Home sales fell in April as low inventory pushed up prices but ‘buyer demand remains strong’

May 21, 2021 Comments Off on Home sales fell in April as low inventory pushed up prices but ‘buyer demand remains strong’

This home in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood in Towson sold in two days. "There's still such an extremely low amount of homes on the market ... the competition is just insane right now," Stephanie Bamberger, an agent at Cummings & Co. Realtors said. (The Daily Record/Patrick Brannan)

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third straight month in April as the number of properties for sale hit a record low, driving prices to new highs.

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US existing home sales rose 1.1 percent in March

April 23, 2018 Comments Off on US existing home sales rose 1.1 percent in March

WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of existing homes increased 1.1 percent on a monthly basis in March, which suggests that buyers are undeterred by the dwindling number of properties available on the market. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that ...

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Group: Data shows riots didn’t slow Baltimore housing market

June 10, 2016 Comments Off on Group: Data shows riots didn’t slow Baltimore housing market

A home for sale on Portland Street in Baltimore, where officials hope a new tax credit will keep homeowners in the city. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

Despite concerns April 2015’s riots would damage Baltimore’s housing market for the foreseeable future, recent numbers suggest that’s not happening. Live Baltimore, an organization that promotes living in the city, using data from Multiple Listing Service, has found sales in ...

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Baltimore metro housing market posts strong March

April 11, 2016 Comments Off on Baltimore metro housing market posts strong March

(Flickr / Ian Muttoo / “For Sale” / CC BY-SA 2.0 / cropped and resized)

An analysis of March’s housing data for the Baltimore metro area shows the market continuing to improve. ShowingTime RealEstate Business Intelligence found the median home sales price was up 3.2 percent from last year; sales in March were up 11.2 ...

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Recovery spurs McMansion comeback

August 3, 2015 Comments Off on Recovery spurs McMansion comeback

The McMansion is making a comeback. At least that’s what CityLab found after drilling down into recently released Census data. Following the 2008 financial crisis the average size of a home in the U.S. started to tumble. But the website ...

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Tips for parents considering helping their child buy a home

April 17, 2015 Comments Off on Tips for parents considering helping their child buy a home

Some 13 percent of parents with children between the ages of 20 to 38 helped their child buy a home in the last five years, according to a survey.

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Baltimore homes featuring theaters

February 16, 2015 Comments Off on Baltimore homes featuring theaters

In honor of the Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday, multiple listing service, MRIS, has released a list of 10 homes in the Baltimore metro area with home theaters.

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