Housing

When Stephanie and Mary Kalinich faced a tax sale on their Arnold home, the sisters sold it to a friend with a real estate background, thinking they would be allowed to stay. Now they are facing eviction and have no place to go.

Two East Side community activists, Leah Biddinger and Kevin McDonough, work together to identify potential code violations in their community and alert Baltimore County officials.

Joseph Gillespie admitted to taking more than $250,000 in bribes that caused the city to lose out on more than $1 million in tax revenue.

Sometimes referred to as housing navigators or counselors, they take on a range of tasks, including providing hands-on support to households as they browse housing options and make contact with landlords.

Cumberland is offering $10,000 in relocation fees and up to a $10,000 match for a down payment or renovations on a home in the city limits as part of a push to attract residents.

Cumberland, like other small cities in Maryland, has experienced a post-pandemic revival thanks to an influx of residents who work remotely. The Western Maryland mountain town is shoring up its historic downtown.

Housing advocates say the success of Baltimore’s rental license system has been limited by complaint-dependent enforcement, loopholes that enable negligence, and insufficient awareness by both tenants and landlords.

After rounds of negotiations, council members praised the new direction of the pro-renters bill.

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.

The new proposal for transit-oriented development next to the Lutherville light rail stop calls for even more apartments than before.

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.

Damien Haussling co-founded the nonprofit after experiencing homelessness himself.

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 federally subsidized apartment complex in Southwest Baltimore County has been a prolific source of complaints from residents — for years, if not decades.

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.

The namesake company of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen is facing additional legal troubles large and small.

Mayor Brandon Scott and other officials announced permanent funding for a program that helps formerly unhoused people stay in their homes.

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.

Red Maple Place, a proposed 56-unit housing development in historic East Towson, will not be subject to new design standards.