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Parts of this market are still moving much faster than the national pace
Even with 30-year rates at 7.32%, more than 6 in 10 homes in parts of Ellicott City and Sykesville went under contract within two weeks, according to data from the three months ending August 31, 2026.
Read the post →Some parts of the market are still moving fast despite higher rates
Rates are up, but in several ZIP codes homes are going under contract in two weeks or less , and the numbers show exactly where.
Some parts of this market are still moving very fast
Rates are above 7%, but the tightest ZIP codes here are not slowing down.
Homes Priced $500K to $650K Are Winning More Often
In this market, where you price matters more than most sellers expect, and one price range is pulling ahead.
Some parts of this market are still moving fast despite higher rates
Rates are up, but the tightest ZIP codes here still have just 1.0 to 1.4 months of supply and most homes going under contract within two weeks.
Higher rates are not cooling every part of this market
Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.28% as of October 1, 2026, yet several ZIP codes in this market are still seeing prices rise and homes sell fast.
This market is still moving fast despite 7% mortgage rates
Rates just crossed 7%, but most of this market has less than two months of homes for sale, and well-priced homes are still going under contract fast.
Some parts of this market are still moving fast despite higher mortgage rates
Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.03% as of September 24, 2026, yet the tightest ZIP codes here still had just 1 to 1.4 months of supply and roughly 62% to 65% of homes went under contract within two weeks.
Everyone Assumes This Market Slowed Down. Sellers Are Still Getting Full Price.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the territory-wide median sale-to-list ratio held at 100%, with 42.1% of homes selling above asking.
Everyone Says Homes Are Sitting Longer This Summer. Here's What Actually Happened.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, days on market crept up across Frederick County and the Baltimore suburbs, but sellers still walked away with more money than a year ago.
One Buy Box, Two Very Different Waits For a Pending Sign
In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, homes in Owings Mills and Westminster sat inside the same buy box, yet buyers there moved at very different speeds toward a signed contract.
Fewer New Listings Should Have Tightened This Market. Instead, It Loosened.
In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, new listings fell across Ellicott City, Columbia, Owings Mills, Randallstown, Westminster, Frederick, Mount Airy and Sykesville, yet the number of homes sitting on the market kept climbing.
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