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Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic Development will relocate about 250 employees to seven of the World Trade Center’s 30 floors in October 2008, the agency announced Thursday

Sales of existing homes fell in June for a fourth consecutive month, further evidence that housing troubles are far from over. The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that sales of existing homes dropped ...

<p>Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fiscal third-quarter after the homebuilder cut prices to spur sales and took major charges to write down the value of unsold inventory.</p>

Countrywide Financial Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit shrank by nearly a third as softening home prices led to rising delinquencies and mortgage defaults among the most creditworthy borrowers.

Sales of existing homes fell for a fourth straight month in June and even a small increase in home prices was not enough to lift the gloom surrounding the housing industry.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Monday that an informal Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry to determine if any person or entity related to the company violated securities laws has become formal.

Programs offering income-tax breaks and other financial incentives to owners of properties with historic or architectural value are being considered by the city and nonprofit organizations that want to retain Baltimore

A month and a half after the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation finalized a land-swap agreement with Baltimore to facilitate the city

A majority of Lear Corp. shareholders rejected a $2.9 billion buyout bid from billionaire investor Carl Icahn, but analysts say knowing their margin of victory could offer clues to future moves by Icahn...

If Kimberly Jenkins listed her 88-acre property on the Chesapeake Bay with a Realtor, it could sit on the market for months. Instead, Jenkins is taking a gamble.