Department of Housing and Community Development Sec. Kenneth C. Holt is apologizing for controversial comments he made Friday about how some mothers may intentionally poison their children to get housing benefits.

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Kenneth C. Holt, speaking at the Maryland Association of Counties convention in Ocean City, used the anecdote to highlight his support for reforming state law he said imposes unlimited liability on the owners and landlords of properties in the state.

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The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded more than $2.4 million in grants to four nonprofit community development organizations through the Baltimore Regional Neighborhoods Initiative. The awards are designed to attract investment to targeted areas in Baltimore ...

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The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development awarded Seawall Development a combined $150,000 in Community Legacy Awards for the developer's Tire Shop and Miller's Square II projects.

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Baltimore County announced it has been awarded $2.75 million by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to turn vacant, foreclosed houses into affordable homes.

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Baltimore’s foreclosure rate was the highest among large U.S. cities last month — up 296 percent over October 2012 as a backlog of foreclosures continued to clear through the courts, said a report by RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure data company.

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The city’s spending panel on Wednesday approved a series of applications by several nonprofits for $6 million in state funds to improve communities under 17 different projects.

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Foreclosure starts in Maryland jumped 24 percent over July’s figures, an August report by a national foreclosure tracking firm said Thursday.

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Grants awarded to two area housing assistance programs Two Baltimore-area housing assistance programs received grants last week from NeighborWorks America. Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore received a $252,200 grant, while St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center was granted $150,500. Both organizations are ...

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Nearly two dozen small-business owners and as many local bankers turned out Monday for a forum at Morgan State University on building better connections between the two groups during these austere economic times. The event lasted about three hours and ...

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