Realtor.com Publishes ‘Hottest’ Housing Markets, Maryland Included News Editor, June 9, 2024June 14, 2024 Photo by DOUG KERR Report by DONNA BALANCIA Realtor.com named four Maryland areas to its list of “hottest” housing markets in the U.S. Realtor.com said its rankings are based on the number of days an area’s inventory stays on the market, how many views an area receives, and its proprietary data related to supply and demand in a region. Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties were included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC metro, with a score of 59.36. Cecil County included as part of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington received a 58.70, Hagerstown, in the Martinsburg, WV, metro, got a 57.02 and Baltimore-Columbia-Towson got a “hotness” score of 53.18. Check out the Realtor.com report on the rest of the country here. By Donna Balancia Donna Balancia Maryland
Government Maryland Firsts: Cannabis Admin, African-American Chief Procurement Officer Named May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 Gov. Wes Moore has named five new executive leaders, according to a release sent out by the governor’s office. The appointments show a step in a new direction in several cases, including the creation of the new post of Cannabis Administration Director, and the appointment of the first African American… Read More
Baltimore Jacoby Jones, Former Ravens Wide Receiver, Passes Away at 40 July 16, 2024July 22, 2024 Courtesy NFL/Michael Baca Jacoby Jones, a former Ravens wide receiver who starred in Baltimore’s Super Bowl XLVII win, has died, the Jones family announced. He was 40 years old. In a statement released through the NFL Players Association, Jones’ family said he died “peacefully” at his home in New Orleans…. Read More
Donna Balancia Study: Tourism was the Employment Driver in 2020; Las Vegas and Orlando Top Metros December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 A new report by Self Financial analyzing the U.S. states and metropolitan areas that have seen the largest year-over-year percentage increase in employment this year indicates the “COVID-19 recession” lasted two months, making it the shortest downturn on record, but it was also one of the deepest. In just two… Read More