Greg Morton
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Greg Morton
@invisibae.bsky.social
Data editor at the Banner

greg.morton@thebaltimorebanner.com
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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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
Howard county SHOULD be the perfect place for young families.

It has great schools, close proximity to DC and Baltimore, plenty of parks...

...so why are only 7% of homeowners under 35?

@jessmnocera.bsky.social & I on how HoCo became a "victim of its own success"
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Can’t afford to buy a home in Howard County? New census data offer clues why
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests a harsh reality: it’s never been harder for young families to move to Howard County.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Baltimore's poorest residents are getting crushed under the weight of housing costs.

Nearly 40% of rental properties housed residents making less than $35,000 a year

By @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social & @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social

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Rent is guzzling Baltimore paychecks. The poorest feel it the most.
Last year, 4 of 10 households renting in Baltimore spent 35% or more of their income on rent, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Inflation-adjusted incomes are falling in Baltimore county. That's bad news for a county that was already one of the most rent-burdened in the state

By Sapna Bansil

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Incomes keep falling in Baltimore County
Baltimore County incomes fell for the fifth time in a row, and that's placing a greater strain on the county's renters, a Banner analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data found.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM