Church Hill Real Estate News

Monday Nov 30 | via The Frederick News Post 

A southern Maryland developer is hoping to revitalize St. Charles, a community in Waldorf, by "going green." American Community Properties Trust is expected to announce plans Monday to double the community's size while reducing its carbon footprint with more environmentally friendly design.

Related Topix: Maryland, Real Estate, Baltimore, MD, Housing

Wednesday Nov 25 | via The Baltimore Sun 

If someone offers to help modify your mortgage for the low-low upfront fee of $3,500, run for the hills.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Maryland, Maryland Government

Tuesday Nov 24 | via Daily Record 

State officials have ordered five companies to shut down illegal home loan modification schemes that targeted Maryland residents facing foreclosure, the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced Tuesday afternoon.

Related Topix: Maryland, Foreclosures

Wednesday Nov 18 | via The Baltimore Sun 

A Maryland woman who stole millions of dollars from Washington-area homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure is a "vulture" whose case should serve as a warning to other con artists, a federal judge said yesterday before imposing a sentence of more than 12 years.

Related Topix: Maryland, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Monday Nov 16 | via WTOP 

Prince George's County saw more than 2,000 foreclosure filings last month, and the Maryland suburb accounted for nearly one-third of the total in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Maryland, Home, Mortgage

4 min ago | via Rediff.com 

Edward Bloom -- Albert Finney / Ewan McGregor in Big Fish Shaun -- Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead Some people close a deal and some people don't. It's that simple.

Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Big Fish, Drama Movies, Adventure, Simon Pegg, Real Estate

1 hr ago | via Examiner.com 

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee has now held two hearings to consider the expansion of eviction control protections to a large class of units that have been off limits to local regulations since the inception of the City's Rent Control Ordinance .

Related Topix: 9, Foreclosures

1 hr ago | via Los Angeles Times 

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington Alejandro Lazo -- Thousands of Southern California home buyers, and millions nationwide, will have to come up with more cash and reach higher minimum credit scores to get a government-backed mortgage under changes unveiled by the Federal Housing Administration.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home Listing

Thursday Nov 19 | via Examiner.com 

Getting into debt is easy, but getting out of it is hard. It's a lot of work and can feel overwhelming at times.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

Tuesday Nov 10 | via Examiner.com 

Crisis in the mortgage origination business is brewing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's secretary formally announced the underwriting, downpayment, and other cash requirements it is proposing to stem the tide of losses its mortgage insurance fund has sustained and is going to sustain in the near future.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures