Airbnb wants Baltimore to consider a "lighter touch" as its lawmakers debate regulating the short-term rental market.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has voted to send a measure aiming to address rental housing discrimination back to committee, likely ending its chances of passing this year. After debate that spanned three days, the Senate voted 23-22 to send ...

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NEW YORK — Bank of America says it has begun a pilot program offering some of its mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure a chance to stay in their homes by becoming renters instead of owners. The “Mortgage to Lease” ...

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In advance of Hurricane Irene and what may turn into a need for emergency housing, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is encouraging property owners around the state to list their available rental units on www.mdhousingsearch.org, a bilingual ...

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WASHINGTON — A growing number of Americans can’t afford a home or don’t want to own one, a trend that’s spawning a generation of renters and a rise in apartment construction. Many of the new renters are former owners who ...

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Terence Pleasant had been renting a Washington Village rowhouse with a friend for six months when he received a letter from a bank’s lawyer in December 2009. The house he lived in was being foreclosed, and Pleasant was told he ...

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