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June 30, 2008

Howard County Single Family Home, Hanover, $439,900.

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Property Details for listing # HW6783435

Price:  $439,900 City:  HANOVER
Bedrooms:  4 Bathrooms:  2 full  1 half
Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Colonial
Year Built:  2003 Lot Acreage:  0.201584
Subdivision:  WEST POINT  County:  HOWARD, MD 
State, Zip:  MD, 21076  Status:  ACTIVE 

Descriptions
Comments:  Time is short! This is a home priced to sell and shows like a model home!! 5 year NEW - Beautiful Trinity Homes - Potomac II Model is wonderfully sited in the West Point subdivision of Hanover. This wonderful community is conveniently located minutes from most major commuter routes and all that Howard County has to offer. 

School Information
Elementary Middle School High School
ELKRIDGE ELKRIDGE LANDING HOWARD

Home Interior Features
Amenities:  Attic-Access Only, Chair Railing, Crown Molding, FP Glass Doors, FP Mantels, MBA/Sep Shwr, MBA/Sep Tub, MBR-BA Full, Master Walk-in Closet, Tub-Soaking, W/W Carpeting, Washer/Dryer Hookup  Basement:  Connecting Stairway, Full, Unfinished 
Kitchen / Dining Info:  Breakfast Room, Fam Rm Off Kit, Kit-Breakfast Bar, Kit-Island, Sep Dining Rm  Other Rooms:  Attic-Unfinished, Laundry-Kit Lvl, Lndry-Sep Rm, Mud Room 
Heating System:  Forced Air  Heating Fuel:  Natural Gas 
Cooling System:  Central A/C  Cooling Fuel:  Electric 
Water System:  Public  Hot Water:  60+ Gallon Tank, Electric 
Parking:  Drvwy/Off Str, Garage, Shared Driveway 
Room Dimensions

Room

Dimensions

Level
Living Room

13 x 12

Main
Dining Room

16 x 11

Main
Bedroom-Master

17 x 12

Upper 1
Bedroom-Second

13 x 12

Upper 1
Bedroom-Third

12 x 12

Upper 1
Bedroom-Fourth

11 x 9

Upper 1
Kitchen

12 x 17

Main
Family Rm

14 x 17

Main
Garage

19 x 20

Main
Unfinished Bsmt

Lower 1
Other Room 1

Main
Foyer

Main
Breakfast Room

Main
 
Home Exterior Features
Construction:  Vinyl Siding   

Your Agent’s Information
Your Agent: LENN HARLEY 
Phone: 800-711-7988  
Office: HOMEFINDERS.COM 

Listing Courtesy Of
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 

June 23, 2008

Howard County Real Estate, Elkridge Homes $300,000 to $350,000.

Filed under: Howard County Real Estate — info @ 4:43 am

Property Details for listing # HW6689722

Price:  $349,900 City:  ELKRIDGE
Bedrooms:  3 Bathrooms:  1 full  1 half
Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Split Level
Year Built:  1960 Lot Acreage:  0.408999
Subdivision:  HUNT CLUB ESTATES  County:  HOWARD, MD 
State, Zip:  MD, 21075  Status:  ACTIVE 

Descriptions
Comments:  Pride of ownership shows!!Freshly painted..New HW Heater..Bright 8×8 foyer with 1/2bath..Entertain family & friends in spacious family rm..Finished 10×15rm with utility tub & w&d could be playrm or den..Storage galore in unfinished basemnt with workbench..HW floors in L shaped LR & DR..Cooktop & 2 wall ovens in kitchen..3 bedrm & full bath upper level..Oversized detached garage & lrg yard. 

Home Interior Features
Amenities:  Drapery Rods, Drapes/Curtains, Shades/Blinds, Washer/Dryer Hookup, Wood Floors  Appliances:  Cooktop, Dryer, Oven-Wall, Refrigerator, Washer 
Basement:  Other  Kitchen / Dining Info:  Kit-Table Space, Sep Dining Rm 
Other Rooms:  Lndry-Sep Rm, Storage Room  Heating System:  Baseboard 
Heating Fuel:  Natural Gas  Cooling System:  Central A/C 
Cooling Fuel:  Electric  Water System:  Public 
Hot Water:  Natural Gas  Parking:  Drvwy/Off Str, Garage 
Room Dimensions

Room

Dimensions

Level
Living Room

20 x 12

Upper 1
Dining Room

9 x 11

Upper 1
Bedroom-Second

12 x 11

Upper 2
Bedroom-Third

9 x 11

Upper 2
Kitchen

11 x 11

Upper 1
Family Rm

23 x 11

Main
Garage

Main
Unfinished Bsmt

23 x 18

Lower 1
Other Room 1

15 x 10

Main
Foyer

8 x 8

Main
Bedroom-First

13 x 11

Upper 2
Home Exterior Features
Construction:  Brick and Siding   

Your Agent’s Information
Your Agent: LENN HARLEY 
Phone: 800-711-7988  
Office: HOMEFINDERS.COM 

Listing Courtesy Of
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 

To arrange a tour of homes in Howard County, contact Lenn at 800-711-7988.

June 10, 2008

HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND HOMES, A FAVORITE WITH RELOCATING HOME BUYERS

Filed under: Howard County Real Estate — info @ 2:49 am

HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND REAL ESTATE IS A FAVORITE LOCATION FOR RELOCATING HOME BUYERS. Howard County Public School rank among the highest in the State of Maryland year after year. 

HOMES PURCHASED NEW BETWEEN 2000 AND 2002 OFFER GOOD VALUE.  They were purchased before the rapid price escalation from 2003 and 2006.  Good values and they don’t last long.

Contact Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988 for a tour of beautiful homes in Howard County. 

 

Property Details for listing # HW6762323
Price:  $685,000 City:  ELKRIDGE
Bedrooms:  4 Bathrooms:  2 full  1 half
Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Colonial
Year Built:  2000 Lot Acreage:  0.559986
Subdivision:  NONE  County:  HOWARD, MD 
State, Zip:  MD, 21075  Status:  ACTIVE 

Listing Office: Century 21 H.T. Brown Real Estate, Inc. 

Homes for sale in Howard County, Single Family Homes constructed between 2000 and 2002. 

City ListPrice   Type Lot Acres BR BathsAll Fpl # Gar
Clarksville $700,000   Detached 0.175 5 4 1 2
Elkridge $685,000   Detached 0.56 4 3 1 2
Ellicott City $630,000   Detached 0.413 4 3 2 2
Ellicott City $630,000   Detached 0.196 4 3 1 2
Ellicott City $619,000   Detached 0.47 4 3 1 2
Ellicott City $639,000   Detached 0.414 4 3 1 2
Ellicott City $625,000   Detached 0.413 4 3 1  
Ellicott City $689,900   Detached 0.175 5 4 1 2
Laurel $699,900   Detached 0.192 5 5 1 2
Marriottsville $625,000   Detached 1.02 4 3 1 2
Mount Airy $699,900   Detached 1.02 5 4 1 3
                 

                               Howard County Map

  • Atholton - 1095
  • Centennial - 1132
  • Glenelg - 1123
  • Hammond - 1019
  • Howard - 1047
  • Longreach - 1033
  • Mt. Hebron - 1110
  • Oakland Mills - 1034
  • Reservoir - 1052
  • River Hill - 1164
  • Wilde Lake - 1057

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May 14, 2008

Howard County MD Market Report Report April 2008

Filed under: Howard County — info @ 4:36 pm
  2008   2007   % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 100,479,182 $ 146,128,723 - 31.24 %
Average Sold Price: $ 427,571 $ 442,814 - 3.44 %
Median Sold Price: $ 375,000 $ 390,000 - 3.85 %
Total Units Sold: 235 330 - 28.79 %
Detach/Attach Average Sold: $ 527,908 | $ 329,924 $ 564,066 | $ 363,083 - 6.41 % | - 9.13 %
Average Days on Market: 110 82 34.15 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 457,937 $ 463,104 - 1.12 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
93.37 % 95.62 %

April 17, 2008

New Home Clarksville, MD. Howard County Schools, $950,000. 1% REBATE to Buyer.

Filed under: Howard County — info @ 1:21 pm

River Hill High School Cluster in Clarks Glenn.

Property Details for listing # HW6387934
Price:  $949,900 City:  CLARKSVILLE
Bedrooms:  5 Bathrooms:  5 full
Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Transitional
Year Built:  2007 Lot Acreage:  0.347521
Subdivision:  CLARKS GLEN  County:  HOWARD, MD 
State, Zip:  MD, 21029  Status:  ACTIVE 

Your Agent: LENN HARLEY - E-Mail.

Phone: 800-711-7988  

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Listing Courtesy Of

Listing Office: Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. 

March 29, 2008

HOWARD COUNTY MD SAT SCORES. HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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HOWARD COUNTY MD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SAT Scores in Howard County MD Public High Schools.

SAT Scores Howard County MD.   Howard County Public Schools. 

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TEST, SAT Scores for HOWARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS in Maryland. 

Howard County High School MAP. 

Howard County, Maryland SAT Score rresults for the Graduating Class of 2007
73 percent of the graduating seniors participated in the SAT test for 2007.

                 Atholton HS
Centennial HS
Glenelg HS
Hammond HS
Howard HS
Longreach HS
Mt. Hebron HS                
Oakland Mills HS
Reservoir HS
River Hill HS
Wilde Lake HS
1095
1132
1123
1019
1047
1033
1110 
1034
1052
1164
1057

   

Atholton High School                                                       Howard County Maryland High Schools
Web Site
Principal - Marcy Leonard
6520 Freetown Road, Columbia, MD 21044
410-313-7065, fax 410-313-7078
 
Centennial High School
Web Site
Principal - Scott Pfeifer
4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-313-2856, fax 410-313-2891
 
Glenelg High School
Web Site
Principal - Karl Schindler
14025 Burntwoods Road, Glenelg, MD 21737
410-313-5528, fax 410-313-5540
 
Hammond High School
Web Site
Principal - Sterlind S. Burke Sr.                                                  Howard County High Schools
8800 Guilford Road, Columbia, MD 21046
410-313-7615, fax 410-313-7632
 
Howard High School
Web Site
Principal - Regina Massella
8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-2867, fax 410-313-2870
 
Long Reach High School
Web Site
Principal - Edmund EvansHoward County MD High Schools
6101 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD 21045
410-313-7117, fax 410-313-7422
 
Marriotts Ridge High School
Web Site
Principal - Pat Saunderson
12100 Woodford Drive, Marriottsville, MD 21104
410-313-5568
 
Mt. Hebron High School
Web Site
Principal - David Brown
9440 Route 99, Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-313-2880, fax 410-313-2889 or 410-313-2543
 
Oakland Mills High School
Web Site
Principal - Frank Eastham
9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia, MD 21045         Top Ranked Elementary Schools in Howard County, MD -
410-313-6945, fax 410-313-6948                        Thunder Hill, Centennial Lane, Clarksville, Pointers Run
 
Reservoir High School
Web Site
Principal - Adrianne Kaufman
11550 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD 20759
410-888-8850, fax 410-888-8849
 
River Hill High School
Web Site
12101 Rt. 108
Clarksville, MD 21029
410-313-7120

                Howard County PUblic High Schools.

WHAT IS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET LIKE IN HOWARD COUNTY IN 2008??
HOWARD COUNTY HOME BUYERS
are asking that question and our answer is that the real estate market in Howard County for 2008. The “Buyer’s Market”continues. There are more homes offered for sale than there are buyers. Homes are on the market for ever longer periods of time and prices are coming down, but slowly. However, we have had a lot of success helping our buyers make offers on properties that have been slow to sell. If no one makes an offer, we never find out what the seller’s bottom line is. There is only one way to get the best price for a home in Howard County and that is to tour homes for sale, be ready to buy with lender pre-approval or approval, find the home you would like to buy and MAKE AN OFFER.   Our experienced Homefinders.com broker partners help you find a wonderful home in Howard County real estate at a great price.

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Howard County Real Estate For Sale

HOMES FOR SALE IN HOWARD COUNTY PRICED $500,000-$600.000 Built 2000-2005, 4 bedrooms or more, 2 full baths or more, 2 car garage.

http://www.homesdatabase.com/lennharley/HW6595183

http://www.homesdatabase.com/lennharley/HW6678884

http://www.homesdatabase.com/lennharley/HW6517872

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March 6, 2008

HOWARD COUNTY REAL ESTATE

Filed under: Howard County Real Estate — info @ 8:41 am

Howard County

Howard County is in demand for the planned community of Columbia and for the luxury estate lots and homes in the Western areas. Howard is also in demand because of the highly ranked public schools.

HOWARD COUNTY real estate offers some of the highest ranked public schools in Maryland. Families who select homes close to preferred public schools are pleased with the Howard County communities that offer an easy commute by MARC Train to Baltimore or Washington, D.C. and access to the Washington or Baltimore Beltways by Route 95 North/South. Western Howard County is rural and offers wonderful estate lot home sites for luxury homes. Also popular with golfers with several golf oriented communities. The average price in most single family communities is about $900,000 for homes built after 2000.

Columbia is a planned community in Howard County with construction beginning in the 1960s and continuing today. Columbia and the 10 villages offers a urban atmosphere for a rural county. The Columbia Mall is very popular with upscale shopping and convenient to all.

HOWARD COUNTY MAP    COLUMBIA MAP

January 22, 2008

Columbia Maryland Real Estate

Filed under: About Columbia MD, Howard County — info @ 3:45 pm

COLUMBIA MARYLAND - a “Planned Community” developed by The Rouse Company with construction beginning in the 1960s and continuing on today.   A thriving town with development around the 10 Columbia Villages .  Real estate in Columbia appeals to home owners who find employment in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Montgomery County and other locations that are convenient to this well located Planned Community. 

Luxury Homes in Columbia are popular.  Built on average 1/5-1/4 acre lots, there is a vigorous market for new contruction for Columbia Maryland Real Estate
              

Luxury Single Family Detached and Town Homes are popular with new home buyers in Columbia, MD.  Resales comprise approximately 92% of all listings of homes for sale in Columbia. 

AMENITIES

COLUMBIA offers spectacular features for residences of this wonderful town.  Each village has recreational facilities, swimming pool, community center, tot lots, Homeowners Association office and convenience shopping.   Columbia also offers golf courses, lakes and the Columbia Mall. 

HOUSING IN COLUMBIA

Housing in Columbia offers detached single family homes, town homes, condominium homes and senior communities.  New construction in Columbia is popular and attracts national and local builders.

VALUES FOR REAL ESTATE IN COLUMBIA have remained stable for the past year.  The quality of life in Columbia attracts home buyers from all over the country. 

ZIP CODE 21044

2006    2005    % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 21,376,175 $ 21,688,323 - 1.44 %
Average Sold Price: $ 344,777 $ 361,472 - 4.62 %
Median Sold Price: $ 322,500 $ 339,500 - 5.01 %
Total Units Sold: 62 60 3.33 %
Average Days on Market: 56 15 273.33 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 358,621 $ 366,225 - 2.08 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
96.14 % 98.70 %

ZIP CODE 21046

2006    2005    % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 7,063,700 $ 8,742,500 - 19.20 %
Average Sold Price: $ 353,185 $ 380,109 - 7.08 %
Median Sold Price: $ 332,500 $ 352,000 - 5.54 %
Total Units Sold: 20 23 - 13.04 %
Average Days on Market: 49 14 250.00 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 360,380 $ 380,787 - 5.36 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
98.00 % 99.82 %

ZIP CODE 21045

2006    2005    % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 14,233,200 $ 21,096,799 - 32.53 %
Average Sold Price: $ 338,886 $ 334,870 1.20 %
Median Sold Price: $ 337,500 $ 314,900 7.18 %
Total Units Sold: 42 63 - 33.33 %
Average Days on Market: 58 19 205.26 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 351,204 $ 339,744 3.37 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
96.49 % 98.57 %

ZIP CODE 21029

2006    2005    % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 5,020,000 $ 8,927,900 - 43.77 %
Average Sold Price: $ 717,143 $ 686,762 4.42 %
Median Sold Price: $ 550,000 $ 659,000 - 16.54 %
Total Units Sold: 7 13 - 46.15 %
Average Days on Market: 69 52 32.69 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 794,057 $ 722,538 9.90 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
90.31 % 95.05 %

TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

Columbia is convenient to BWI Airport by way of the recently completed Route 100.  Approximately 60% of Columbia residences work in Washington, D.C. and commute daily by automobile, MARC train or a drive to the METRO Station.
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January 11, 2008

Foreclosures in Howard County MD

Filed under: FORECLOSURES in Howard County, Howard County — info @ 4:58 pm

FORECLOSURES IN HOWARD COUNTY WAITING FOR HOME BUYERS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY. 

There are about 5 foreclosures in Howard County ready for buyers.

                 

Howard County has fewer foreclosed homes for the overall listings than other areas in the MD real estate market area.  However, there are opportunities to be found.

To see these homes, Contact Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988, email.

December 26, 2007

HOWARD COUNTY HOME PRICES SOLD AND SETTLED DECEMBER 1-26, 2007

Filed under: Howard County — info @ 11:35 am
                     
Status: SOLD (58)
    List Price Bedrooms Baths FB HB DOMM DOMP Lot Sqft Yr Built
Min $270,900 2 2 1 0 0 0 2,737 1740
Max $1,975,000 7 8 6 2 430 490 566,280 2006
Avg $623,381 4 4 3 1 106 137 40,970 1981

 

Home in Howard County, Clarksville, priced at $750,000.

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