BALTIMORE’S HOUSING FUTURE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN “KEYS TO CHANGE” INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILWOMAN PHYLICIA PORTER - MMCxchange https://mmcxchange.com/ Thu, 21 May 2026 23:50:54 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub BALTIMORE’S HOUSING FUTURE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN “KEYS TO CHANGE” INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILWOMAN PHYLICIA PORTER https://mmcxchange.com/detail/baltimores-housing-future-takes-center-stage-in-keys-to-change-interview-with-councilwoman-phylicia-porter_1773007106 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:17:56 -0500 https://mmcxchange.com/detail/baltimores-housing-future-takes-center-stage-in-keys-to-change-interview-with-councilwoman-phylicia-porter_1773007106 BALTIMORE’S HOUSING FUTURE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN “KEYS TO CHANGE” INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILWOMAN PHYLICIA PORTER

Baltimore, MD – Baltimore sits at the center of Maryland’s housing conversation. The city currently faces an estimated 13,000–15,000 vacant properties citywide, with concentrated vacancy impacting entire blocks — affecting safety, property values, neighborhood stability, and the city’s tax base. At the same time, Maryland as a whole faces a housing shortage estimated in the tens of thousands of units, as demand continues to outpace new construction. Zoning constraints, labor shortages, and rising…]]>