The non-resident seller withholding transfer tax, which is charged to sellers who are out of state without certain requirements, will be raised to 8.75% as of January 1, 2026. The non-resident entities withholding remained at 8.25%. **PLEASE NOTE -- THIS IS FROM 2026. THE LAW AND % CHARGE, AS WELL AS ADDENDA MAY CHANGE AT [...]
Marney Kirk has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence in real estate by Broker Agent Advisor for a seventh year in a row. Below, please find the press release from the company. ------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Real Estate and Lending Expert Brings Home National Certification as Broker★Agent Advisor Recognizes Exemplary Achievement Now in its [...]
Baltimore real estate market trends are generally published weekly by the Bright MLS system. Here is the Baltimore real estate update for the week ending January 4, 2026. Bright had not published an update since December 14, 2025. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 01/04/2026, the Baltimore real estate data [...]
Baltimore County Restaurant Week Winter 2026 is scheduled for January 16-25, 2026. There are a good number of Baltimore County restaurants participating this month. There are links to many of the individual menus on the website, plus the list of participating restaurants. There have usually been many participating Towson restaurants, a good number of Timonium [...]
Every year, one third of Baltimore County Real Estate is reassessed for property tax purposes for the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Baltimore County has split the reassessments into three areas. Each area is reassessed every three years. For January 1, 2026, Area 2 has been reassessed. As Area 2 covers Towson, Timonium, and [...]
Happy New Year 2026, Baltimore! I am truly thankful to my clients who bought or sold with me in 2025. The Baltimore real estate market in 2025 was again unusual with higher interest rates (with a few drops) and continued very low inventory. There were some big challenges for some of my buyers and sellers, [...]
The Baltimore housing outlook for 2026 from Bright MLS, our local MLS provider, shows an increase in existing home sales as well as an increase in inventory for buyers to choose from. The median sales price is still expected to rise again next year. The Baltimore home sales forecast for 2026 is for 34,977 homes [...]
Baltimore County Christmas Tree pickup 2026 is the over a two week period, beginning the week of January 5, 2026. Christmas trees in Baltimore County must be placed by the curb or in the alley (if that is your normal trash location) by January 11 in order to ensure pickup, according to the Baltimore County [...]
Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2026 will be happening through February 7, 2026. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works posted on their website : "...residents can place trees out with their weekly trash collections until Friday, Feb. 7, 2026. The trees must be placed at the exact location where your trash is collected. Before [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate the holidays! December hosts many celebrations from Hanukkah, which was December 14-22, 2025, to Christmas on December 25, to Kwanzaa, which begins 12/26 and runs through January 1, plus many other events. I want to take a moment to acknowledge our soldiers in other countries who [...]