It became more expensive to buy a home in Maryland last year, in some cases costing buyers 25 percent more than in 2016.
Every county — and Baltimore City — saw its median home sale price rise between 2016 and 2017, according to data from Maryland Realtors.
Somerset County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore saw the largest jump. The median home sale price in 2016 was $86,433, compared to $108,426 last year, an increase of 25.4 percent.
St. Mary’s County saw the smallest increase, with the median home sale price going from $264,300 in 2016 to $269,967 in 2017 — just 2.1 percent higher.