Hallie Miller
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Hallie Miller
@halliemiller.bsky.social
· Nov 26
A land bank helped with Detroit's vacants, but Baltimore leaders are skeptical
Detroit officials found Baltimore’s response to a land bank proposal “unfortunate” and lacking context.
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A land bank helped with Detroit's vacants, but Baltimore leaders are skeptical. For @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Johnston Square’s latest sign of progress: 109 new apartments and a library branch www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Johnston Square celebrates new apartment building, library branch
To Johnston Square, The Hammond at Greenmount Park is more than just a building.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Johnston Square’s latest sign of progress: 109 new apartments and a library branch www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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5) Here’s a breakdown on how venture capital and well-meaning housing policy are fueling a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. @thebaltimorebanner.com @halliemiller.bsky.social
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The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore
The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
5) Here’s a breakdown on how venture capital and well-meaning housing policy are fueling a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. @thebaltimorebanner.com @halliemiller.bsky.social
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Man charged with arson in 3 Keswick Road fires that terrified Hampden neighbors (w/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social & @halliemiller.bsky.social) www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Man charged with arson in 3 Hampden fires that terrified neighbors
Justin Reeves, 28, of Remington, is facing three counts of first-degree arson, along with one count of malicious burning and reckless endangerment. His trial is set for February.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Man charged with arson in 3 Keswick Road fires that terrified Hampden neighbors (w/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social & @halliemiller.bsky.social) www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Before mass foreclosures, loan product looked good for Baltimore
Before mass foreclosures, loan product looked good for Baltimore
Landlords like Dontae Carroll say Wall Street’s freeze on a specific housing loan has put their plans to purchase on hold.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Before mass foreclosures, loan product looked good for Baltimore
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NEW INVESTIGATION:
Investors have spent years falling in love with the 'debt service coverage ratio' loan.
The loans have allowed access to vast sums with few conditions, and now make up 40% of mortgage dollars in Baltimore.
Now they're going bad.
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Investors have spent years falling in love with the 'debt service coverage ratio' loan.
The loans have allowed access to vast sums with few conditions, and now make up 40% of mortgage dollars in Baltimore.
Now they're going bad.
(Story below ⬇️)
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION:
Investors have spent years falling in love with the 'debt service coverage ratio' loan.
The loans have allowed access to vast sums with few conditions, and now make up 40% of mortgage dollars in Baltimore.
Now they're going bad.
(Story below ⬇️)
Investors have spent years falling in love with the 'debt service coverage ratio' loan.
The loans have allowed access to vast sums with few conditions, and now make up 40% of mortgage dollars in Baltimore.
Now they're going bad.
(Story below ⬇️)
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The players at the center of the crisis are out-of-towners — a group of investors from a small community in New York.
@halliemiller.bsky.social , Sahana Jayaraman and Giacomo Bologna on how Baltimore's problem could be the start of something larger.
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@halliemiller.bsky.social , Sahana Jayaraman and Giacomo Bologna on how Baltimore's problem could be the start of something larger.
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The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore
The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The players at the center of the crisis are out-of-towners — a group of investors from a small community in New York.
@halliemiller.bsky.social , Sahana Jayaraman and Giacomo Bologna on how Baltimore's problem could be the start of something larger.
www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
@halliemiller.bsky.social , Sahana Jayaraman and Giacomo Bologna on how Baltimore's problem could be the start of something larger.
www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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By @halliemiller.bsky.social, Jack Bologna and @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social: The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore
The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
By @halliemiller.bsky.social, Jack Bologna and @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social: The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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The Baltimore building that Brandon Chasen says he’ll call home is currently condemned. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Building that Brandon Chasen says he’ll call home is currently condemned
Chasen, 39, testified on Monday that he will be living at a building on Eastern Avenue in Fells Point that once served as his namesake company’s headquarters.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Baltimore building that Brandon Chasen says he’ll call home is currently condemned. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Brandon Chasen says he doesn’t know where $600,000 in wired money went. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Chasen says he doesn’t know where $600,000 in wired money went
Brandon Chasen, 39, of Baltimore, agreed in July to enter Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy. He sat for three hours of questioning on Monday.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Brandon Chasen says he doesn’t know where $600,000 in wired money went. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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In Anne Arundel, a split over housing and neighbors who want less of it
One vote could make it harder for the middle class to buy homes in Anne Arundel
Monday's bill would pare back a 2024 law that incentivizes "workforce" housing.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In Anne Arundel, a split over housing and neighbors who want less of it
Fascinating, civil debate playing out in the comments section of yesterday’s story, very representative of the spectrum of housing sentiment in Baltimore and functions as its own reading experience. A story within a story. Check it out (and add your voice):
Former Baltimore City councilman erupts during housing hearing
Former Baltimore City councilman erupts during housing hearing
Proceedings at a Baltimore City Council hearing were briefly paused Thursday after a former councilman refused to cede the microphone.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Fascinating, civil debate playing out in the comments section of yesterday’s story, very representative of the spectrum of housing sentiment in Baltimore and functions as its own reading experience. A story within a story. Check it out (and add your voice):
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It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.
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Gov. Moore’s sprawling executive order aims to boost Maryland housing stock
It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.
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Parts of Baltimore’s Superblock damaged in five-alarm Downtown fire
Parts of Baltimore’s Superblock damaged in five-alarm Downtown fire
Segments of the historic Superblock caught fire during Tuesday afternoon’s five-alarm blaze.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Parts of Baltimore’s Superblock damaged in five-alarm Downtown fire
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Ibiza, lost art and a boat called Limitless: The wild ride before Chasen Cos. bankruptcy. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Ibiza and a boat called Limitless: The wild ride before Chasen Cos. bankruptcy
Brandon Chasen, now of Guilford, appeared in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland for a meeting of creditors in his company's bankruptcy case.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ibiza, lost art and a boat called Limitless: The wild ride before Chasen Cos. bankruptcy. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
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August 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules, @halliemiller.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen reports owing more than $71M. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social and @invisibae.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Brandon Chasen reports that he owes more than $71M
Chasen, 39, of Guilford, agreed on July 30 to voluntarily proceed with Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen reports owing more than $71M. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social and @invisibae.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
A report from the Center for Land Economics suggests that state tax assessors have systematically undervalued Baltimore's vacant lots.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
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NEW: Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen has agreed enter bankruptcy.
In a statement to @thebaltimorebanner.com, his lawyer said Chasen would learn from "painful and profound" lessons.
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In a statement to @thebaltimorebanner.com, his lawyer said Chasen would learn from "painful and profound" lessons.
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Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen agrees to enter bankruptcy
In a statement, Adam Freiman, Brandon Chasen's attorney, said his client "remains focused on seeing this process through with dignity and honesty."
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July 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
NEW: Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen has agreed enter bankruptcy.
In a statement to @thebaltimorebanner.com, his lawyer said Chasen would learn from "painful and profound" lessons.
w/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social & @halliemiller.bsky.social
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In a statement to @thebaltimorebanner.com, his lawyer said Chasen would learn from "painful and profound" lessons.
w/ @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social & @halliemiller.bsky.social
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The largest cuts to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history don't explicitly target kids - but they're likely to feel the pain when the adults who care for them lose benefits. Here's what social services experts are most worried about www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...
How cuts to Medicaid and food stamps could end up hurting kids
Spending cuts may be aimed at adults on paper, but kids could still end up without sufficient food and health care under the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The largest cuts to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history don't explicitly target kids - but they're likely to feel the pain when the adults who care for them lose benefits. Here's what social services experts are most worried about www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...
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BGE and the $17.5 million truck it says it can’t get anywhere else
BGE and the $17.5 million truck it says it can’t get anywhere else
BGE raised customer bills to cover a $17.5 million Ford F-150 — a vehicle that state utility regulators at first said was worth about $100,000.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
BGE and the $17.5 million truck it says it can’t get anywhere else
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Baltimore County Council stiff-arms affordable housing project in Towson
Baltimore County Council stiff-arms affordable housing project in Towson
The seven-member Baltimore County council unanimously voted down the additional $2 million loan for Red Maple Place in Towson.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Baltimore County Council stiff-arms affordable housing project in Towson
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Contentious affordable housing project in Towson faces another test
Contentious affordable housing project in Towson faces another test
The team behind Red Maple Place is asking a reluctant Baltimore County Council for more money.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Contentious affordable housing project in Towson faces another test
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Creditors seek bankruptcy case against Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
Creditors seek bankruptcy case against developer Brandon Chasen
Unlike past cases against Chasen businesses, Monday's petition seeks bankruptcy against Brandon Chasen.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Creditors seek bankruptcy case against Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen. (w/ @halliemiller.bsky.social) (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Buying a house in Howard County? You may be waiting a while
Buying a house in Howard County? You may be waiting a while
Healthy real estate markets typically have about a six-month supply of homes at any given time. Howard County has just a few weeks’ worth.
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June 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Buying a house in Howard County? You may be waiting a while
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Property owner indicted in Baltimore tax sale scheme for paying $10K in bribes
Property owner indicted in Baltimore tax sale scheme for paying $10K in bribes
James Carroll Erny, of Baltimore County, has been indicted by a grand jury for one count of bribery.
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June 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Property owner indicted in Baltimore tax sale scheme for paying $10K in bribes