The Maryland housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Maryland seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $477,000
- Median days on market: 34
- Typical selling costs: ~7.16% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 3 to 5 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Maryland market, not any specific house.
| Maryland metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $477,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 34 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.41% (≈ $25,806) | Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $4,770) | Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.75% (≈ $3,578) | HomeLight, Jan 2025 (0.5% state + county up to 1.4%, customarily split; seller-half estimate) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Maryland: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Maryland median sale price.
How to read this: on the $477,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $442,846 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~1.07%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 34 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Maryland median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Maryland's effective property-tax rate runs about 1.07% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $477,000 median home, that's roughly $5,104 a year in property tax — call it $475 accrued across the 34-day (about 5-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Maryland listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Maryland foreclosure clock.
Maryland uses a non-judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 3 to 5 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Statutory minimum is roughly 4.5 months from first missed payment to sale (90 days default + 45 days after service); in practice a Maryland foreclosure typically runs about 6–12+ months from first missed payment to sale, and longer if mediation is requested (practitioner estimate).
Primary statute: Md. Code, Real Property §7-105.1. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Maryland: roughly 7.16% of the price in selling costs and about 34 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Maryland houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Maryland numbers mean for your house.
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