Are there going to be a bunch of foreclosures coming on the market at the end of 2023? Though foreclosure numbers were up heading into the fall, they are still below pre-pandemic numbers, and a good portion of them may be from the pandemic time frame, where foreclosure filings are still catching up. ATTOM, which [...]
The Maryland Comptroller is warning Maryland residents about potential fraudulent "Notices of Property Seizure" per a news release on April 6, 2023. The Maryland Comptroller's office posted a photo of what some Maryland residents have received in the mail. It looks very official and realistic, and gives a phone number for the recipient to call [...]
The Maryland Homeowners' Property Tax Credit filing deadline is September 1, 2018. There are two deadlines each year - May 1 to have it potentially reflected on your initial July tax bill, and September 1 for a final deadline for each year. This credit must be applied for each and every year! What is the [...]
Maryland's foreclosure rate was the third highest in the US in 2017. Foreclosure proceedings were initiated on 11,930 homes in Maryland in 2017. The highest concentration of those foreclosure filings were in Prince George, Baltimore County and Baltimore City. There were 9,877 foreclosure auctions scheduled for 2017 in Maryland. The good news is that foreclosures [...]
Maryland was named the 8th best state to live in by the website 24/7 Wall Street in November 2016. The states were ranked based on three social and economic measures including educational achievement, life expectancy at birth, and each state's poverty rate. For educational achievement, 39% of Maryland adults have earned at least a bachelor's degree, which, [...]
Fifteen Reasons Why Maryland Rocks comes from a post that has floated around facebook recently, titled, "15 Reasons Why Maryland is Amazing." The author grew up in Maryland, and has continued to live here into adulthood. She is a photographer, so her photos are both inviting and lovely. Her love for Baltimore really shines through. [...]
Maryland Housing Average Annual Price Appreciation 1975-2013 per year is small but healthy, compared to some other states. Now, of course, the report is for the entire state, and as I have mentioned a number of times, real estate is very local -- and even looking at homes sales for Baltimore County alone still doesn't [...]
Baltimore County property tax reassessments for 2014 have come out, and a lot of people between Towson and Owings Mills are affected. The State of Maryland's Department of Assessments and Taxation reassesses properties every three years. The property tax reassessment, just to note, does not show what your home could sell for in the real [...]
Maryland has new traffic laws going into effect on October 1, 2013, and the Maryland State Police want to make sure everyone is aware of the changes. First, effective Oct. 1, it will become a primary offense for drivers to use hand-held cellphones while driving. This means that using your cellphone ALONE is a reason [...]
There are many reasons why Maryland could be considered the coolest state. Buzzfeed came up with 20. I thought it was neat, so I thought I would share with you Buzzfeed's 20 reasons why Maryland is the Coolest State: 1) Maryland Crabs. (And the enjoyment of eating them. It takes a long time, so it is [...]