AltWeeklies Wire
Exploring a Century of Baltimore's Racist Real-Estate Deals and Developmentsnew

It started with a routine transaction. Few people noticed when Attorney W. Ashbie Hawkins bought the rowhouse at 1834 McCulloh St. on a rainy June Thursday in 1910, but three weeks later, Hawkins was big news. He was black.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
03-23-2010 |
Housing & Development
HUD Rescinds, Then Reinstates, License of Mortgage Lender Equitable Trustnew
The Federal Housing Administration suspended Equitable Trust Mortgage Corp., a Canton mortgage lender, from originating new FHA mortgages for six months. Then reinstated the company a few days later after it agreed to make restitution averaging about $4,000 per borrower and pay a fine.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
01-05-2010 |
Housing & Development
Watching the Inspectorsnew
Hilton Green is highly qualified to investigate Baltimore's Department of Housing -- so why isn't he?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-13-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Where Credit Is Duenew

A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Falling Downnew
Investors collapse yet another house.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
End of Their Scopenew
The success and failure of owner-occupant neighborhood renewal play out on one Baltimore city block.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
03-15-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development