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

August's numbers show that housing prices are continuing to rise in the Baltimore area.

Among Maryland’s most populous urban centers, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.

Among Maryland's most populous urban centers, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Among Maryland counties, Talbot, Garrett and Montgomery had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Among Maryland counties, Somerset had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Maryland, owners of more than 279,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Maryland, owners of 163,237 properties with mortgages owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Baltimore City had the second highest foreclosure rate among Maryland’s urban counties, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

One in 221 properties in Prince George's County started the foreclosure process during the first quarter of the year -- the highest foreclosure rate in Maryland, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.