206 W. Seminary Avenue, Lutherville.

Hot House: The real deal farmhouse in Lutherville. Cedar shake siding; enclosed
sunporch; 4 beds/3 baths; 2200 square feet. Asking price: $574,900.

3900 Greenway, Baltimore, MD 21218.

Hot House: Classic Colonial Revival in Guilford. 7 bedrooms/5 bathrooms. 6,589 square feet. Asking price: $788,000.

What: There is a reason that Colonial Revival houses are so popular – their classic design never looks dated. They can be 100 years old, as this one is, or newly built, and with their symmetrical, four-square design, they always look great, and can be customized to any period of design.

As most people know, the housing market this past year was crazy! There were times when I wrote the Hot House article on Monday, and by the time I submitted it on Tuesday, the sale would be pending, so I’d have to start over with a new house.

All of the real estate agents I know were super busy from about March through August, when things began to slow down. The sweet spot for home prices was between $350,000 and $650,000. The most expensive house I featured was Charlcote House for $4.99 million (now $4.25 mil) and the least expensive was the green mid-century modern house at $239k, which sold within a week for $259k.

230 Stony Run Lane, Unit 3D, Baltimore, MD 21210

Hot House: The Gardens of Guilford, a tiny slice of Tuscany; 2 beds/2 baths; 1920 square feet; Asking price: $349,000. 

203 Chancery Road, Guilford

Hot House: Beautiful Palmer & Lamdin stone “cottage” in Guilford. 5 bedrooms/5 bathrooms. 3,825 square feet. Asking price: $799,000

2919 Caves Road, Owings Mills

Hot House: Five-part English shingle cottage on 35 wooded acres. 5 bedrooms/6 bathrooms. 4,626 square feet. Asking price: $2.55 million

132 E. Montgomery Street, Federal Hill

Hot House: Modern corner row house overlooking the Inner Harbor; 3 bedrooms/4 bathrooms; 3,588 square feet; Parking on-site; $1,099,000.

4 E Madison St, Baltimore, MD 21202

Hot House: Elegant city townhouse with B&B Potential. 9 bedrooms/11 bathrooms; 10,000+ square feet; 10 on-site parking spaces. Asking price: $1.4 million.