Anne Arundel home prices steady despite national slump

If you're trying to sell a home in Anne Arundel County, here's a little confidence boost:

Home sale prices in almost every corner of the county - from Annapolis and Arnold to Shady Side and Severn - only have fallen in single-digit increments so far this year when compared with 2007, according to an analysis by The Capital.

For example, the year-to-date average median sale price for homes in the 21401 ZIP code of Annapolis stood at $393,635. That's a 5.9-percent drop from a year ago.

That's very good news for homeowners here when compared with market conditions in other parts of the...