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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 14 MIN

An inside look at the Baltimore Banner's investigation into a 'housing hustle' and a spike of foreclosures

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 Baltimore

In Baltimore City, the residential vacancy rate hovered between 7 and 8 percent in recent years. Now the city’s billion-dollar plan to get a handle on a vacant housing crisis might be sidetracked by a “housing hustle.” A trio of reporters at our news partner, the Baltimore Banner, have been investigating how out-of-state buyers are using a new type of mortgage loan that is fueling an uptick in foreclosures in the city’s most underinvested neighborhoods. Hallie Miller, a housing reporter, Giacomo Bologna, a reporter covering business and development, and data reporter Sahana Jayaraman join Midday to discuss their investigation.

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In Baltimore City, the residential vacancy rate hovered between 7 and 8 percent in recent years. Now the city’s billion-dollar plan to get a handle on a vacant housing crisis might be sidetracked by a “housing hustle.” A trio of reporters at our...

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