HOWARD COUNTY MD HOMES AND REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE HOWARD COUNTY - A TOUR
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What will $400,000 buy in Howard County? There are good values in Howard County where one of the primary benefits are the highly ranked public schools. There are 20 plus single family homes priced less than $400,000 in Howard County real estate. The average price is about $700,000, but there are well priced homes ready for you.
COME TAKE A TOUR WITH US OF HOMES IN HOWARD COUNTY. Homefinders.com is happy to help you with your search for a home in Howard County. We offer driving tours to see the countryside, the shopping center, the new home developments and the towns with wonderful homes in Howard County, one of the most popular places to live and buy a real estate in Maryland. We can tour the small lot home locations in Columbia, Ellicott City, Laurel and Elkridge. Or, if you are in the market for a large home on large lots, we can tour the estate home communities in Clarksville, Glenwood, Highland, Dayton, Glenelg and Glenwood.
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A tour of homes in Howard County must begin with Columbia. Columbia is a planned community built by the Rouse Company as a town offering homes for all ages and price ranges. Columbia real estate will always have a selection of luxury homes, move up home styles and town home and condominium homes for first time home buyers. Columbia also offers a better selection of contemporary homes than other communities. Construction on the first of ten villages in Columbia began in the 1960s and each village offers different real estate styles and types for home buyers. Properties in Columbia are enhanced by the preservation of large wooded areas, parks, recreation facilities and convenience shopping.
HOWARD COUNTY REAL ESTATE PROFILE
If you love the older historic homes in Maryland, you’ll love real estate in Howard County, Maryland. Historic communities of Ellicott City along the Baltimore County border offer a taste of history interesting to any person interested in Americana. However, if you love the newer homes in Howard County with open floor plans, state of the art appliances, gourmet kitchens, garden baths, then the communities constructed in the 1990s and into the 21st Century offer wonderful decorator kitchens and baths. Construction in Howard County in the years 1995 through 2005 reflect the employment growth of high tech industries close to the BWI Airport and in the Columbia Industrial corridor around Route 32. A blend of the old and new, Howard County real estate reflects home buyers’ needs for new construction near some of the highest ranked public schools in the State of Maryland. Real estate in Howard County is a wonderful blend of the old and the new real estate in Maryland.
HOWARD COUNTY HISTORY
Settlements around Clarksville (Route 32 and Route 108) were developed in the early 1700s and some of the original homes sit along the roads reminding travelers that it wasn’t so long ago, Howard County was mostly farmland. Early settlers grew tobacco and like tobacco farmers up and down the east coast, used more and more acreage to sustain that crop. Communities developed along the Patapsco River carrying iron ore and tobacco cargo to the Chesapeake Bay.
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LUXURY REAL ESTATE IN HOWARD COUNTY
Finding that wonderful luxury home in Howard County for you is a speciality of the Exclusive Buyers Agents with Homefinders.com. Our mission is finding the very best home that your money will buy. Our agents will perform ongoing searches of the resale and new homes in Howard County based on YOUR stated criteria. We will NOT try to steer you to our home listings because we do not list properties for sale. We work only with home buyers. There is no fee to you for this service. We are paid through the transaction through a split of the listing agent’s fee or by new home builders. However, our duty, fiduciary and loyalty is always to YOU, our home buyer.
WHAT IS A LUXURY HOME?
Buyers of luxury homes are generally seeking homes with some of the following features that would add substantially to the price based on market averages. Some features that would be included in the “luxury” class home would be:
- GOURMET KITCHEN - granite or Corian counter tops, hardwood or ceramic tile flooring, Corian or porcelain or upgraded stainless sinks, super quiet dishwashers, side-by-side refrigerators with ice/water dispensers, islands with down draft cook tops, butler pantry, build-in microwave/wall oven or double wall ovens, upgraded lighting, range hoods and other amenities including finely crafted cabinetry.
- GARDEN MASTER BATH - with a separate soaking or whirlpool oversized tub, separate shower, double sinks, private water closets, ample storage, decorator tile flooring and tub surrounds and fine cabinetry, mirrors and other features that speak of luxury.
- LUXURY ESTATE LOTS - While lot size alone doesn’t designate a luxury class home, unless the home you select is in a condominium, town home or adult community, the lot sizes for luxury homes in Howard County are larger than average, particularly in the western areas of the county. Many luxury homes are in areas zoned 3 acres or more. There are also luxury communities that were developed on 1 acre average lots. Lot size will impact price as much as location or proximity to employment areas.
Contact Us and one of our experienced buyers agents will you on a tour of luxury homes in Howard County in your price range and with the features you want. If you are out of the area, ask about our “DIGITAL PHOTO TOURS” of luxury homes in Howard County. We help our out of town buyers by providing interior photos of luxury homes in your price range. You can see more than just an exterior photo. You are special and you deserve special service!
If you select a to-be-built luxury home, your Homefinders.com agent will keep you current on the progress of construction from foundation to completion with digital photos by e-mail. Our agents are digital photo and e-mail savvy ePRO qualified.
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NEW LUXURY HOMES IN HOWARD COUNTY
are located in certain areas targeted by Howard County for development based on very controlled density limitations. Homes constructed along the Route 1 corridor in Elkridge, Jessup, Laurel are moderately priced based on market averages. However, for luxury homes, the most requested areas are Ellicott City, Columbia, Woodbine, Cooksville, Clarksville, Ellicott City and Sykesville. Recent homes built in Laurel include some luxury homes. Homes located on the Western areas of Howard County are more likely to have larger “estate lots”. Howard County is home to some beautiful scenic vistas and in the midst of this beauty are lovely homes and home sites for luxury home buyers.
Many homes have been constructed within the past 10 years that provide families with state of the art gourmet kitchens, luxurious garden baths, larger windows providing for light and views, lovely lots in convenient locations and beautiful communities.
Much of Howard County remains rural. And, although much of the land has been rezoned for development, the western areas are reserved for “large lot development” a term to describe home sites of one to three acres average size.
Factors that influence Howard County home prices are:
- Location, distance from major employment centers. In the case of Howard County, the major employment centers are Baltimore, Washington and Columbia.
- School popularity. School popularity influences home location selection as much as anything else today and Howard County is proud of all of its public schools.
- Proximity to major airports. Howard County with the construction of Route 100 is an easy ride to the Baltimore Washington International Airport.
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Real estate in Howard County developed in the mid 20th Century north/south along Route 29. Half acre lots are not unusual and the ever popular Rambler was the style of choice for these durable homes. Over the years as prices rose, the half acre lot gave way to the quarter acre lot or less and the Rambler gave way to the Split Level, then the two story Colonial. In the 1969s, The developers of Columbia developed the town of Columbia with single family detached, town homes and condominium homes in price ranges affordable for families moving to the area for employment opportunities that made Columbia so popular. 20 minutes to the BWI Airport made Columbia attractive to national businesses. An hour commute to Washington, D.C.; 20 minutes to Baltimore City and 45 minutes to Annapolis make Howard County a very convenient place for real estate in Maryland.
COMMUNITIES TO SEARCH FOR REAL ESTATE IN HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND
Clarksville, Columbia, Cooksville, Dayton, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Fulton, Glenelg, Glenwood, Highland, Jessup, Lisbon, Savage, West Friendship. Small lot development is dominates the eastern part of Howard County. Large lots, estate lots and luxury home sites describe real estate in Howard County to the west.
CENTENNIAL PARK
Centennial Lake is a 50 acre impoundment located in Centennial Park just north of Columbia. The park offers picnic areas, hiking trails, tennis and ball fields and the most popular attraction is Lake Centennial. Stocked with Largemouth Bass, Bluegill and other fishes, this is a popular recreation area for county residents. Get a paddle boat and enjoy the day.
Home in Ellicott City, MD. Beautiful communities of homes on ample lots, convenience and close to wonderful shopping. Top ranked public schools.
