The median price per square foot for a home in Howard County decreased in the past week to $252. Prior to this, the median price per square foot of a home sold in Howard County was $274.

In the past week, a 1,981-square-foot home on Spring Meadow Drive in Ellicott City sold for $500,000.

The figures in this text are based on sales registered during the week of Dec. 4.

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