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A construction worker stands on top of a residential housing project in Garden City, New York, on March 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Mar 16, 2026

Trump orders agencies to cut red tape on homebuilding, mortgages

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at improving housing affordability as the White House moves to address a key voter concern.

From left: Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, president and CEO of the National Landing BID; Evan Regan-Levine, chief strategy officer at JBG Smith; and Michael Hauser, managing partner SAIC, gather at the Feb. 11, 2026, launch of National IQ at the National Landing Experience Center. (Conner McLaren for National IQ)
Feb 17, 2026

MD-based JBG Smith helps debut National IQ innovation district in VA

Officials launched National IQ, an innovation district in Virginia designed to accelerate “cutting-edge technology solutions.”

Aerial view of the 43-acre site A. Duie Pyle purchased within the 5 million-square-foot Port 460 Logistics Center. (Photo courtesy of A. Duie Pyle)
Jan 30, 2026

VA industrial campus being developed in part by MD firm secures first tenant

A. Duie Pyle purchased a 43-acre site at the Port 460 Logistics Center, which is being developed in part by a Maryland real estate firm.

This photo is representative of the prototypical building planned for Middletown Exchange. (St. John Properties)
Jan 26, 2026

MD real estate firm to develop Delaware mixed-use community

Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. announced its entry into the Delaware market after acquiring a 75-acre site in Middletown. 

A rendering of the $1.4 billion master plan of the Live Gaming & Entertainment District, scheduled to be built in Petersburg, Virginia, and codeveloped by Baltimore-based The Cordish Companies with Bruce Smith Enterprise. (Photo courtesy of The Cordish Companies)
Jan 16, 2026

MD-based Cordish opening VA casino preview with 900+ slot machines

Baltimore-based The Cordish Cos. is helping open a temporary casino with 900 slot machines and 30 table games – but no poker or sportsbook.

The former Landover Mall site, where a 90-acre data center complex has been proposed. (Lateshia Beachum/The Washington Post)
Jan 2, 2026

Data centers spark ‘fight for the soul’ of a mostly Black MD county

Prince George’s County residents are fighting a data center planned for the former Landover Mall, citing environmental justice concerns.

An aerial view of Pine Grove Shopping Center in Pasadena. (MacKenzie Retail)
Dec 26, 2025

Anne Arundel shopping center sold for $6.65M

Gillis Gilkerson, a Delmarva development firm, led a partnership to acquire Pine Grove Village Shopping Center in Pasadena for $6.65 million. 

JBG Smith plans to develop 640 apartments and townhouses in Potomac Yard in Alexandria. (Rendering courtesy of KTGY)
Dec 19, 2025

MD developer gets approval for 600+ housing units near Reagan airport

Alexandria’s City Council unanimously approved special use permits for a Maryland-based company to develop 640 housing units in Potomac Yard.

A rendering of the planned Midtown64 project in Henrico County. (Photo courtesy of Greenberg Gibbons)
Dec 19, 2025

MD developer breaks ground on $500M mixed-use project in VA

A Baltimore-based developer is bringing a $500 million mixed-use development to Genworth Financial’s former campus in Virginia.

Rendering of the Chantilly data center. (Courtesy of Penzance)
Nov 25, 2025

MD companies working on new AWS data center in Virginia

Two Maryland companies are involved with construction of a new data center in Virginia that was fully leased by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Harford County’s preliminary plan for the Oakington Peninsula Park System highlights the county-owned waterfront lands at Swan Harbor Farm, Belle Vue Farm, Tydings Park, the Mullins property and Carlson-Feltman Conservation Area. (Harford County)
Nov 17, 2025

Harford County unveils plans for Oakington Peninsula park

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly’s administration has published a preliminary plan for the Oakington Peninsula Park System. 

Gov. Wes Moore joined business and state leaders to announce that JD Fields HDM Spiralweld Mill LLC will open a 200,000-square-foot pipe pile fabrication center at Tradepoint Atlantic. (Governor's Office).
Sep 19, 2025

Steel manufacturing making its return to Baltimore County

Tradepoint Atlantic will be welcoming a steel piling manufacturer expected to bring 150 jobs to Maryland, according to Gov. Wes Moore.