Baltimore Metro

October 2026 | 
Home Demand Index: 81 | 
Tier: Slow

Metro Area Overview

The Home Demand Index (HDI) for the Baltimore metro area stands at 81 for this report period, down 4 points from last month’s 85 and below the 91 recorded one year ago. That leaves the market 4.7% lower on the month and 11.0% lower than a year ago, extending the late-summer cooling and keeping a Slow demand rating as the fall season begins. The softening is broad: five of the six home-type tiers eased on the month, with only the small luxury condo segment edging higher, which points to affordability pressure rather than a localized shift.
The market trend line, below, provides a high-level monthly overview of the Home Demand Index for each of the metro market areas within the Greater Baltimore Metro Area. The Home Demand Index is baselined at 100, with 90-110 indicating a steady market. Index values above 110 indicate moderate and high activity while Index values below 90 indicate slower or limited activity. For more information for a given period of time, click on any point on the map to pull up the monthly report.
Metro Market Trend Data by Bright MLS | T3 Home Demand Index
Each of the market areas listed above are defined as follows:
  • Baltimore Metro – Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore City, MD; Baltimore, MD; Carroll, MD; Harford, MD; Howard, MD;
  • DelMar Coastal – Somerset, MD; Sussex, DE; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD;
  • Maryland Eastern Shore – Caroline, MD; Cecil, MD; Dorchester, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Annes, MD; Talbot, MD;

Baltimore | October 2026

Home Demand Index

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The Home Demand Index (HDI) for the Baltimore metro area stands at 81 for this report period, down 4 points from last month’s 85 and below the 91 recorded one year ago. That leaves the market 4.7% lower on the month and 11.0% lower than a year ago, extending the late-summer cooling and keeping a Slow demand rating as the fall season begins. The softening is broad: five of the six home-type tiers eased on the month, with only the small luxury condo segment edging higher, which points to affordability pressure rather than a localized shift.
Demand by home type in Baltimore this period ranges from a high of 121 in the luxury condo tier to a low of 68 in the entry single-family tier. The condo tiers continue to screen strongest, with entry condos at 108 (Steady) and luxury condos at 121 (Moderate), the only segment to gain on the month. Single-family demand sits lower and softened across all three price bands: entry at 68 (Limited), mid-range at 78 and luxury at 84, the latter down 22 points from a year ago. The townhouse/rowhouse format reads 86, down 6 points on the month. Inventory runs from about 2.8 months in mid-range single-family to 5.3 months in luxury condos, leaving the metro balanced-to-soft rather than tight.
Monthly Statistics for October 2026
Home Demand
Index
81
(Slow)
Home Demand Index
from prior month
85
Home Demand Index
from prior year
91
Index change
from prior month
-4.7%
Index change from
same time last year
-11.0%
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