The Real Estate Wonk: Think YOUR housing costs are through the roof? - Baltimore Sun reporter Jamie Smith Hopkins blogs about the local housing market

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January 8, 2009

Think YOUR housing costs are through the roof?

Alan Brian Fabian, newly in prison for fraud, reveals in a bankruptcy filing how much his mortgage is setting him back: $17,546 -- a month. (That's more than some people pay for housing in an entire year.)

Sun reporter extraordinaire Tricia Bishop notes in a story today other surprising numbers in Fabian's bankruptcy filing -- how much he thinks his dogs are worth, for instance. (Not nearly as much as his Hunt Valley house.)

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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