From Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna: Ten years ago, Marion, a single mother of two, was struggling to make ends meet. She was making less than $20,000 a year, and, as much as she desired to own her own home, she did not see a way to make it work. Wanting to provide a better life […]
Del. Szeliga: “I Am Proud to be Working in Conjunction with My Colleagues to Bring Same Sex Marriage to Referendum”
From Delegate Kathy Szeliga: Referendum Update: Gay Marriage Last night, the Maryland Senate passed the Gay Marriage Bill 25-22. It will now go to the Governor for his signature. I understand he will sign the gay marriage bill on March 1st. However, the law will not take affect until after we have an opportunity to […]
Harford County Bill Watch: HB 102 – Protecting Real Estate Appraisers From Undue Influence Or Coercion
Sponsored By: Delegates Donna Stifler and Frank Conaway Entitled: Financial Institutions – Mortgage Loan Originators – Prohibited Acts Synopsis: Prohibiting a person subject to regulation as a mortgage loan originator from making a payment, threat, or promise for the purpose of influencing another person to violate specified federal or State law or professional standards in […]
Del. Stifler’s Sex Offender and Mortgage Fraud Proposals Find Bipartisan Agreement
Two Legislative proposals by Harford County State Delegate Donna Stifler (R, 35A) today won the unanimous approval of the Maryland House of Delegates. Stifler’s bill, HB 96 requires sexual offenders to update their pictures on the state sex offender registry at least every six months. Previously, offenders could go one year or longer without updating […]
Del. Impallaria: Interim Update – Mortgage Crisis
Interim Update – Mortgage Crisis? – October 2, 2008 With all that’s going on with the proposed federal bailout of lending institutions, I would like to give you my opinion, and some solutions that have not been thought of by the media or our elected officials in Congress. First, I do not support rewarding failure. […]
Housing Market of Horrors: A 20-Something’s Guide to Buying a Home
Since the housing market began its dramatic landslide last year, I’ve been pushing my fiancé to buy a house under the impression that this may be the most affordable time for first-time buyers. There’s a lot of real estate out there for sale, most of which has been sitting stagnant for several months. The lenders […]
