State mistakenly revives erroneous property tax breaks

Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk Frank M. Conaway Sr. reacted with disbelief upon hearing that an illegitimate tax break was inexplicably on...

Maryland Historical Trust to hold public hearing on Crittenton development

The good news for critics of a plan to develop the old Crittenton Home for Girls in Hampden is that the Maryland Historical Trust will...

Doubts face a new proposal for prominent downtown parcel

Developer J. Joseph Clarke has come up with a half-dozen ideas over the past 20 years — a hotel, corporate headquarters, residences,...

From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded

Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the...

Price of Phillips' house drops to $28.8 million

The Friary on the Severn, the palatial Annapolis home of members of the Phillips Seafood family, has dropped in price after a year on the...

BDC approves sale of Jonestown warehouse for apartment development

The Baltimore Development Corp.'s board on Thursday morning approved the sale of a warehouse site in the neighborhood just north of...

Baltimore residents in largely vacant blocks to be uprooted

With plans to demolish 1,500 vacant houses in the next three years, Baltimore officials and the few remaining residents in largely vacant...

Scams targeting Baltimore-area home owners

Several unscrupulous companies are circulating materials in the Baltimore area that are aimed at taking advantage of homeowners, according...

Peggy Stewart House for sale in Annapolis

Tucked away in the state's capital, adjacent to the Naval Academy, sits the Peggy Stewart House, a historic house that played an important...

Thinking small: Compact, cheaper living in 'tiny houses'

Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize.

Bridging the great divide between home buyers and sellers

Where do you side in the great real estate buy-sell divide of 2012? If you're a homeowner considering selling sometime in the new year,...

Operation Christmas tree

Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall," said Ziegler, who owns...

College towns draw retirees

Not everyone loves hitting the links. And, as relaxing as surf sounds can be, even they become commonplace after awhile.

Above and beyond the home inspection

Mice, mold and leaking bathtubs are among the last discoveries homebuyers want to make after moving into a new home. But that's exactly what...

Market climate warms for house hunters

Traditionally, spring is when prospective homebuyers come out of hibernation and begin the hunt for their next residence. But with the...

Get creative: Use home items to make Valentine's Day crafts

 Valentine's Day for children usually means exchanging those paper Valentines and lots of sugary candy....