mortgages
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A half century after the historic March on Washington, much remains to be done to realize Martin Luther King's dream of racial and economic justice
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Where's the aid for families facing foreclosure on their homes?
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Boarded-up and falling down, hundreds of Baltimore's vacant and blighted rowhouses are scheduled for demolition in the coming months in a stepped-up effort to rid the city of its most visible sign of decades of urban decay.
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A new Baltimore homeowner shares her experience of buying in the city for the first time.
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The president's proposal to unwind Fannie May and Freddie Mac, similar to a bipartisan bill in the Senate, points the way toward meaningful reform in housing policy that doesn't eliminate the government's role in making homeownership possible for the middle class.
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Federal officials are refusing to turn over key information about process for compensating homeowners
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Despite claims to the contrary, meat-cleaver approach to budget cutting is hurting plenty of Marylanders
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Prices have improved modestly in the past six months, according to multiple list data
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Maryland nonprofit offers free reverse mortgage counseling
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Last month's high foreclosure rate wasn't an anomaly. For about a year, Maryland's foreclosure numbers have been among the highest in the country. That's largely because the foreclosure process here requires judicial oversight, drawing out the time it takes for banks to claim a property.
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Marylanders are among the biggest complainers to the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Checks totaling more than $15 million will be sent beginning next week to more than 10,000 Maryland mortgage borrowers, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced Wednesday.
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Government programs that encourage owning over renting offer marginal benefits and serious risks
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Women better at handling money, Experian concludes
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Several unscrupulous companies are circulating materials in the Baltimore area that are aimed at taking advantage of homeowners, according to St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, a Baltimore charity that counsels home buyers and people facing foreclosure.
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Marylanders received more than $1.3 billion in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement during a 12-month period, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced Tuesday.
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Zaied has repaid more than $14,000 after receiving credits for which he was ineligible
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A mortgage lender based in Utah has agreed to pay a Baltimore woman $13,000 after the company denied her a loan because she was pregnant and on maternity leave, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday.
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Several other pieces of legislation relevant to homeowners passed both chambers of the General Assembly during the most recent session, which ended earlier this month. O'Malley is expected to sign them provided they pass a constitutional review, according to spokeswoman Raquel Guillory.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has lifted a cease and desist order that 1st Mariner Bank has operated under since April 2009, the bank announced Monday.
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More than 50 real estate professionals will be on hand to answer any home buying questions about living in Howard County at the county's 7th Annual Come Home to Howard County Housing Fair.
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A longtime Towson University professor has resigned his post as the head of the city school system's ethics panel amid allegations that his published academic articles contain content from dozens of sources without proper — or in some cases any — attribution.
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While homes continue to be built around Harford County, the local market has a long way to go before it gets to the heights its sustained before the nationwide housing market crash which began in 2007.
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Harford County officials raised nearly $115 million through two bond sales Tuesday to finance existing and new capital projects and to pay off previous bond issues.
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Get rid of a tax break that drains the Treasury and mainly benefits the wealthy
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Going after the ratings agency that downgraded U.S. debt looks like a conflict of interest.
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Home insurance premiums throughout Maryland have been increasing. Here's why.
