City homeowner almost ends up in tax sale over lost check

Kristina Suson's home wasn't part of the city's tax sale Monday, but it was a close call.

Baltimore's tax sale: liens sold on 6,545 properties, raising $20 million for city

Multiple offers back in the Baltimore-area housing market -- for some homes

Here's a phrase you probably didn't expect to hear associated with the housing market so soon after the crash: Bidding war.

Explore CityView website for tidbits, useful neighborhood info

Baltimore has a gem online that's worth exploring for a few minutes the next time you're info-snacking on the web.

Eastpoint Mall being auctioned at month's end

Eastpoint Mall, in southeast Baltimore County, is being sold at auction on May 29, the auctioneer announced.

Fewer new mortgage problems in Maryland, more older ones

Area housing in past decade: more likely to be fixed up

Rough economy notwithstanding, more Baltimore homes were getting face lifts at the end of the last decade than the start.

Md. ranks high in number of homeowners seriously delinquent

A recent analysis offers some good news, at least in the short-term, for those individuals (like me!) who are trying to sell their homes --...

Learn how to make money rehabbing city's vacant homes

Baltimore stakeholders continue to push for solutions to the high number of vacant and boarded-up houses that dot the city. The latest...

Real Estate Wonk: 'Mad Men' selling ... homes?

Real Estate Wonk: The lexicon of real estate listing language has many terms for putting a positive spin on features the average...

Deeply underwater homeowners to get most aid from foreclosure deal

Homeowners more deeply underwater on mortgages handled by five major U.S. banking firms are prime candidates for getting help from a $25-...

U.S. extends deadline for borrowers to seek foreclosure reviews

Borrowers seeking a review of their foreclosures for errors committed by banks have been given an extra three months to apply for the free...

Lawmakers push Fannie, Freddie to write-down mortgage principal

Rep. Barney Frank and two other House Financial Services Committee Democrats on Monday pressed Edward DeMarco, the regulator of seized...

Obama Administration expands foreclosure relief program

Struggling homeowners are set to get more help from the federal government as the Obama Administration extends its key foreclosure...

Consumer group tentatively supports $25-billion mortgage deal

Earn tax credits for improving home's efficiency

For the past few years, the federal government has offered tax credits for certain home improvements aimed at increasing a home's energy...