{"id":73,"date":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","slug":"maryland-home-prices-rise-as-market-remains-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/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>As someone who thrives on helping my clients win in this fast-paced Maryland market, I know firsthand how challenging it\u2019s become to find the right home. In August, we saw new listings in Maryland drop by a striking 23.6%, while active inventory fell 13.7%. Despite this squeeze, both median and average home prices pushed up about 2.4%, with the median now at $445,000. Home sales dipped 8.5% and pending sales edged down 1%, showing just how competitive things remain. Navigating tight inventory and rising prices calls for sharp negotiation and a client-first approach\u2014something I\u2019ve honed both in the Army and as your trusted realtor. When the market gets tough, that\u2019s when experience counts most.<\/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>As someone who thrives on helping my clients win in this fast-paced Maryland market, I know firsthand how challenging it\u2019s become to find the right home. In August, we saw new listings in Maryland drop by a striking 23.6%, while active inventory fell 13.7%. Despite this squeeze, both median and average home prices pushed up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}