LAUREL, MD

ZIPCODE : 20742

HOUSES SOLD JAN - JUNE 2009 - 71

HOUSES SOLD JAN - JUNE 2010 - 82

15% INCREASE IN SALES

From Baltimore Sun analysis of Metro region

Pre-history tidbit according to Wikipedia

The Cretaceous Era brought dinosaurs to the area which left a number of fossils, now preserved in a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) park in Laurel.The site, which among other finds has yielded fossilized teeth from Astrodon and Priconodon species, has been called the most prolific in the eastern United States.

Laurel Main Street Festival, Laurel Maryland, May 12, 2007

HOUSING PREDICTOR

According to Housing Predictor, which releases an annual report of its choices for best and worst housing markets

The top five housing markets are: 

1. Portland, Maine
2. Kansas City, Kan.
3. Tri-Cities, Wash.
4. Omaha, Neb.
5. Fargo, N.D.

However, not all markets will fare well in 2011, with the foreclosure crisis particularly still battering some areas as well as high unemployment and overbuilding during the boom era that has led to high home inventories.