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Sahana Jayaraman

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Data reporter at The Baltimore Banner! Portland native 🌹. Talk to me: sahana.jayaraman@thebanner.com

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 03/10/2026
A vanishing man, a flying martini glass, mysterious footsteps: The ghosts haunting Hampden
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The spooky stories behind Haunted Hampden’s popular ghost tour
The stories are little known: a mysterious vanishing man in a hat, a desk drawer that opens by itself, a coffin buried under the floorboards of a restaurant. This fall, Hampden is opening the door to...
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW: This is Baltimore's longest continuously vacant building. It has been uninhabitable for more than 43 years straight. How has it escaped city oversight for so long? By @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social & @jessicagallagher.bsky.social Read about it here: www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
Baltimore's longest continuously vacant building with a three growing through its windows sits between two recently renovated homes in the city's East Baltimore Midway neighborhood.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Baltimore has a vacant house older than its mayor. A vivid illustration of the city's intractable problem. By @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social @jessicagallagher.bsky.social, in @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/ho...
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Baltimore’s longest-vacant rowhouse has sat empty for 43 years. It didn’t have to.
More than 3,000 Baltimore buildings have been vacant for two decades or longer.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
By Jack Bologna: 25 years ago, she never meant to go to Dodge City. Now she’s going back. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com) (📸: @jphotoj.bsky.social)
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On 9/11, she was stranded in Dodge City. Now she’s going back.
On Sept. 11, 2001, a flight from Baltimore was diverted to Kansas, where passengers spent three surreal days that left them deeply grateful.
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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Three million households in the U.S.'s heat dome this week lack air conditioning -- as many as 1 in 10 homes in Detroit, 7.5% of homes in Cleveland and 12% of houses in Rochester, NY: By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social and @johnmuyskens.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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See where millions lack air conditioning as U.S. heat dome peaks
A Post analysis found about 3 million households without a cooling system in areas where temperatures will be intense, raising concerns about vulnerable residents.
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Incredibly proud of the amazing @thebaltimorebanner.com data team for delivering our best live election results experience ever Because of their hard work the Banner is home to more detailed results than you can find anywhere else. And we're not done counting: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Maryland US House seats: Primary election results 2026
Follow Maryland’s U.S. House primary election results and track vote totals across the state’s congressional districts.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Last week, ICE agents detained a mother and father during morning drop-off at a temporary learning space for Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School kids in far East Baltimore. The school is over 40% Hispanic and over a third of kids are learning English. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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ICE agents detain parents dropping off kids outside Baltimore school
ICE agents detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 11/06/2026
ICE detains two people on public school grounds in Baltimore
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ICE detains two people on public school grounds in Baltimore
ICE officers detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
NEW: Why Mayor Brandon Scott wants a do-over on his most controversial deal — the one where BGE profits from city-owned infrastructure Great read by @emilyopilo.bsky.social (who lived this), Giacomo Bologna and @hayesgardner.bsky.social In @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Why Mayor Brandon Scott wants a do-over on his most controversial deal
Mayor Brandon Scott rushed through a deal with BGE in 2023 that allowed the utility company to profit from Baltimore-owned infrastructure. His administration says it wants to renegotiate.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Former CATS bus drivers Sheila Andrews and Tierra Mack, assaulted on the job, didn't know what happened with their cases we demanded answers from authorities in recent weeks. #charlotte #publictransit
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As CATS touts small crime drop, former Charlotte bus drivers yearn for justice
“Their main motive and aim is to not get negative publicity:” Former CATS bus drivers feel discarded after assaults
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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A recent appointee to a sensitive counterterrorism job in the DoD was filmed during the Jan. 6 riot climbing through a broken window holding a metal pole to enter the U.S. Capitol. From @joyceshlee.bsky.social, @abtran.bsky.social & Salvador Rizzo: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Video shows Pentagon counterterrorism hire clambering into Capitol on Jan. 6
Elias Irizarry was filmed moving through restricted grounds and climbing through a broken window, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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Andrew Pantazi @apantazi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Charlotte wants a world-class transit system. First, it needs to ensure the safety of the bus drivers at the heart of it. Drivers are assaulted nearly 6 times a month, 3x the national average, often with help slow to arrive, reports @caitmcglade.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous work
CATS bus drivers are three times as likely to be physically or verbally assaulted than the average bus driver nationwide, an Observer analysis found.
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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
huge congrats to my data team bud Emmanuel Martinez on being a Pulitzer finalist for this reporting!!! www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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ICE increasingly targets undocumented migrants with no criminal record
ICE officers are ramping up arrests. But the share of detained migrants with a criminal conviction has been declining.
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Last year, The Banner won a Pulitzer for local news. This year, we're a finalist. Great things happening at The Banner!
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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Data drop! Today we're sharing use-of-force reports from ICE detention centers -- data that includes narratives of events, dates and participating entities -- that helped us tell this story about the widespread use of force at immigrant detention facilities: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers
The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NEWS: Maryland dumps Kiewit as Key Bridge builder, potentially delaying project past 2030 This is a big deal. @hayesgardner.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/tr...
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State dumps Kiewit as Key Bridge builder, potentially delaying project past 2030
Citing Kiewit’s high cost estimates, Maryland will seek a new builder on the open market.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The feds are moving to deport the partner of a construction worker who died in the Key Bridge disaster. Eye-popping scoop by Daniel Zawodny in @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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The Key Bridge took her daughter’s father. Now, ICE is moving to deport her.
Zoila Guerra Sandoval, a native of Guatemala who has lived in Maryland for nearly two decades, is the former partner of José Mynor López, one of the workers repairing the Key Bridge overnight when the...
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: Feds appear to be pursuing criminal charges for at least one employee of the Dali's operating company. @justinfenton.bsky.social with the scoop for @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Ahead of Key Bridge civil trial, employee of Dali operator worries about looming criminal charges
As a high-stakes civil trial nears in the Key Bridge disaster, at least one employee of the Dali cargo ship’s operating company has raised concerns about potential criminal charges.
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Sahana Jayaraman @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Honored to be a Livingston finalists alongside my fabulously talented colleagues @halliemiller.bsky.social, @bmorekrishna.bsky.social, Giacomo Bologna and @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social. Lucky to work with and learn from these dedicated, sharp reporters.
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The sweetest Sunday story by @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇲🇽
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
With Apple leaving, is the Towson mall in a death spiral? Thorough, nuanced reporting by @briaovers.bsky.social and @rkobell.bsky.social, in @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/economy/tows...
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Towson Town Center was a destination, but nearly 25% of its storefronts are now vacant
Towson Town Center has been hemorrhaging high-profile tenants: Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Banana Republic and now Apple. U.S. malls are in trouble, but Towson shoppers and retailers believe something mor...
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
After years of advocacy from grieving parents, Maryland legislators on Monday passed a $1,000 tax credit for parents of stillborn babies www.thebanner.com/education/ea...
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Maryland parents of stillborn babies could soon get $1,000 tax credit
Parents have fought for years to get monetary relief from state legislators.
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FOIANate @foianate.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The Post won a precedent-setting, Maryland public records lawsuit and appeal that will make it easier for all to get police disciplinary records. 👍👍 Free link: wapo.st/4em0mh8
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Public has right to officer names in police use-of-force records, Md. court rules
The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law enforcement agencies to release the names of officers who use physical force agai...
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14/04/2026
BREAKING: Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper’s closure
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Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure
The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.
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Sahana Jayaraman @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Some news….
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Happy Local News Day! It is new. We are new. Come visit us in Baltimore.
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 09/04/2026
this graphic shows what the Trump administration's pressure campaign on immigration courts has done to how judges rule on asylum applications www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
Title: Most immigration judges are granting asylum less often

Subhead: The chart shows the number of judges granting asylum at a given rate in the second Trump presidency compared with the Biden presidency.

The graphic shows two bar charts. One shows asylum grant rates by judge under Biden which shows judges ruling across the spectrum and the other shows grant rates by judge under Trump which shows most judges bunched toward the lower rates.
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Breaking: ICE says it is "reconsidering" the scope of a planned immigration detention center in Washington County. Details, with more to come: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Feds reconsider plans for new ICE detention center in Maryland
The federal government is “reconsidering the precise scope” of a planned immigration processing and detention center in Washington County, according to new court records.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 01/04/2026
Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman is preparing to lead the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years. His proud father, battling cancer, wants to see it. buff.ly/ZSdcVKA
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
NEW: Newly released data shows Maryland immigration arrests are way up in year one of Trump’s second term — and as arrests have increased, fewer involve people with any criminal history. From @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social & John-John Williams IV www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
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Sahana Jayaraman @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The FBI is investigating the New York investors that @halliemiller.bsky.social , Jack Bologna and I began writing about last October
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"There’s a catch: When it was announced, no one seemed to know what the heck the Ravens Loop was." @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/tr...
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Ravens’ mysterious collab with Elon Musk’s tunnel company ends before it begins
A tunnel project called “Ravens Loop” is one of three selected Tuesday by Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to be eligible for construction on the company’s dime.
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 24/03/2026
so much data so little time
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 12/03/2026
it went from 85 to snowing in under 24 hours. wild.
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Yana Kunichoff @yanak.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Immigration enforcement in Arizona last year took a sharp upturn after the election of Donald Trump, with a boom in street level arrests @raphaeldelaghetto.bsky.social and I take a look at the numbers azluminaria.org/2026/03/03/i...
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ICE arrests tripled in Arizona last fiscal year as street operations surged - AZ Luminaria
This story is published in partnership with CALÓ News, a nonprofit, community-centered newsroom uplifting Latinos in Arizona and California. Immigration arrests in Arizona more than tripled in Fiscal ...
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Julie Bykowicz @bykowicz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW in @thebaltimorebanner.com: Maryland redistricting = not happening. @brendawintrode.bsky.social & @maddioneill.bsky.social have the receipts. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Here’s where all 47 Maryland senators stand on redistricting
Enough senators oppose redistricting that supporters can not get the 29 votes they need to approve new congressional maps, according to a Banner survey of all 47 senators.
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Justin Fenton @justinfenton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Maryland sheriff: Expect ICE ramp-up after state ban www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Maryland sheriffs: Expect ICE ramp-up after state ban
Speculation of ramped-up ICE activity in and around Baltimore has abounded for months. In Western Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security bought an 825,000-square-foot warehouse with plans to re...
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Sahana Jayaraman @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Just drank the very last sip of my 3 pm cup of tea — the slightly-cold sip with all the sugar that settled at the bottom. Feel like I suddenly sprouted wings.
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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Emily is the best sports data journalist working right now, and I have no doubt she will continue to do incredible things in whichever newsroom is lucky enough to hire her. I’ll deeply miss getting to work with such an amazing colleague (and fellow FPL fan!!!)
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
After years of devastating overdose deaths, Baltimore is finally seeing progress. But the crisis hasn't ended — it's changed. by @alissazhu.bsky.social & @sahanajayaraman.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/community/pu...
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Baltimore’s remarkable decline in drug overdose deaths comes with new challenges
Baltimore’s overdose crisis does not appear to be ebbing, but evolving, according to interviews with experts. A mix of other chemicals — often less immediately lethal but dangerous in other ways — has...
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/02/2026
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We are so incredibly thrilled to receive this honor. Working on this project was one of the highlights of my career and I could not be more grateful to @ire.org and my entire team. Thank you to all my colleagues at @thebaltimorebanner.com and all of our readers and supporters.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thought it was hard for your school to reopen after the storm? The state's only school serving blind students had to de-ice thousands of feet of sidewalk while stuck beholden to surrounding districts' closure decisions. Plus, they're not allowed to go virtual. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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Iced sidewalks, no buses: How Maryland School for the Blind finally reopened
Reopening was complex for the Maryland School for the Blind in Northeast Baltimore, where over 200 students with visual disabilities, some of whom use wheelchairs or canes to get around, go to school.
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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Pittsburgh deserves so much better than what the Block family has done to the P-G and the city.
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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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...
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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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Greg Morton @invisibae.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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 ⬇️)
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