Maryland

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Maryland

Metro: Baltimore-Towson
What a Home Will Be Worth in 2012: $214,692
Q4 2008 price: $252,000
Projected price change by MSA: -14.8%
Projected price change by state: -12.3%

Baltimore, which was once a busy port and manufacturing center, has become strong in medicine, law, and health care. Major employers include Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Like many metros, the mortgage bust and high unemployment has hurt the local economy although housing prices are expected to begin to make moderate gains in 2011.