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Tunnel construction delayed in flood-prone Ellicott City, storage pond set to open 01/11/2023 09:52am • Groundbreaking has been delayed for the largest and potentially most effective aspect of a $167 million plan to minimize flooding along Main Street in Maryland's historic Ellicott City. In May 2022, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced the county had secured funding to build a 5,000 foot How to negotiate your medical bills 01/10/2023 10:00am • If you've ever had an insanely high medical bill arrive in the mail, you've probably contemplated your options: Pay the bill and dine on ramen noodles for the next few years? Take out a loan? Ignore the bill and risk it going to collections? There is a better alternative: Learn how to negotiate your Amazon, Prince George’s Co. fund affordable housing project in Hyattsville 01/04/2023 10:40am • The Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development in Maryland has joined Amazon in supporting an affordable housing project planned by Gilbane Development Company at the West Hyattsville Metro station. When finished, The Sovren will include 293 apartments, half of which Fairfax Co. library records 10M loans in 2022 12/23/2022 01:31pm • Fairfax County Public Library is on track to notch just over 10 million loans in 2022, and is once again among a handful of libraries nationwide with more than 2 million digital checkouts. Among those 10 million loans, Fairfax Co. readers had a few favorites in particular. The top circulating tit Moore taps Sen. Pinsky and Mollie Byron for his administration; multiple legislative dominoes set to fall 12/21/2022 09:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov.-elect Wes Moore (D) announced Tuesday that he has selected state Sen. Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George’s) to head the Maryland Energy A Families consider class action lawsuit against embattled Md. college savings plan 12/21/2022 09:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Parents who participate in Maryland’s college savings plan, frustrated by a year-long accounting problem that has left many unable to pa Housing slump likely to continue but some see hopeful signs ahead 12/18/2022 07:29am • Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term bond yields as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates. While that's already had a negative impact on the housing market, we'll get more details this week about how much worse What's next for Stratford University students? 12/15/2022 10:50am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. If you visit one of its buildings or try reaching anyone from Stratford University by email or phone, it’s hard to tell that just month A primer from NFL owners' meetings on a potential Commanders sale 12/13/2022 06:30pm • A primer from NFL owners' meetings on potential Commanders sale originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDALLAS -- While the Commanders surged into the playoff race during the second half of the NFL season, the team’s future operations remain firmly in limbo. As NFL owners from ac How to limit debt, overspending this holiday season 12/13/2022 11:22am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. The holidays can bring about many joyous feelings: time with family, traditions, and giving and receiving gifts. But that spirit of giving can often translate to an unpleasant outcome: holiday debt. Holiday debt is ve Conforming mortgage limits for DC region top $1M 11/30/2022 08:45am • For the first time ever, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to purchase mortgage loans in excess of $1 million. The Federal Housing Finance Agency sets conforming loan limits each November, based on the change in home values throughout the year. For 2023, the conforming loan limit for 5Qs with Shulman Rogers’ Michael Lichtenstein: Business bankruptcy’s recovery goals explained 11/28/2022 04:37pm • Bankruptcy lawyers get a bad rap, rather akin to how people respond when someone says they work for the IRS. In reality, most commercial bankruptcy work focuses on trying to put a business back on the path to success, points out Michael Lichtenstein, chair of the Bankruptcy Restructuring and Cred Industry forecast: Mortgage rates will come down next year 11/28/2022 09:14am • Unless a homebuyer kicks up the down payment significantly, higher mortgage rates mean bigger monthly mortgage payments. And the average monthly mortgage payment has really risen quite dramatically this year. More Business News More Real Estate News More Local News "The med Latest twist in the DC housing market: More price cuts 11/28/2022 08:41am • Selling a home in the D.C. area is no longer a slam dunk. Zillow reports almost 30% of listings in the D.C. area on the market in October had lowered their price at least once. More sales are falling through as well. Redfin said a record 17.9% of contracts in October were canceled. Sellers do Takoma Park renters become owners of their building, and Montgomery Co. hopes more follow suit 11/24/2022 02:34pm • Tenants of a Takoma Park, Maryland, apartment building have been able to go from renters to owners, and the county executive hopes their building won't be the last place that happens. "This could be an important tool in our arsenal when it comes to preserving and protecting affordable housing," C