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Are buyers active in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 61/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.66
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 33
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 38.4%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson is **very active** as of May 2026. The pending ratio is 0.66 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 33 days to go under contract. Active inventory is +13.3% year over year, giving buyers more choice and slower-paced decisions. Sellers are responding: 38.4% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson is 61/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 61/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.66 · Inventory YoY: +13.3% · Median days on market: 33 · Sellers cutting price: 38.4% · Median listing price: $384,750 (-3.8% YoY)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $385K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 6,970
- YoY +0.2%
- Median DOM
- 36
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.62
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 17.6%
- YoY +0.0%
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Primpted Housing Analyst
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The latest numbers suggest that buyers are somewhat less active in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area compared to last year. While there are more homes for sale, fewer homes are going under contract. Buyers also have less competition for homes that have just arrived on the market.
There are 6,970 active listings right now, which is a significant 15.1% increase from last year. This means buyers have more choices available to them. This might be why the median listing price has dropped by 3.8% over the past year to $384,750, giving buyers some relief.
Fewer homes are going under contract, with the pending ratio at 0.62, down 10.1% year-over-year. This means that for every 10 active listings, about 6 are going pending. New listings are up 8.6% from last year, with 4,128 homes recently added, but homes are staying on the market longer, now at 36 days, up 10.8%.
Also, more sellers are reducing their prices. Currently, 17.6% of listings have had a price reduction. This suggests that sellers are adjusting their expectations to attract buyers in a market with more inventory.
For buyers, this could mean more opportunities to negotiate and potentially find a home at a better price, especially since homes are staying on the market longer.