Baltimore City · Maryland
Find the local land-records contact, understand Maryland transfer-tax questions, and compare ways to sell a Baltimore City house.
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Baltimore City, Maryland
For a Baltimore City land-records question, start with this local court division. Use the official page to identify the right contact for the document you have. Property valuation, unpaid tax balances, deeds, and court judgments are different record questions; do not treat the land-records link as an assessment or tax-balance lookup.
Official Circuit Court Land Records/Licenses page ↗Maryland sale costs
Maryland's state transfer tax is 0.5% of the sale price. Baltimore City sets its own recordation tax, and the amount depends on the property and current local rates. By law, transfer and recordation taxes are presumed to be split equally between buyer and seller unless the contract says otherwise.
If the buyer is a first-time Maryland home buyer who will live in the home, the state rate is 0.25% and the seller pays all of that state tax, plus recordation and local transfer taxes, unless the parties expressly agree otherwise. Some transfers are exempt. Ask your settlement company to show the actual Baltimore City tax lines, any exemption, and the allocation in the contract.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Maryland's state transfer tax, recordation tax and any applicable county transfer tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
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Current typical home value: $186,741 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Baltimore, MD). This is market context, not a value for one house.
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Start with the Circuit Court for Baltimore City — Land Records/Licenses Department. Its official page identifies the local division. Ask the court about the document you have and the current steps for that record.
Use the office named on your assessment record or property-tax notice. Those are separate questions from the Circuit Court’s Land Records/Licenses Department, which is the local land-records contact listed here.
Maryland’s state transfer-tax rate is generally 0.5% of the sale price, and the state law presumes transfer and recordation taxes are split equally unless the contract says otherwise. A qualifying first-time buyer who will live in the home changes the state rate and allocation. Ask your settlement company to show the actual Baltimore City amounts, any exemption, and the contract allocation.
No. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Maryland’s state transfer tax, recordation tax and any applicable county transfer tax. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; ask your lender and settlement company for those figures.
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We buy houses as-is in Baltimore City, Maryland. Call 888-274-5006 or send the property address through the form.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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Prices, timing and your selling options
Homes in Baltimore, MD sold for a median of $245,000 for the three months ending August 2026 (Redfin). Repairs and condition affect what someone will pay for your house. Homes in Baltimore, MD spent a median of 44 days on the market for the three months ending August 2026 (Redfin). You still have bills while waiting to sell, including utilities and any mortgage payments. Allow time for closing, too.