Healthy Neighborhoods help for buying and renovating your home.

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HELP ME FIND A REALTOR!

The Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors (GBBR)
The Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, the trade association for Realtors, has a realtor search on its website here.

Preferred Realtors
Click here for a list of the preferred realtors of the Healthy Neighborhoods partner organizations. 

 Live Baltimore Preferred Real Estate Professionals
 Click here for a list.

 

WHERE CAN I FIND A CONTRACTOR? HOW DO I CHOOSE?

 Hiring a Contractor 
 SMG Architects created this helpful Hiring a Contractor tip sheet
 for planning for and choosing a contractor and/or architect.
 
 Click here to read WBAL's article 'Hiring Contractors? Check Licenses Carefully'
 or click here to visit WBAL's website to read the article and watch the related video
 'Make Sure Contractors Are Using Legitimate Licenses'.

Click here to read The Baltimore Sun's article 'Protecting consumers from shady        
                                                                          contractors'.

                                                                          List of Contractors
                                                                          Click here for a list.
 

GET THE LEAD OUT!

Baltimore City and organizations such as the
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
have made it their mission to end lead poisoning of children.
Homes built before 1950, which includes many of homes built in
Baltimore, are more likely to have lead paint in them.

Find out more about getting rid of lead in your home. more >>

 

FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMEBUYERS AND HOMEOWNERS

Civil Justice, Inc. recently launched the Maryland Mortgage Fraud Prevention Project to provide free legal services to homebuyers and homeowners related to purchase, refinance and reverse mortgage transactions. Volunteer attorneys are available to review mortgage documents and provide unbiased legal advice.

Click here for more information about Civil Justice, Inc. and the Maryland Mortgage Fraud Prevention Project.