17 Story Luxury Apartment Building Heading for Silver Spring

From Businesswire release

Construction is to begin late this year on luxury apartments, located within walking distance of the Silver Spring Metro station.  Forty-eight of the 318 units, at 1050 Ripley St.,  are to be “moderately priced.”

Silver Spring Woman Awarded More Than a Million From Mortgage Co. That Saddled Her With Unaffordable Loan

From Washington Business Journal

A Montgomery County jury believes that Wells Fargo locked Kimberly Thomas into a home loan she couldn’t afford.  They’ve convicted the lender, Wells Fargo, of fraud, negligence and other charges for inflating Thomas’ income and assets on her mortgage application and then locking her into a bigger loan than she had applied for.  And it’s awarded Thomas $1.25 million.

A Music Hall in Silver Spring? Hold the Music!

From the Washington Post.

The top man on the Montgomery County’s Planning Board says the County Executive’s proposal to bring the Fillmore music hall to Silver Spring could hurt, more than it helps, the area.  “It doesn’t pass the laugh test,” he says.