Baltimore is set for a potential big snow storm this weekend, if you look at many different weather websites. All factors seem to be pointing to a potentially "epic" storm, with sites comparing it to storms from 2010 (where we had two back-to-back storms of two feet accumulation each in one week.) According to my [...]
Hunt Valley home sales in 2015 were down slightly from 2014. The total volume of Hunt Valley homes sold in 2015 was $83,057,001, down 2.16% from the $84,892,576 we saw sell in 2014. The average sales price was down as well, -5.96% to $403,189 from $428,750. Two hundred-six Hunt Valley homes sold in 2015, up from the 198 that [...]
Towson 21204 home sales in 2015 were down 3.31% from 2014. The total volume of Towson homes in 21204 that sold in 2015 was $74,101,070, about $2.5M less than the $76,634,512 we saw sell in 2014. One hundred eighty homes in 21204 sold in 2015, which is 17 more than 2014 (a 10.43% increase.) The average sales [...]
Marney Kirk was quoted in the Baltimore Sun on January 13, 2016 about the Baltimore real estate market in December 2015. December 2015 and November 2015 were two of the busiest months I have had in the winter in 17 years in business. Natalie Sherman from the Baltimore Sun, was curious as to why I [...]
Timonium home sales in 2015 were down slightly from 2014, which had been up since 2012. The total volume of Timonium houses that sold in 2015 was $229,575,071, down 5.22% from the $242,220,185 volume sold in 2014. The average sales price in Timonium was down very slightly -- $379,463 -- down 1.30% from the $384,476 average we saw [...]
This Month in Real Estate January 2016 has been released. Home sales activity dropped to a pace of 4.8 million, down from the pace of 5.4 million projected home sales that we saw last month in This Month in Real Estate December 2015. The median home price rose to $220,300 from $219,600 from last month. [...]
Baltimore County's most expensive home sales in 2015 were found north and west of the city, with the most expensive found inside the Beltway. The five highest home sales in Baltimore County in 2015, according to MRIS, our local multiple listing system, were: 1. 6011 Charlesmead Road, Baltimore, MD 21212. $2,940,000. The original part of this home was [...]
Baltimore County Restaurant Week Winter 2016 starts Friday, January 15, and runs through January 30. **Due to the Blizzard of 2016, Baltimore County Restaurant Week has been extended for most restaurants through February 6, 2016!** There are 35 Baltimore County restaurants participating this month! Lunch and Dinner Prices will be $15-35.00. Each restaurant has set its' [...]
The non-resident seller withholding transfer tax, which is charged to sellers who are out of state without certain requirements, will be raised to 7.5%. **PLEASE NOTE -- THIS IS FROM 2015/2016. THE LAW AND % CHARGE, AS WELL AS ADDENDA MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME.** MAKE SURE TO CHECK WITH THE MARYLAND STATE GOVERNMENT, YOUR REAL [...]
Baltimore County Christmas Tree pickup 2016 is the over a two week period, beginning the week of January 11-16. Christmas trees in Baltimore County must be placed by the curb by January 16 in order to ensure pickup. The trees must be completely free of lights and decorations, including any tinsel. Also, they CANNOT be [...]