Thursday Links

• City backs tax sales [baltimoresun.com]
• Development in Midtown due tax break [baltimoresun.com]
• The high cost of a green dream [cnn.money.com]
• Reverse mortgages: Beware the come-ons [cnn.money.com]
• Six county high schools among the nation’s best [gazette.net]
• Income tax, real estate fee will rise [gazette.net]
• Foreclosures mean opportunity for Habitat charity [miamiherald.com]
• HUD nominee promises to work hard [examiner.com]
• Rates on 30-year mortgages dip below 6 percent [examiner.com]
• A New Lease-Purchase on Life [washingtonpost.com]
• Profiles in Tenacity: Short-Sale Buyers [washingtonpost.com]
• A New System to Prepare for the Next Crisis [washingtonpost.com]
• Houses Even Bigger, Scores Way Above Average [nytimes.com]