The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has received $200,000 from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for its low-income homeowners’ program. The grant, which was nearly $45,000 more than what MVLS received last year for the program, allowed the ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. banks have taken another step to clear away the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis by agreeing to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on millions of homeowners. The deal announced Monday could ...

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We have written several columns on the Homestead Tax Credit. It may seem like overkill, but for those who qualify, it can mean a savings of literally thousands of dollars in your real estate taxes. Plus, the Dec. 31 deadline for application is fast approaching.

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ST. LOUIS — Carol DeVaughan assumed her suburban St. Louis home was simply settling when cracks appeared in the walls. When she noticed huge gaps between her fireplace and ceiling, and that her family room was starting to tilt, she ...

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LOS ANGELES — The number of U.S. homeowners who were put on notice for being behind on their mortgage payments fell in May to the lowest level since 2006, the result of a slowing housing market and lingering delays in ...

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Among the flurry of bills passed in the waning days of the General Assembly’s session was one long hoped-for by community associations across the state to help deal with the foreclosure crisis. The new law will give the homeowner and ...

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