’s Jay Walsh appeared in Baltimore District Court on June 20 for a scheduled trial on charges of felony theft and doing business without a license.
    South Baltimore church fire displaces homeless women and children
    Early Friday, a fire in the basement of a Federal Hill church forced 17 shelter residents to evacuate. Baltimore Outreach Services relocated them to a hotel.
    A shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness was flooded on Friday, June 14, 2024, when a fire broke out at Christ Lutheran Church in Federal Hill. (Courtesy of the Rev. Dr. Amsalu Geleta)
    Annapolis housing authority cuts summer programs, slashes staff because of funding shortage
    The community pool at Harbour House has been closed, summer programs have been canceled and there have been staff reductions due to funding issues faced by the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis.
    Eastport Terrace is one of several apartment and townhouse being considered for a gun violence prevention program in Annapolis..
    Olszewski vetoes contentious Baltimore County school overcrowding bill
    Baltimore County Executive says he stands ready to compromise on a better bill.
    Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore County Executive, speaks at a press conference announcing a package of foundational legislative reforms to expand access to new housing opportunities as well as address community concerns in Baltimore County.
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