Governor applauds mortgage deal, ignores Gansler role
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun Gov,Martin O'Malley welcomes the state's participation in a nationwide settlement that is expected to bring almost $1 billion to Maryland victims of mortgage abuses but doesn't have much to say about the role ...
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Globe and MailMortgage settlement has shortcomings, critics say
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun As the federal government and 49 states signed onto a landmark mortgage relief settlement Thursday, housing advocates and others pointed to some shortcomings and raised questions about how the $25 billion plan would ...
Maryland Joins Nationwide Mortgage SettlementLoanSafe
State to Receive Nearly $1B in Mortgage Fraud SettlementSouthern Maryland Online
National Mortgage Settlement: States, Big Banks Reach $26 Billion DealHuffington Post
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Why Exelon chose Harbor Point over downtown – more like suburbia
Baltimore Brew
Harbor Point's designation as a state enterprise zone would reduce the amount of property taxes going to the city of Baltimore to virtually nothing. That's because the state's partial reimbursement to the city for the enterprise zone break would go to ...
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Protesters are expected at hearing on livability code
Baltimore Sun
He said the bill would have property owners pay $20 once every two years to register, and would give them a two-year bonus if they do not do anything wrong. The bill is very reasonable considering other jurisdictions, such as Baltimore County, ...
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World Property ChannelBaltimore home values drop in 2011, expected to stay flat
Baltimore Business Journal (blog)
Greater Baltimore home values fell 2.5 percent in 2011, according to Zillow , and are expected to stay flat in 2012. The area's home values averaged $214100, down 24.4 percent from the market's peak several years ago. US home values averaged $146900 at ...
Home Value Declines Pick Up in Fourth Quarter, But Zillow Forecasts Smaller ...MarketWatch (press release)
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