Germantown Real Estate News

Yesterday | via Patch.com 

Jordan Cooper may not have reached his 30th birthday yet, but he already has a vision of how he can help Montgomery County.

Related Topix: Bethesda, OH, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Sunday May 19 | via The Fresno Bee 

Banks have paid less than half the $5.7 billion in cash owed to troubled homeowners under nearly 30 settlements brokered by the government since 2008, delaying help to the millions of victims of discrimination and shoddy lending that epitomized the housing crisis, a Washington Post analysis of government data finds.

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

Tuesday May 14 | via Gazette.net 

The town of Brookeville's annual meeting ended in celebration Monday night, when residents and commissioners gathered on the grounds of the Brookeville Academy to ceremonially burn a copy of the building's mortgage.

Related Topix: Brookeville, MD, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Thursday May 9 | via Gazette.net 

Despite holding a full-time job with the federal government, Chantal Rice still can't afford a three-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County - so that she, her daughter and her son can all have their own rooms.

Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Wednesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

A home ownership tax credit favored by the wealthy disproportionately benefits residents of Maryland and Montgomery County, particularly Bethesda, Gaithersburg and Frederick, a report from Pew Charitable Trusts found .

Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, US News, Gaithersburg, MD, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tuesday May 14 | via JD Supra 

As a result of recent Maryland legislation, commercial property owners currently considering the financing or refinancing of their real estate may achieve significant recordation tax savings when using so-called "indemnity deeds of trust" . IDOTs are deeds of trust which encumber the property of a Borrower's guarantor, as distinguished from the ... (more)

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

Yesterday | via The Afro American Newspaper 

While America's economy continues to recover, we should not forget those of our neighbors who are struggling.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Maryland, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Senate, Baltimore County, MD, Opinion

Wednesday | via The Baltimore Sun 

Marylanders received more than $1.3 billion in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement during a 12-month period, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced Tuesday.

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

Tuesday May 14 | via WUSA9 

Just when the local housing market is looking stronger, red flags are emerging in Maryland, with foreclosure activity up triple-digits last month.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Maryland, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Cecil County, MD

Friday May 10 | via GlobeNewswire 

Old Line Bancshares, Inc. , the parent company of Old Line Bank, today announced the completion of its acquisition of WSB Holdings, Inc., the parent company of The Washington Savings Bank, F.S.B. . The combination of Old Line Bank and The Washington Savings Bank creates the fifth-largest independent commercial bank based in Maryland, with assets of ... (more)

Related Topix: Maryland, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Military, Andrews Air Force Base, US Air Force

4 min ago | via Northern Michigan News 

No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Small Business, Personal Finance

7 min ago | via WTEN-TV Albany 

After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.

Related Topix: Jersey Shore, Entertainment, Television, Chris Christie, US Governors, Marijuana, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

1 hr ago | via Reuters 

General Growth Properties Inc has paired with Brookfield Office Properties Inc to bid for one of the most sought after Manhattan office buildings on the market, making what could be the mall owner's entry into the urban street retail real estate market, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Related Topix: New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, General Growth Properties, Real Estate

11 min ago | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal 

Becky and David Klenke and their children Jake, 9, and Lauren, 8, had become Whitefish Bay wanderers of a sort.

Related Topix: Whitefish Bay, WI, Home Listing, Home, Foreclosures

11 min ago | via TheStreet.com 

During Alan Greenspan's tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve , the investment community created a phrase to capture the former chairman's wordiness.

Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Financial Markets, Housing