Non Profit Developer will Honor David Reznick with Community Leadership Award March 18

Silver Spring, MD - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — David Reznick, Principal and Chairman of Reznick Group, will be honored next week by Montgomery Housing Partnership with its first Community Leadership Award. He will receive the award at MHP’s 20th Anniversary Dinner on March 18, at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland. more »

March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — With the filing date for federal and state income taxes one month away, Montgomery County’s Community Action Board recommends that consumers avoid Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs). These highly advertised loans can subject consumers to high interest rates, additional fees and repayment risks. more »

March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The 2010 U.S. Census Survey questionnaires will be mailed to every household beginning next week.  Residents should watch for their questionnaire in the mail, fill it out with information on every person living in their residence, and return it by April 1. more »

BALTIMORE, MD - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Just as sharks smell blood in the water, foreclosure rescue scammers can pick out desperate homeowners on the brink of foreclosure. Many homeowners are unaware of their options and panic. In the latest issue of The Consumer’s Edge, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler warns homeowners and consumers of foreclosure rescue scams, and offers tips on how to avoid them. more »

Introduces new bill; co-sponsors two others after meetings with local veterans groups.

February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Frank Kratovil today backed legislation to protect returning veterans and surviving spouses from the threat of home foreclosure and to promote opportunities for returning service members to transition into careers in education, after discussing the proposals in recent meetings with his Veterans Advisory Committee and other local veterans groups. more »

Washington, DC - February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congressman John Sarbanes was honored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in its Top 10 List of legislation that is helping to advance green building and the economic activity and jobs that come with it.  Congressman Sarbanes was included in the list as author of H.R. 4155, the Property Assessed Clean Energy Tax Benefits Act of 2009. more »

BALTIMORE, MD - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has issued a final order requiring Home at Last, LLC and its principal to refund payments of $211,076.20 collected from consumers to construct homes in Prince George’s County and to pay penalties of $75,200. The Division found that Jacquelyn Willis, and her company, Home at Last, violated Maryland’s Custom Home Protection Act by failing to place or maintain money paid by consumers into an escrow account or having a surety bond to cover the deposits and payments made. The Division also found that Willis and her company violated the Home Builder Registration Act and the Consumer Protection Act by failing to build homes as promised. more »

Ocean City, MD - February 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The collapse of an Ocean City real-estate partnership has led to competing auctions for waterfront condominiums — and created an opportunity for real-estate bargain hunters. more »

Bill to increase protections for Maryland’s homeowners

ANNAPOLIS, MD - February 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Testifying before members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and the House Environmental Matters Committee, Governor Martin O’Malley and Congressman Elijah Cummings, today called for the passage of a foreclosure mediation bill that protects Maryland homeowners.  In his 2010 legislative package, Governor O’Malley has introduced the emergency legislation that would give every Maryland family facing foreclosure the legal right to mediation with the lender seeking the foreclosure. more »

Mixed-Use Apartment Community Expected to Achieve LEED Certification

Greenbelt, MD - February 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Bozzuto Group today announced The Fitzgerald at UB Midtown is on track to become the most sizeable LEED certified apartment community in the Baltimore area. more »

BALTIMORE, MD - January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that David Young Park, 43, the former president of Capital City Financial Group in Ellicott City, entered a plea of guilty to one count of felony theft in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Judge John J. Nagel, III sentenced Park to five years in jail with all but 18 months suspended. Park was also ordered to complete five years of supervised probation and make restitution to the victim in the amount of $116,556. more »

Congressman brings homeowners, lenders together in an effort to keep Marylanders in their homes

Washington, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07) will host a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Woodlawn Senior High School in Gwynn Oak, MD. more »

Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reclaiming over $2 million in funds from Prince George’s County because the funds were not used within the five-year deadline. more »

Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) today announced that Maryland will receive $6,387,721 in emergency funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.  In a letter to President Obama earlier this year, Congresswoman Edwards joined her colleagues in urging the President to release the emergency funding.  LIHEAP helps eligible families pay for home heating, cooling, and other energy costs, as well as helping with weatherization costs. more »

January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — It may still be winter in Northeast, but it’s not too early to be thinking about a vacation home in Ocean City. With minimum bids starting at $95,000 on luxury bayfront condominiums with original asking prices as high as $730,000, now is the perfect time to buy a premium home in Maryland’s renowned beach resort. more »