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 [...]
Maryland Home and Garden Show Spring 2026 is February 28-March 1 & 6-8 at the Timonium Fairgrounds. There will be over 400 home improvement, garden, and crafts exhibits in the Spring show. The Maryland Home & Garden Show is a great place to get home improvement ideas for your home, whether it is to spruce [...]
Timonium home sales in January 2026 were up from January 2025. The total volume of Timonium houses that sold in January 2026 was $16,491,300, up 28.53% from the $12,830,500 volume we saw in January 2025. It was down though from the $24,743,899 volume we saw in Timonium Home Sales November 2025. The average sales price [...]
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 8, 2026. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 02/08/2026, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]
Maryland Tax Free Energy Star appliance weekend is February 14-16, 2026. The Energy Star appliances that qualify, per the Maryland Comptroller’s website: Air conditioners Washers and dryers Furnaces Heat pumps Boilers Solar water heaters (tax-exempt at all times now) Standard size refrigerators Dehumidifiers Programmable thermostats Compact fluorescent light bulbs The "Shop Maryland Energy weekend" happens 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 1, 2026. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 02/01/2026, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]
The 2025 Maryland housing market statistics comes from data collected from the Maryland Association of Realtors(R). I appreciate the Maryland Realtors Association for this data and infographic. The 2025 Maryland Housing Market Statistics show a 3.1% decrease in units sold. The 2025 Maryland home sales price average was up 3.7% to $513,651. Though homes coming [...]
The Fed left interest rates the same after their 1/4 point cut in December 2025. This was an expected pause, after the 1/4 point cuts in the December 2025 Federal Reserve Meeting, the October 2025 Federal Reserve meeting and the September 2025 Federal Reserve meeting, which followed a continued pause beginning at the January 2025 [...]