Condos and Houses

Author Wes Moore got undeserved tax breaks

2013-06-18 08:59:00

Baltimore resident Wes Moore has a standout resume. He's a best-selling author, Rhodes scholar and TV show host, and his rising public profile is fueling speculation he may be eyeing a run for political office. But like many of his fellow city...

Regus 'flexible workplace' centers expand in Maryland

2013-06-03 17:50:00

Technology company Hope LoanPort could have signed a conventional lease for its new headquarters in Baltimore. But the nonprofit doesn't work in a conventional way. Its 10 employees live in three states. Some work at home part-time but need office space...

Mossburg wrong on housing vouchers

2013-05-06 08:15:00

As the legislative chair of the Maryland Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies, which represents the agencies that actually administer the Section 8 rental assistance program, it was disturbing to read the distortions in Marta Mossburg's...

State shouldn't let landlords discriminate

2013-05-05 05:00:00

As we recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, it is significant to note that the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan regions are among the most segregated in America. Last month, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil...

New housing development planned for Lansdowne

2013-02-05 09:16:00

Lansdowne residents have mixed feelings about a new townhouse development that Enterprise Homes is planning for a vacant property on Hollins Ferry Road. The development will feature 54 "rent to purchase" townhouses. The residences will initially be...

Ritzy and for rent: Grand residences in demand for events, weddings

2012-12-21 11:15:00

When celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were wed in a secret ceremony this year, the actors skipped the splashy Hollywood venue. Instead, their reported 17th-century location in South Carolina boasted an onsite mansion, gardens and a working...

Signs of change on a blighted East Baltimore block

2012-07-08 14:17:00

Gone are the plywood-covered door and windows that never seemed to keep the vacant house sealed very long. Gone too is the gaping hole where the first floor should have been — a dungeonlike pit where police say a 13-year-old girl was raped one night...

Teen rivals pick up pistols to prove their love for local woman

2012-11-14 00:00:00

An article in the Nov. 16, 1912, edition of The Argus reported a Sunday showdown in the streets over love was shut down by police. Thistle, a milling village near Catonsville, had an exciting Sunday afternoon when Dorsey Harrison, 17 years old, and...

Brewing a new display for Hampden's Christmas Street

2012-11-24 16:43:00

Even before the lights began blinking Saturday night on West 34th Street in Hampden, there was a clear audience favorite among this year's over-the-top neighborhood Christmas display. Clusters of people were stopping well before dusk to admire an...

Harford County police blotter: Trespassers start fires in Abingdon

2012-11-08 16:07:00

Aberdeen Donnie Edward Beck Jr., 36, of the 700 block of Custis Street, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant in a case in which he was charged with marijuana possession. Sara Louise Montgomery, 30, of the 200 block of Center Deen Avenue, was arrested...

Annual black bear hunt has its backers and detractors

2012-10-20 12:16:00

Kaitlin Zembower had gone deer hunting with her father Jerry countless times over the years near their Frostburg home, but the experience they shared during last year's annual Maryland black bear hunt was much different. Though Jerry Zembower had seen...

After 30 years, Rouse's Enterprise is adapting to financial challenges

2012-10-26 14:39:00

At the recent Governor's Housing Conference in Baltimore, the blue logo of a house with rays of light emanating from behind the roof was ubiquitous. It's the emblem of one of the conference's main sponsors, Enterprise, and to the roughly 800 people in...

Here's how it works: Someone sees a foreclosed house or one that is vacant, breaks in, changes the locks and finds a prospective tenant who hands over cash to rent the place. Where: All over South Florida.

2012-07-10 07:52:19

Set your top three to five criteria based on what you can afford, your daily housing needs, and your lifestyle. List your 'must have' amenities and your 'nice to have' amenities. Does your short list look like that of your partner? If not, how will you reconcile your varying priorities?

2012-02-15 15:50:07

Living in the house means you don't have to pay rent any more. But these additional considerations can also shape your financial strategy for home ownership. Will you rent out part of the property to capture cash to pay down the mortgage early?

2012-02-15 14:32:58