Estate Section

A book to help you in buying a houseAnyone planning to purchase a home might want to take a look at the second edition of "How to Buy a House, Condo, or Co-op" by Michael C. Thomsett and the editors of Consumer Reports Books.The buying process, mortgages, insurance, home improvements and taxes are among the topics covered in the book's six sections. There is also a glossary of real estate terms.The 236-page book sells for $16.95.Woodland Walk honored for excellenceWoodland Walk, a 183-unit "town and manor home community" at Piney Orchard, received a first-place award at the 1998 Anne Arundel Excellence in Building ceremony.

The Real Estate Watch column in the Real Estate section of yesterday's editions gave an incorrect date for a meeting of the Baltimore Campaign, an initiative to promote the city that is coordinated by the Citizens Planning and Housing Association.The meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. July 18 at the Baltimore Urban League.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 6/17/96

Because of an editing error, a story in The Sun's Real Estate section Sunday incorrectly stated that the Inner Harbor East project is being built on the site of lumberyards and warehouses. In fact, the lumberyards and warehouses had been cleared.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 5/22/96

The Sun today introduces a redesigned and expanded Real Estate section. Our new section provides buyers, sellers, homeowners and tenants more practical information on the real estate market.The news and feature content of the section has grown by about 25 percent and includes several new features: snapshots of new homes, profiles of neighborhoods, listings of individual home sales, graphics of market trends, and answers to your questions about buying, selling, financing and improving your home.

* Appraisal Resources announced that Joseph T. Loverde, the company's co-founder and vice president, has been licensed as a Certified Residential Appraiser by the state of Maryland.* Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. announced that Eleanor Balaban and Bradley Rozansky of the firm's Bethesda/Hampden Square office have been awarded "The Big One." The award is the office's monthly prize for the most number of transactions for the month.On the move* The Morgan Financial Group Inc., a Baltimore-based insurance agency, announced that Constantine Demos has joined the firm as an associate.

Next Sunday, The Sun will introduce a redesigned and expanded Real Estate section. Our new section will provide buyers, sellers, homeowners and tenants more practical information on the real estate market.The news and feature content of the section will grow by about 25 percent and will include several new features: snapshots of new homes, profiles of neighborhoods, listings of individual home sales, graphics of market trends, and answers to your questions about buying, selling, financing and improving your home.

* The Ashley Group Ltd., an Owings Mills-based developer and builder of luxury homes, has opened a Lot Owner Division sales center at 8501 Huntspring Drive. The division was created to help customers build custom-designed homes on their own lots.Sales and location services are managed by Anthony G. Letke, director. The office is open to the public Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Information: (410) 486-1366.* Apex Realty Inc. is offering a service package for homeowners listing their property with the firm.

* Ashley Group Ltd., an Owings Mills-based custom-home builder and developer, announced the opening of its Ashwood model home in Christiana Estates -- a new community of single-family homes in Carroll County. Information: Samuel C. Hoff Agency, (410) 876-1260 or 848-1115.* INROADS/Baltimore,the local branch of the St. Louis-based career development organization, announced the following appointments to its board of directors:Walter B. Sanderson III, vice president, human resources, Prudential Home Mortgage; Sharon J. Vecchioni, vice president, human resources, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland; Robert W. Adams, executive vice president and chief operating officer, St. Agnes Hospital; and Edward Connors, C.P.A.

On the move* The New Home Marketing Group Inc., which provides "new homes only" sales and marketing consultation and management builders in the Baltimore-Washington area, announced that Bill Korvin will be leading the company's consulting and detailed market research and analysis activities. Mr. Korvin, formerly with Lovell Regency Homes, recently became a partner and shareholder in the company.Calendar* The Maryland/DC Chapter of the Certified Residential Specialist will sponsor a membership appreciation day Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Best Western Inn, 15101 Sweitzer Lane in Laurel.

An article in the Real Estate section on Jan. 19 included an inaccurate description of the anti-discrimination provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act. The federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (families with children) or national origin.The Sun regrets the error.An article in the Real Estate section on Jan. 19 included an inaccurate description of the anti-discrimination provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act.The federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (families with children)

The year is quickly fading, along with expectations for a rebound of the real estate market. That's OK, because there's always next year. We're looking for New Year's resolutions from buyers, sellers, homeowners, Realtors, contractors and anyone else who has a piece of the real estate pie. Tell us what you promise to do in 2009 to sell or buy a home, renovate, upgrade or improve your living space or help a client get there. E-mail your resolutions (100 words maximum) to homes@baltsun.com by Nov. 21. Please include your name, city and phone number.

The year is quickly fading, along with expectations for a rebound of the real estate market. That's OK because there's always next year. We're looking for New Year's resolutions from buyers, sellers, homeowners, Realtors, contractors and anyone else who has a piece of the real estate pie. Tell us what you promise to do in 2009 to sell or buy a home, renovate, upgrade or improve your living space or help a client get there. E-mail your resolutions (100 words maximum) to homes@baltsun.com by Nov. 21. Please include your name, city and phone number.

Beginning next week, business coverage will move inside the Maryland section Tuesday through Friday. The Money & Life section will continue to run on Sundays as a stand-alone section. A few regular features that have been in the daily Business section will move to other sections: *Dream Home will move to the Go Today section starting Aug. 2. *Jamie Smith Hopkins' Real Estate Wonk column will move to the Sunday Real Estate section Aug. 3. *Hanah Cho's On the Job column and the At Work feature will move from Wednesday to Sunday's Money & Life section starting Aug. 3. A number of regular features from syndicated columnists or wire services are being discontinued, including the Your Funds column by Charles Jaffe, Helpdesk from technology columnist Bill Husted and Real Estate Matters by Ilyce Glink.

Beginning next week, business coverage will move inside the Maryland section Tuesday through Friday. The Money & Life section will continue to run on Sundays as a stand-alone section. A few regular features that have been in the daily Business section will move to other sections: * Dream Home will move to the Go Today section starting Aug. 2. * Jamie Smith Hopkins' Real Estate Wonk column will move to the Sunday Real Estate section on Aug. 3. * Hanah Cho's On the Job column and the At Work feature will move from Wednesday to Sunday's Money & Life section starting Aug. 3. A number of regular features from syndicated columnists or wire services are being discontinued, including the Your Funds column by Charles Jaffe, Helpdesk from technology columnist Bill Husted and Real Estate Matters by Ilyce Glink.

Today marks the return of weekly coverage of residential real estate issues with a destination page inside the Friday Business section. Our coverage will include Kenneth Harney's syndicated column on consumer real estate issues, which has appeared in Saturday's Business section in recent months. You'll also find several features familiar from the former Real Estate section of The Sun, including the Dream Home feature. This new page of news content is separate from the weekly real estate section produced by The Sun's advertising department.

Recent changes in two sections of The Sun reflect powerful forces that are shaping newspapers today - increased media competition and budget cuts. Change No. 1: The Sun has expanded Maryland news space by almost 33 percent. Two pages - one for Baltimore County and one for state news - have been added Tuesday through Saturday. Space also has been added to the Howard and Anne Arundel sections. The moves reflect a continuing circulation battle with The Washington Post in those counties and anticipated competition with the Baltimore Examiner, a free daily tabloid that plans to begin publishing in April.

As usual, readers of The Sun are full of opinions these days about what's happening at their daily newspaper. Here is a sampling of what they have to say: Flex squad coverage Nice writing (in Wednesday's story "Police scandal hurts cases; claims against flex squad members put 375 cases in jeopardy" by Julie Bykowicz). If guilty of what they are charged, these officers should get maximum penalties for what havoc they cause. Murder city I don't know whether the article on Tuesday's front page ("City engulfed anew in wave of homicides" by Gus Sentementes)

A book to help you in buying a houseAnyone planning to purchase a home might want to take a look at the second edition of "How to Buy a House, Condo, or Co-op" by Michael C. Thomsett and the editors of Consumer Reports Books.The buying process, mortgages, insurance, home improvements and taxes are among the topics covered in the book's six sections. There is also a glossary of real estate terms.The 236-page book sells for $16.95.Woodland Walk honored for excellenceWoodland Walk, a 183-unit "town and manor home community" at Piney Orchard, received a first-place award at the 1998 Anne Arundel Excellence in Building ceremony.

The Real Estate Watch column in the Real Estate section of yesterday's editions gave an incorrect date for a meeting of the Baltimore Campaign, an initiative to promote the city that is coordinated by the Citizens Planning and Housing Association.The meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. July 18 at the Baltimore Urban League.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 6/17/96

Because of an editing error, a story in The Sun's Real Estate section Sunday incorrectly stated that the Inner Harbor East project is being built on the site of lumberyards and warehouses. In fact, the lumberyards and warehouses had been cleared.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 5/22/96