Learning my Maryland/DC/Virginia Real Estate Market

[Renae Pinkney]

Hello Everyone, 

What are some great sources to learn your local market? I've set up some google alerts for real estate in my area but it hasnt been really helpful. I'm a newbe so I've been really trying to get/ learn as much as possible and wanting to start in my backyard. 

Some of the info Im looking to find is for my local area MD/PG County area is:

-Market inventory

-Avg days on the market

-Median sale price

-Forclosure rates 

I've read some of this info if not all is collected by the local board of realtors & released to the public quarterly/monthly. Does this mean it could be in the paper or is there some special newspaper for realtors/investors only that I need to become aware of?

Renae