The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act was signed into law September 5, 2025 and enacted March 5, 2026. This bipartisan legislation's goal is to protect homebuyers’ personal financial information. What has been happening? In recent years, if a homebuyer had their credit pulled for a mortgage application, it could trigger MANY phone calls, texts and emails [...]
The Baltimore St. Patrick Parade 2026 is scheduled for March 15. The parade starts at 2:00 pm at the Washington Monument, continues down Charles St, and then heads over to Pratt St. and Market Place. There is a foot race, the Shamrock 5K that begins at 1:00pm, so it is recommend getting there early to [...]
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 March 1, 2026. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 03/01/2026, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]
The 2026 real estate outlook from the National Association of REALTORS(R) was released in January. Multiple economists associated with NAR and other Real Estate organizations all agree that they believe that the 2026 real estate market shows signs that a rebound is in the works, as well as a rebalance of the market. A number [...]
The State of Maryland Housing 2026 report is from a survey run by the Maryland REALTORS(R) Association. The interviews were run from January 13-16, 2026. Key findings from the State of Maryland Housing 2026 report: 90% of those surveyed feel that the cost to buy a house or rent an unit is too high, which [...]
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 February 22, 2026. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 02/22/2026, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]
Hunt Valley home sales in January 2026 were down from January 2025. The total volume of Hunt Valley homes that sold in January 2026 was $10,838,600, down 21.10% from the $13,737,600 volume we saw in January 2025. It was slightly up, though from the $10,466,790 volume we saw in Hunt Valley Home Sales November 2025. [...]
Spring Forward March 8, 2026! Before you head to bed on Saturday night March 7, remember to set your clocks forward an hour as we enter Daylight Saving Time at 2am Sunday, March 8, 2026. Though most of our smart phones and some digital clocks automatically re-set, many microwaves and regular battery-powered clocks do not. [...]
The Baltimore Home Demand Index for February 2026 is 69, which is up 14 points from last month, remaining in the "Limited" category from the Baltimore home demand index for January 2026 that was "Limited" at 55. (Please note that the index is one month behind, meaning the data for the February report is from [...]
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 February 15, 2026. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 02/15/2026, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]