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Maryland joins nationwide mortgage settlement

By Hanah Cho , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:19:47 EST

Nearly $1 billion will help state residents

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has agreed to join other states in a $25 billion settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers — a landmark agreement that would provide nearly $1 billion in aid to Maryland homeowners who were victims of shoddy and illegal foreclosure paperwork practices.

COPT posts $87.2 million fourth-quarter loss

By Lorraine Mirabella , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:17:00 EST

Developer blames weak economy and uncertainty on federal budget cuts

Columbia-based office developer Corporate Office Properties Trust, or COPT, posted an $87.2 million loss in the fourth quarter, the company reported Thursday, blaming a weak economic recovery and uncertainty over federal budget cuts.

Real Estate Wonk: Renting by default or by choice

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:56:00 EST

Inner Harbor Holiday Inn is purchased by R.I. firm

The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:13:05 EST

The Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor has been acquired by The Procaccianti Group, a Providence, R.I.-based real estate investment and management company, the firm announced Tuesday.

Proposal would help state keep banks from getting homeowner tax breaks

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:33:00 EST

Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake names new CEO

By Jamie Smith Hopkins , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:32:00 EST

Affordable-housing provider Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake said its new chief executive — who brings a construction and finance background — will come on board this month.

Baltimore suburbs rank third lowest in suburban office vacancy rates

By Lorraine Mirabella , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:47:00 EST

Only San Francisco peninsula, Silicon Valley have lower rates

Thanks to demand from the defense sector, the vacancy rate for office space in Baltimore's suburbs is lower than anywhere else in the United States except for two suburban markets in California, a new commercial real estate report shows.

Real Estate Wonk: Where area residents would rather be

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:47:00 EST

Having trouble finding a Baltimore foreclosure to buy? Here's why

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:04:00 EST

Cole says he alerted state to Federal Hill assessment error several years ago

By Scott Calvert , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:43:46 EST

Mistake 'slipped through the cracks,' councilman says

City Councilman William H. Cole IV said Wednesday evening that his office told state assessors several years ago that they had mistakenly valued a large Federal Hill home as if it were a fraction of its true size. And Cole said others in the neighborhood had complained as well, yet the error was not fixed.