Hallie Miller

Baltimore

Housing Reporter at The Baltimore Banner

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Articles

This Baltimore housing program is leading the nation in a key metric

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

When the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership launched in 2012, it aimed to increase diversity in neighborhoods by spreading out on the map where low-income housing voucher recipients could live. The organization appears to be doing just that, according to an article in Cityscape — a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Poll: Marylanders prefer voting at countywide hubs to neighborhood precincts

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

A majority of Maryland residents support switching from assigned neighborhood voting precincts to countywide centers, a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found, indicating a marked shift in voter preferences since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020.
State money to renew Baltimore’s vacants will be fast-tracked

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

Six months ago, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore packed into a crowded multi-purpose room at a West Baltimore community center and set an ambitious goal: knocking 5,000 vacant homes off the city’s tally in five years. Since then, a group of some of the city’s and state’s most prominent movers and shakers have attended monthly gatherings on the 17th floor of a Downtown Baltimore office tower, outlining, debating and raising questions about how to reach that lofty benchmark.
The last-ditch effort to salvage a statewide housing bill

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

A pet housing bill of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has shed its skin with just days left in the 90-day legislative session, giving a new, less-ambitious proposal a chance at passage. Once called the Housing for Jobs Act, the original bill would have prevented local governments from arbitrarily spiking or stalling development projects.
Baltimore developer Chasen Cos.‘ private jet transfer has infuriated its creditors

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller |Greg Morton |Dylan Segelbaum

A bank and two other creditors on Wednesday moved to force a construction arm of the Baltimore-based Chasen Cos., into bankruptcy — an aggressive escalation as the real estate developer struggles to respond to a growing pile of lawsuits from lenders, contractors and small businesses.
Baltimore's population grew last year, but maybe hold off on the victory lap

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

When word spread last week that Baltimore’s population had grown for the first time after a decade of decline, some in City Hall were quick to declare victory. Mar 19, 2025Mar 17, 2025Mar 17, 2025But those familiar with the city’s real estate market said the truth may be more directly linked to macroeconomic forces outside the city government’s control. Soaring construction costs and mortgage interest rates have put the suburbs and other cities out of reach for more families.
Black Baltimore-area neighborhoods face racial bias in appraisals, report finds

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

Homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore and its suburbs were more likely to receive an undervalued appraisal, while homes in predominantly white neighborhoods were more likely to be overvalued in appraisal, according to a report released Wednesday by the Baltimore-based Abell Foundation.
After 20 years, a big bet on Middle River is paying off

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller

More than two decades ago, developers mapped out a concept for a 1,100-acre, 5 million-square-foot business park in marshy, wooded Middle River, the eastern Baltimore County community off Interstate 95 that abuts White Marsh, Essex and the waterfront. It wasn’t known if the site, previously considered for an Asian theme park and a NASCAR raceway, could support such a venture, which aimed to draw 10,000 workers.
Chasen Cos.: Subsidiary that owns the Anne on Aliceanna files for bankruptcy

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller |Dylan Segelbaum |Greg Morton

A subsidiary ofthe Baltimore developerChasen Cos. has filed for bankruptcy — just asone of its marquee properties was set to go to auction. The Chasen Cos. entity, CC 1400 Aliceanna Street LLC, filed for bankruptcy Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland. It has as many as 49 creditors and assets and liabilities ranging from about $10 million to $50 million, according to court documents.
A coalition is trying to get Baltimore’s biggest nonprofits to pay the city more

1 month ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Hallie Miller |Lee Sanderlin

Instead of taxes, several of Baltimore’s largest nonprofit institutions pay a smaller, agreed-upon amount to the city each year to compensate for the services they use and the land they control.