Forbes posted an opinion piece on Four Home Buying Etiquette Rules, and they are very good "rules" for potential homebuyers to follow. I am following the outline from the post, but adding my personal notes and details as to why they are important below. Thank you to Forbes and Tara Mastroeni for the article! Get [...]
Preakness 2023 is scheduled for May 20. There are activities through the week leading up to the big race, from Sunrise Walks to Pre-Preakness parties. Friday, May 19 is Black-Eyed Susan Day, with races throughout the day and special events. There are races scheduled throughout the day on Saturday, May 20, and the 148th Running [...]
Mother's Day Baltimore 2023 is May 14. There are a number of ways to celebrate moms in Baltimore. On Saturday, May 13, visit the Cylburn Arboretum, for its Market Day from 8am-2pm. There are plants & flowers for purchase, as well as activities, seminars, and you can enjoy the beauty that is the Arboretum. This [...]
Baltimore real estate market trends are collected and documented by our MLS, Bright MLS. Here is the update for the week ending April 30, 2023. Bright MLS currently covers seven states, so there is data for a number of areas. Starting on page 16 of the Bright MLS real estate report 04/30/2023, the Baltimore real [...]
The American Visionary Arts Museum Kinetic Sculpture Race 2023 is scheduled for May 6! This year's theme is "Everyday People." The event is FREE and races begin at 10am. It starts and ends at the AVAM. What are Kinetic Sculpture Races? Well, they are human- powered works of art that will race against each other [...]
The Baltimore home demand index for April 2023 was 83, a gain of five points in the "slow" category from the Baltimore home demand index for March 2023 that was "slow" at 78. (Note that the index is one month behind, meaning the data for the April 2023 report is from March 2023.) The Baltimore [...]
The Baltimore Farmers' Market 2023 season begins on April 2, 2023 and runs each Sunday into December. Hours are 7am-noon every Sunday. This year marks the 46th year of the market! The Baltimore Farmers' Market is located under the JFX at Holliday & Saratoga streets. What can you find at the Baltimore Farmers' Market? According [...]
Baltimore Easter Egg Events will be over a few weekends, with the holiday falling on Sunday, April 9. Here are a few Easter Egg Hunts and events in Baltimore! If you know of any others, please let me know, and I can add them to the list. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023 COCKEYSVILLE 9-12pm [...]
Baltimore City lien certificates have been delayed in early 2023. The issue began in Fall 2022, and has not cleared up by the beginning of March 2023. The Baltimore Sun reported on the issue in February. There is currently a backlog of lien sheet requests, which has made the historically two-week turn around time bloom [...]
Baltimore was named a top-ten city people want to move to in a poll by Home Bay and featured in a New York Times article. When asked, “If money were no object, which five cities would you prefer to move to?” Baltimore ranked ninth in the top 10. The poll by Home Bay covered a [...]