{"id":59,"date":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","slug":"maryland-home-prices-rise-as-market-remains-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/02\/maryland-home-prices-rise-as-market-remains-competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Home Prices Rise as Market Remains Competitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>If you\u2019ve been searching for a home in Maryland lately, you\u2019ve probably noticed how tight the market feels. In August, new listings across the state dropped 23.6%. That means fewer fresh options for buyers at every stage\u2014whether you\u2019re a first-timer, thinking about your next move, or navigating a change for your family. At the same time, overall home sales slipped by 8.5%, pending sales dipped 1%, and active inventory shrank another 13.7%. Yet, even with fewer choices, prices kept climbing: Maryland\u2019s median home price reached $445,000 in August, up about 2.4% from last year.<\/p>\n<p>Having helped everyone from new immigrants to seasoned investors make sense of Baltimore\u2019s shifting market, I know how important it is to have clarity about what\u2019s really happening out there. Every number tells a story\u2014and knowing where you stand in the bigger picture is the first step toward a move that truly fits your goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/thebaynet.com\/where-are-the-homes-maryland-new-listings-drop-23-6-in-august-median-price-hits-445000\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been searching for a home in Maryland lately, you\u2019ve probably noticed how tight the market feels. In August, new listings across the state dropped 23.6%. That means fewer fresh options for buyers at every stage\u2014whether you\u2019re a first-timer, thinking about your next move, or navigating a change for your family. At the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimychavarria.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}