Baltimore is one of the ‘most undervalued’ cities for homebuyers, study says
Baltimore is one of the 'most undervalued' cities for homebuyers, study says By Carley Milligan – Digital Editor, Baltimore Business Journal June 27, 2109 A new study by personal finance site SmartAsset sought to find where homebuyers can get the best bang for their buck, and named Baltimore among [...]
Bright Summer Update
Bright Summer Update Click on the link below to watch the video to hear from Brian Donnellan, Interim CEO of Bright, and other Bright team members as they share some of the recent updates that have been made. Click Here
Urgent Message Regarding: Baltimore City New Construction Tax Credit
Urgent Message Regarding: Baltimore City New Construction Tax Credit This legislation contained a sunset provision with an expiration date of June, 30, 2019. We were not made aware of this until the middle of last week. However, we immediately put together a collaborative group representing the “One Voice [...]
State of the Real Estate Market was a Big Success!
State of the Real Estate Market June 20, 2019 Thank you to all of our members who attended our signature Member Appreciation Week event; State of the Real Estate Market. Our event was a big success! We'd also like to give a special thank you to our guest speakers: [...]
June 21, 2019: Ransomware Update
June 21, 2019: Ransomware Update In May, we had 698 settlements out of a potential 1,035. That's just over 67%. Under the circumstances we have been confronted with, that is noteworthy. We heard from Brandon Scott, President of the City Council, yesterday that we're 95% to a total computer [...]
Maryland Home Prices Climbed in May
Maryland Home Prices Climbed in May Maryland REALTORS® Press Release Annapolis, MD, (June 13, 2019) - Residential home prices climbed in May compared to the same period in 2018, according to housing statistics released by Maryland REALTORS®. Average home prices rose by 4.1 percent while the median price increased [...]
June 3, 2019 Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
June 3, 2019 Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Mayor Jack Young provides an update on the Baltimore City ransomware attack. See WBAL's link to the article here: https://on.wbaltv.com/2MsJZ7r Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the article to listen to the full press conference. [...]
Latest Update on the Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
Latest Update on the Baltimore City Ransomware Situation As you know, GBBR has been in constant contact with Baltimore City officials regarding the previous shutdown, and now manual work around, for data that is needed to complete real estate transactions. “Microsoft technicians are working around the clock to get [...]
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS Collaborates With Baltimore City Officials and Industry Partners to Address Ransomware Impact on Real Estate
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS Collaborates With Baltimore City Officials and Industry Partners to Address Ransomware Impact on Real Estate Temporary manual process established to complete real estate settlements. BALTIMORE (May 22, 2019) – The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) has been working closely with Baltimore City Mayor [...]
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update GBBR met with the President of the City Council, his chief of staff and a representative from the legal department. During that meeting, a manual work around to this issue was discussed and conceptually agreed upon. You can read the full [...]
Manual Workaround for Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
Manual Workaround for Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Press Release BALTIMORE, MD. — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Issued the following update on the status of city operations in the wake of the ransomware attack on city network systems: “As everyone is aware, we discovered on May 7, 2019 that the [...]
Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack
May 17, 2019 – Ransomware Issue Afternoon Update GBBR has just completed a meeting with the President of the City Council, his chief of staff and a representative from the legal department. During that meeting, a manual work around to this issue was discussed and conceptually agreed upon. Nothing [...]
Update on Baltimore City Ransomware Attack – May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019 – Afternoon Update GBBR has just been informed by Baltimore City officials that I.T. technicians have determined the root of the problem in the data system compromised by the ransomware attack. Each facet of the system is being evaluated to ensure there are no glitches and [...]
GBBR’s 2019 Major Events Calendar
For more information about any of our events, please call 410-337-7200. To register for events that are currently open for registration, please click here. You can download and print the full Major Events Calendar below. Download
Fair Lending and Housing Issues
Fair Lending and Housing Issues Prepared by Clint Tsao, Howard Bank, 2019 Common Terms and Definitions Mortgage Fraud - not as easy since Dodd Frank but common practices include bait and switch on rate/term/price, bury details in mountain of documents to sign...Click the link below to continue reading the [...]
March 2019 Housing Market Update: Prices Set March Records in Both D.C. and Baltimore Metro Areas
March 2019 Housing Market Update: Prices set March records in both D.C. and Baltimore Metro areas. Sales continue to decline, but inventory levels remain low, keeping upward pressure on prices. The following analysis of the Washington, D.C. Metro and Baltimore Metro Area housing markets has been prepared by Elliot [...]
Trend Data from Lawrence Yun (NAR Chief Economist)NAR Chief Economist
Trend Data from Lawrence Yun (NAR Chief Economist) NAR Chief Economist, Lawrence Yun gives SentriLock some good PR in an interview on CNBC. There is also some supportive feedback from the commentator, Diana Olick. Click here to view the video. It starts about 42 seconds in. View Video [...]
GBBR Events
Upcoming GBBR Events Click on the event name to register for each event. Winter Party February 22, 2019 7:00-11:00 pm Martin's East Bowling Night March 5, 2019 5:00-9:00 pm AMF Towson Lanes Bags and Baskets Bingo May 21, 2019 Doors open [...]
Call For Action
CALL FOR ACTION! PLEASE RESPOND... Recently, the Senate Judicial Proceeding (JPR) Committee held a positive hearing on SB 678, however, it has yet to move for a vote. We need you to email your Senate JPR member and urge them to please Move and Support SB 678 The Remote [...]
March 12: Release Notes
March 12: Release Notes Below is a list of the system enhancements and updates we released for March 12. Updated the Financial Functions compatibility with Mac OS and mobile browsers. Corrected listing fields and information that were incorrectly mapped into Bright from TREND and MRIS. Performed fixes to the [...]