On February 3, 2015, the Court of Special Appeals found in the case of State of Maryland, Comptroller of Maryland v. Kenneth R. Shipe that tax judgment liens never expire in the state of Maryland. The ruling was decided by Judge Michele D. Hotten, who…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for January 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,053,000, down 0.7…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for December 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,032,000, down 1.9…
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The minimum wage for most employees in Maryland has increased from $7.25 per hour to $8.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2015. The recent wage increase was the first of a series of wage raises slated to take place throughout the next three years in…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for November 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,035,000, down 5.2…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for October 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,080,000, up 4.8…
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Over the next few years, three of Maryland’s universities are set to have substantial construction projects completed on their campuses. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Morgan State University and Towson University will each seek to expand and improve their campuses by way of the…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for September 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,018,000, up 1.5…
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Even experienced general contractors and subcontractors can make a mistake in calculating their price to furnish labor and materials to a project. The starting presumption is that the risk of such a mistake is on the bidder and the bidder bears the costs of its…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for August 2014. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 998,000, down 5.6…
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