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Bank buys Inn at the Black Olive for $3.9 million

By Lorraine Mirabella , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:46:00 EDT

Fells Point boutique hotel will stay open, managed by former owners

The Inn at the Black Olive, a boutique hotel in Fells Point, was sold at auction for $3.9 million Thursday to mortgage holder 1st Mariner Bank.

Benefits of Harbor Point tax deal outweigh cost, mayor says

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 3 Jun 2013 21:03:00 EDT

Completed development will create more than 9,000 permanent jobs, Rawlings-Blake says

Hours before introducing legislation Monday to the City Council that asks for more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance for a large waterfront development near Harbor East, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake released hard numbers to justify the financing deal.

Rehab 'model' homes are emerging in Baltimore

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:06:00 EDT

Up-front investment is intended to show buyers a builder's capabilities

There's a brick home in Highlandtown, on a prominent corner of Eastern Avenue, that has become a contradiction.

Baltimore-area home prices rise in May

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:32:19 EDT

Median sales price is up 5.3 percent from May 2012

After a flat April, the median home sales price in metro Baltimore increased in May from a year earlier, according to data released Monday by the region's multiple-listing service.

Demolition begins on Catonsville's Simkins Mill

By Julie Baughman, jbaughman@tribune.com — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:38:00 EDT

The clanging sound of metal scraping against metal rang through the air on River Road last week as demolition of the Simkins Mill began.

Subletting made easy ... and endearing

By Chris Kaltenbach — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:07:00 EDT

Baltimore renter gets creative on Craigslist -- and finds someone to sublet his apartment

Subletting is never easy. It can be difficult to find someone to live in your place while you're away for an extended time. But with a combination of inventiveness, whimsy and honesty, one Baltimorean may be on to something ...

Cordish to build commercial space at Alabama airport complex

By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:27:00 EDT

Real estate developer selected in competitive bidding process

The Cordish Cos., the Baltimore-based real estate developer that owns and operates Maryland Live Casino, announced Thursday that it has been selected to develop portions of an airport-industrial complex in Alabama.

The Internet, climate change will influence real estate markets

By Lauren Beale — Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:06:00 EDT

ATLANTA -- The Internet, global growth and climate change are among the top issues facing the commercial and residential real estate markets over the next decade.

State mistakenly revives erroneous property tax breaks

By Scott Calvert , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:59:54 EDT

Court clerk Conaway "shocked" to learn of new credit

Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk Frank M. Conaway Sr. reacted with disbelief upon hearing that an illegitimate tax break was inexplicably on the property tax bill for a rental home he owns in Northwest Baltimore — again. "No, it's not," he insisted recently to a reporter.

Maryland Historical Trust to hold public hearing on Crittenton development

By Larry Perl, lperl@tribune.com — Thu, 30 May 2013 09:35:00 EDT

Statewide meeting in Calvert County on June 6

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 hold a pubic hearing June 6 on whether to modify an easement that prohibits new construction on the site.