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Winans family member sentencing set for bond scam
DETROIT — Prosecutors have recommended at least 12 1/2 years in prison for a member of gospel music’s Winans family whose $8 million bond scam involved more than 1,000 people and caused bankruptcies...
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Sharp drop in homes lost to foreclosure in Feb.
LOS ANGELES — While the nation’s foreclosure woes persist, new data show they’re easing amid a resurgent housing market, rising home prices and efforts by some states to buy homeowners more time to...
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Joe Surkiewicz: St. Ambrose expands legal services beyond foreclosure
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Baltimore’s oldest nonprofit serving the housing needs of the city and state’s low-income residents, is reinvigorating its legal...
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Late-payment rate on mortgages tumbled in 1Q
LOS ANGELES — A resurgent housing market, rising home values and steady job gains are helping more U.S. homeowners stay on top of their mortgage payments. The percentage of mortgage holders at least...
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RealtyTrac: Home repossessions in U.S. fell in April
Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were repossessed by lenders last month, the latest indication that the nation's foreclosure woes are waning.
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U.S. home re-sales surpass 5 million in May
WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes surpassed the 5 million mark in May, the first time that’s happened in 3 ½ years. The gain shows the housing recovery is strengthening. The...
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RealtyTrac: Home repossessions declined in June
LOS ANGELES — Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were repossessed by banks in June, the latest sign that the nation is shaking off its housing bust hangover. Lenders initiated the...
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Thousands lose homes in Md. with foreclosure wave
A second round of the housing crisis is striking Maryland as a backlog of delinquent loans move to foreclosure. The Washington Post reports that between January and June, Maryland saw the third...
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Foreclosure lawyer to face 90-day suspension
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Hunt Valley-based lawyer who allowed employees to sign his name on sworn affidavits in foreclosure actions will be suspended from practicing law for 90 days,...
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Baltimore housing department to demolish nearly 600 buildings
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The city housing department has signed an agreement to use nearly $10 million from a national foreclosure abuse settlement to demolish 578 mostly derelict...
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ACLU wants federal agency info on combating eminent domain
NEWARK, N.J. — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Federal Housing Finance Agency, asking it to disclose efforts to stop municipalities from using eminent domain to bail out underwater...
View ArticleBDC seeks $200K unpaid loan from former hotel owner
The Baltimore Development Corp. is seeking repayment of a $200,000 loan it made to the previous owners of The Inn at the Black Olive in Fells Point.
View ArticleClearview to remain golf course for now
Clearview at Horn's Point, the Cambridge country club with a recent legal history, was sold at auction Friday for just under $1.5 million.
View ArticleLandlord’s damages top $4.5M
The former owner of a Rockville office building has been awarded more than $4.5 million in compensatory damages from a former tenant that twice forced it into foreclosure because of unpaid rent.
View ArticleNAACP pushes new foreclosure moratorium
The state NAACP chapter is encouraging legislators to pass a bill to create a six-month moratorium on foreclosures in the state.
View ArticleBill seeks speedier filing of deficiency judgment actions
Advocates for limiting the amount of time a bank can decide to seek a deficiency judgment argue the current 12-year window is too large, and that it harms residents trying to improve their credit...
View ArticleSenate advances new limit on ground-rent remedy
The Senate gave preliminary approval by voice vote Wednesday to legislation that would limit the ability of ground-rent owners to collect the costs of ejecting a defaulting homeowner.
View ArticleSenate sends ground-rent restrictions to House
By a vote of 46-0, the Senate gave final approval Thursday to legislation that would limit the ability of ground-rent owners to collect the costs of ejecting a defaulting homeowner. Senate Bill 1095...
View ArticleMaryland No. 2 in first quarter foreclosure rate
Foreclosures increased in Maryland for the seventh consecutive quarter.
View ArticleMaryland has second highest foreclosure rate, again
RealtyTrac reports Maryland had the second highest foreclosure rate for the third month in a row.
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