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 [...]
Baltimore restaurants open on Christmas Day is a searched topic because most places are closed. Open Table has a list of restaurants in their system that are open in Baltimore Christmas Day 2025 for reservations. Patch also has links to restaurants open in the Baltimore area. Joey Chiu's Greenspring Inn in Lutherville at Greenspring Station [...]
The Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report is a report based on research by the company. The research focuses on buyers, sellers, and renters. This particular section of the report is on 2025 home sellers in the U.S. The median age of a home seller in the US in 2025 was 47. The concentration of sellers [...]
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 December 14, 2025. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 12/14/2025, the Baltimore real estate data shows the following: In the Baltimore real estate market, new [...]
The Baltimore home demand index for December 2025 is 71, which down 15 points from last month, remaining in the "Slow" category from the Baltimore home demand index for November 2025 that was "Slow" at 86. (Please note that the index is one month behind, meaning the data for the December 2025 report is from [...]
Baltimore County trash and recycling guides for 2026 were mailed to residents in early December 2025. This year, thankfully, there is a printed schedule after last year's fiasco. As of January 1, 2026, the new schedules should also be found online. Residents should note the newer "slide" schedule for holidays - so if there is [...]
The Fed cut interest rates 1/4 point on December 10, 2025. This was another expected cut after a 1/4 point cut in the October 2025 Federal Reserve meeting, and a 1/4 point in the September 2025 Federal Reserve meeting. These drops followed a long pause beginning at the January 2025 Federal Reserve meeting, and remaining [...]
Timonium home sales in November 2025 were down from November 2024. The total volume of Timonium houses that sold in November 2025 was $24,743,899, down 3.43% from the $25,622,185 volume we saw in November 2024. It was up, though, from the $20,479,786 volume we saw in Timonium Home Sales October 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 December 7, 2025. There was no update from Bright for the week of November 30. Beginning on page 24 of the Bright MLS real estate report 12/07/2025, the Baltimore real [...]
The Maryland Holiday Light Spectacular at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium is celebrating its second year in 2025. It is scheduled to be open December 5-30, 2025. Hours each night: 5:30-10pm. They plan to close early on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day. Tickets can be purchased in advance, and the [...]