Baltimore, like much of America, has seen a dramatic spike in investor-driven property ownership in recent years. A Baltimore Banner article unravels a story of New York investors leaving multiple corporate-owned Baltimore properties in distress.
Amidst a severe national housing crisis, multiple contributing factors have contributed to the challenges facing leaders seeking to promote more accessible and attainable housing options. Among them is the advance of corporate-owned properties, as speculators seek to capitalize on the distressed marketplace.
One such story is profiled in detail in the Baltimore Banner investigative article, “The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore,” (available to subscribers only) via the local news outlet. The essentials of the issue are spelled out on social media by Banner writer Justin Fenton:
Hard to condense into a tweet this latest @BaltimoreBanner investigation into a new kind of havoc wreaked in Baltimore by out-of-town housing investors, by @MsHallieMiller, Giacomo Bologna & @SahanaJayaraman ! https://t.co/Xmmdw05mkR
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) October 2, 2025
And one image from the thread includes a framing of the worrisome pattern:
The Maryland legislature has considered proposals targeting the troubling housing markets in recent years, and area expected to take up related legislation from the Moore Administration and other stakeholders in the 2026 session. MACo remains engaged to help address many factors contributing to the housing shortage, including predatory practices by non-homeowners in residential areas.
