We Stand Together
We Stand Together Over the course of the last few weeks, we have all witnessed the fear, hurt and outrage of the death of George Floyd and others, as well as the subsequent protests and riots that have followed across the country. We recognize that racial disparities are deeply [...]
Major Announcement for GBBR Members
Major Announcement Regarding Upcoming Dues for Existing GBBR Members Earlier this week, the GBBR Board of Directors approved the GBBR budget for Fiscal 2021, which commences on July 1, 2020. In that budgets, the provision has been made to benefit GBBR’s existing members by making July, August and September [...]
Letter from the CEO
Letter from the CEO Dear Members, We at GBBR value each and everyone of you, our members! During extraordinary times, such as we are all experiencing, it’s comforting to know “Who has your back!” Currently, we are still providing member services remotely. Also, we have reduced the charge for [...]
In Remembrance of Tom Lupo
Tom Lupo Tom Lupo served his family, his community, and his profession more than well. With passion and enthusiasm, Tom would be the first in line to volunteer when there was ever a need. It's hard to imagine how Tom fit all of his pursuits into the same twenty [...]
Letter to the Editor on Baltimore City
Letter to the Editor on Baltimore City Georgiana Tyler, 2019 President, The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® July 31, 2019 Baltimore has historically, and will always continue to be, the heart of Maryland. As with all long established cities, there is an ebb and flow of culture and climate [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS Installs 2019 Board of Directors
GREATER BALTIMORE BOARD OF REALTORS® INSTALLS 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Georgiana Tyler Named President, Alyssia Essig Honored as REALTOR® of the Year BALTIMORE (December 2018) – The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) announced that Georgiana Tyler will lead its board of directors as president for 2019, at the [...]
2018 Tax changes Summarized – Individual 1040
Most tax brackets decreased 3% with the maximum rate of 39.6% for 2017 and 37% for 2018 401K deferrals are limited to $18,000 in 2017 and $18,500 in 2018 Maximum child tax credit amount per child was doubled for 2018 to $2,000 per “qualifying child” with phase outs as [...]