The number of vacant homes in Montgomery County was more than 1,500 in the third quarter of 2018, a 68-unit decrease over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Montgomery County had the ninth lowest home affordability index in Maryland in the third quarter, according to an analysis of 440 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Whether you are looking to rent a basement apartment, a single-family home, a condo or an apartment in a multi-unit building in Takoma Park, there’s one request you should always make of the landlord.

Wage growth is outpacing home prices in Montgomery County and five other Maryland counties, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

On Dec. 29, 2017, Issa and Mariama Diao sold their property at 11924 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg to Eliot R. and Bernice Dreeben for $259,900.

On Jan. 2, 2018, Kenneth Dean Aldape purchased a home at 4514 Cheltenham Drive, Bethesda from Kehoe Kehoe & Schultze LLC for $1,662,500.

On Jan. 3, 2018, 6508 Kenhowe LLC sold their home at 6508 Kenhowe Drive, Bethesda to Drew and Meredith Pinto for $1,840,000.

The property at 10401 Grosvenor Place, N. Bethesda was sold on Jan. 4, 2018 by Rose S. Rose Skalak and Jaime S. Porras Rose Skalak and Pamela B Spencer for $785,000. The buyers were Mary R. and Patrick J. Dean.

The property at 6820 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda was sold on Jan. 4, 2018 by Shalini Venturelli and Shalini S. Venturelli (living trust) for $805,000. The buyers were Valerie W. and Ian A. Calder.

On Jan. 5, 2018, Sharon A. O Brien purchased a property at 4940 Sentinel Drive, Bethesda from Yoon Sun and Yong Kyong Kwon for $518,000.

Montgomery County posted the fourth lowest home affordability index in Maryland, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

On Dec. 28, 2017, Miles Lawrence Roger purchased a property at 5101 River Road, Bethesda from Karen E. and Murray A. Kivitz for $225,000.

On Dec. 22, 2017, Daniel J. Burbine sold their property at 10500 Rockville Pik, N. Bethesda to MSD Realty LLC for $225,000.

On Dec. 18, 2017, Marjorie Hoachlander sold their property at 5809 Nicholson Lane, N. Bethesda to Thomas B. and Fiona K. Lee for $615,000.

On Dec. 19, 2017, Meghna Mathur purchased a property at 8315 N. Brook Lane, Bethesda from Veronica B. and Josephine McAuley for $235,000.

On Dec. 19, 2017, Reuben Boutuaowei Okoya sold their property at 19605 Galway Bay Circle, Germantown to Pinar Ormanoglu and Zack Ayeri for $199,900.

On Dec. 20, 2017, Rebecca Gelb and Ali Baca Juarez purchased a property at 575 Thayer Ave., Silver Spring from Victor Stanilevskiy for $125,000.

The property at 1201 E. West Highway, Silver Spring was sold on Dec. 21, 2017 by Joohee Lee for $300,000. The buyer was Yuanjing Qiu.

On Dec. 22, 2017, William N. and Adele J. Redisch and Redisch Family Trust purchased a property at 5809 Nicholson Lane, N. Bethesda from Beulah Amended and Restated (Trust) Apatoff and Ronald T Apatoff for $920,000.

The home at 24500 Ridge Road, Damascus was sold on Dec. 15, 2017 by Park Place Development LLP for $650,000. The buyers were Leonel Perez Jr. and Lizette R Perez.