Protesters from the group Housing Our Neighbors announced their displeasure with using $21 million of excess recordation and transfer taxes to cover police overtime.

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The concept of an affordable housing crisis is associated with thriving cities, such as New York and San Francisco, coping with demand that is driving up housing costs. But housing advocates argue that Baltimore, which struggles with declining population, swaths ...

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A lawsuit from a business group and others seeking to stop the development of an affordable apartment complex in Owings Mills has been dismissed. The lawsuit challenging the approval of a planned unit development that allows for the construction of ...

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Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of House and Urban Development to build 1,500 affordable housing units in wealthier communities in the Baltimore metro area. The agreement settles a complaint lodged ...

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Hurdles preventing the development of affordable housing highlighted in a recent report by the White House are prevalent in the Baltimore metro area, according to some development advocates. Sean Davis, president of the Baltimore chapter of the Maryland Building Industry ...

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Maryland is among the most expensive states to operate affordable housing developments, but it remains cheaper than some of its neighbors. A report from accounting and tax advisory firm CohnReznick LLP found the most expensive places to operate a property ...

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Councilman Bill Henry said he will continue to try and overhaul the city’s inclusionary housing law even after his attempt this week was soundly defeated. On Monday, legislation closing a loophole in the current law that allows developers to get ...

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Opponents of a proposed overhaul of Baltimore’s inclusionary housing law worry the most recent bill could scare off residential development and damage the city’s economy. The opponents, during a public hearing for the legislation Wednesday night at City Hall, particularly ...

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Baltimore voters will decide in November whether the city should create a trust fund encouraging the development of affordable housing. Housing for All Baltimore, a coalition of several nonprofits and activist groups, collected 18,577 signatures in support of putting the ...

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Opponents of a proposed overhaul of Baltimore’s inclusionary housing law worry the most recent bill could scare off residential development and damage the city’s economy. The opponents, during a public hearing for the legislation Wednesday night at City Hall, particularly ...

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