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*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.75 var(--sans)}a{color:#2d7485;text-underline-offset:3px}.wrap{width:min(1120px,calc(100% - 40px));margin:auto}
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.crumb{padding:22px 0 5px;font-size:12px;color:#71818a}.crumb a{color:inherit}.intro{max-width:870px;padding:40px 0 28px}.eyebrow{color:#3e6685;font-size:11px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
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.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;margin:25px 0 60px}.guide-card{background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:23px;border-radius:4px}.guide-card h2{margin:4px 0 8px;font-size:25px}.guide-card p{color:#5b717e;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 12px}.guide-card a{font-weight:700}
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.related{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px;margin-top:35px}.related a{margin-right:15px}
footer{background:#112e42;color:#e8f0f2;padding:26px 0;margin-top:35px;font-size:12px}footer a{color:#9ce0e2}footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
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/* Editorial polish for Maryland seller guides */
.site-header{gap:24px;padding:18px 0}
.site-header nav{align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;font-size:13px}
.site-header nav a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.site-header nav a:hover,.text-link:hover{color:#205b70;text-decoration:underline}
.intro{max-width:920px;padding:44px 0 30px}
.intro h1{max-width:880px}
.article-intro{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:4px}
.article-intro .dek{max-width:820px}
.byline{margin:20px 0 0}
.layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,790px) 205px;gap:54px;padding-top:24px}
.article{font-size:16px;line-height:1.82;color:#3f5867}
.article p{margin-bottom:19px}
.article h2{margin:42px 0 13px;font-size:clamp(27px,3vw,36px)}
.article h3{margin:26px 0 8px;font-size:21px}
.article strong{color:var(--ink)}
.article a{font-weight:600}
.callout,.market-note,.guide-note{padding:22px 24px;border:1px solid #d9e8e8;border-left:4px solid var(--teal);background:#eef5f4;border-radius:4px;margin:26px 0}
.callout>strong{display:block;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px}
.callout p,.market-note p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.market-note{border-left-color:#527f9c;background:#edf2f6;margin:34px 0}
.market-note h2{margin-top:8px}
.market-note .source-note{margin-top:14px;font-size:13px}
.table-wrap{width:100%;overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0 24px;border-radius:4px}
.table-wrap table{min-width:650px;margin:0}
.table-wrap td,.table-wrap th{padding:13px 14px}
.source-note{padding:14px 16px;background:#f0f3f2;color:#536b77;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;border-radius:4px;margin:24px 0}
.cards{margin:28px 0 45px;gap:20px}
.guide-card{padding:27px 28px;border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 6px 22px rgba(25,53,75,.055);transition:transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease}
.guide-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(25,53,75,.09)}
.guide-card h2{font-size:clamp(23px,2.5vw,29px);line-height:1.2}
.guide-card p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}
.guide-card a,.text-link{display:inline-flex;gap:7px;align-items:center;font-weight:700}
.guide-note{border-left:0;background:#eaf1f3;margin:40px 0 65px}
.guide-note h2{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:clamp(25px,3vw,34px)}
.guide-note p{max-width:760px;color:#526975}
.button-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 19px;border-radius:3px;font-weight:700}
.button-link:hover{background:#24546a}
.cta{padding:30px;border-radius:6px}
.cta h2{margin-top:0}
.cta .button-link{background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important}
.cta .button-link:hover{background:#19354b}
.related{margin-top:32px}
footer{margin-top:60px}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .site-header{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
  .site-header nav{justify-content:flex-start;gap:12px 18px}
  .intro{padding:32px 0 23px}
  .layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px;padding-top:16px}
  .toc{order:-1;position:static;background:#edf2f0;padding:14px 16px;border-left:3px solid var(--teal)}
  .toc a{display:inline-block;margin:7px 12px 5px 0}
  .cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .wrap{width:min(100% - 32px,1120px)}
  h1{font-size:clamp(35px,10vw,48px)}
  .article h2{margin-top:34px}
  .callout,.market-note,.guide-note{padding:18px}
  .table-wrap table{min-width:600px}
}

/* Contact-first footer with social links for every guide page */
.footer-connect{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px 18px;flex-wrap:wrap}.footer-socials{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}.footer-socials a{text-decoration:none}.footer-socials a:hover,.footer-socials a:focus-visible{text-decoration:underline}
@media(max-width:760px){.footer-connect{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:9px}.footer-socials{gap:14px}}

/* Keep the contact details and social links clear of one another. */
.footer .wrap,footer .wrap{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:22px}
.footer-heading-row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(232,240,242,.2)}
.footer-site-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-site-nav a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:11px 15px;min-height:42px;border-radius:4px;background:#3e6685;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;font-weight:650;white-space:nowrap;transition:background .18s ease}
.footer-site-nav a:hover,.footer-site-nav a:focus-visible{background:#527f9c;color:#fff}
.footer-info{min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:15px}
.footer-contact-row{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 28px}
.footer-socials{display:flex;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 28px;max-width:100%}
.footer-socials a{color:#9ce0e2;text-decoration:none}.footer-socials a:hover,.footer-socials a:focus-visible{text-decoration:underline}

@media(max-width:760px){footer .wrap{gap:18px}.footer-heading-row{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}.footer-site-nav{justify-content:flex-start}}
@media(max-width:420px){.footer-contact-row{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px}.footer-site-nav{gap:8px}.footer-site-nav a{padding:10px 12px}}

/* Keep the blog header navigation links unboxed. */
.site-header nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:8px;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap}
.site-header nav a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:46px;padding:12px 14px;border:0;border-radius:999px;background:transparent;color:var(--ink);font:600 13px/1.2 var(--sans);text-decoration:none;box-shadow:none;transition:color .2s ease}
.site-header nav a:not([data-open-blog-contact]){padding-left:0;padding-right:0}
.site-header nav a:not([data-open-blog-contact])+a:not([data-open-blog-contact]){margin-left:8px}
.site-header nav a[data-open-blog-contact]{margin-left:16px}
.site-header>a,.site-header nav{position:relative;top:22px}
.site-header nav a:hover,.site-header nav a:focus-visible{background:transparent;color:#205b70;text-decoration:underline;box-shadow:none}
.site-header nav a[data-open-blog-contact]{background:#3e6685;color:#fff;font-weight:700;box-shadow:0 8px 22px #17364d1a}
.site-header nav a[data-open-blog-contact]:hover,.site-header nav a[data-open-blog-contact]:focus-visible{background:#3e6685;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;box-shadow:0 12px 26px #17364d2b}
@media(max-width:760px){.site-header nav{justify-content:flex-start;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:8px;font-size:12px}.site-header nav a{min-height:42px;padding:10px 0;font-size:12px}.site-header nav a[data-open-blog-contact]{margin-left:16px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:9px}}


/* Match the main website footer on all blog pages. */
footer.footer{background:#3e6685;color:#e8f0f2;padding:16px 0;margin-top:35px;font-size:16px}
footer.footer .wrap{width:min(1240px,calc(100% - 64px));display:block;margin:auto}
.footer-contact{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:11px}
.footer .socials{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.footer a{color:#d3dfe3}
.footer a:hover{color:#8bd6d8}
@media(max-width:760px){footer.footer .wrap{width:calc(100% - 40px)}.footer-contact{gap:13px 18px}}

.editorial-note{margin:24px 0;padding:16px 18px;background:#eef2f4;border-left:4px solid #527f9c;color:#465d69;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65}


/* Keep the seller guide cards light and easy to read. */
.guide-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.guide-card h2{color:var(--ink)}
.guide-card p{color:#5b717e}
.guide-card a{color:#2d7485}
.cta{background:#3e6685}


/* On-page contact form used by the blog pages. */
.contact-dialog{width:min(560px,calc(100% - 32px));max-height:90vh;overflow:auto;border:0;border-radius:16px;padding:clamp(22px,4vw,34px);background:#fff;color:var(--ink);box-shadow:0 24px 90px #102b3e42}
.contact-dialog::backdrop{background:#102b3e99}
.dialog-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
.dialog-top h2{font:500 34px/1.05 var(--serif);margin:10px 0}
.dialog-top p,.form-help,.form-privacy{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5}
.dialog-top p{margin:0 0 19px}
.dialog-close{align-self:flex-start;border:0;background:#edf2f0;color:var(--ink);border-radius:50%;width:34px;height:34px;font-size:24px;line-height:1;cursor:pointer}
.form-field{margin:0 0 15px}
.form-field label{display:block;margin:0 0 6px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink)}
.form-field label span{color:#b14848}.form-field label small{font-weight:400;color:var(--muted)}
.form-field input,.form-field textarea{width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:10px 12px;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;font:14px/1.5 var(--sans)}
.form-field input{height:44px}.form-field textarea{resize:vertical}.form-field input:focus,.form-field textarea:focus{outline:2px solid #47b6c255;border-color:var(--teal)}
.form-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:13px}.form-help{color:#344e5d;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 10px}
.form-error{font-size:12px;color:#a32d2d;margin-bottom:10px}.form-status{font-size:12px;color:#245d49;margin-bottom:10px}
.form-submit{width:100%;border:0;cursor:pointer}.form-submit:disabled{opacity:.65;cursor:wait}.form-privacy{text-align:center;margin:11px 0 0;font-size:11px}
.form-honeypot{position:absolute;left:-10000px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
html:has(.contact-dialog[open]),body:has(.contact-dialog[open]){overflow:hidden!important;overscroll-behavior:none}
.contact-dialog{overscroll-behavior:contain}
@media(max-width:500px){.form-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.contact-dialog{max-height:88vh}}

/* Keep the closing conversation callout on the same light background as the article. */
.article .cta.cta-editorial{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}
.article .cta.cta-editorial h2{color:var(--ink)}
.article .cta.cta-editorial p{color:#405b69}

.article .cta.cta-light{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}
.article .cta.cta-light h2{color:var(--ink)}
.article .cta.cta-light p{color:#405b69}
.article .cta.cta-light .button-link{background:#3e6685;color:#fff!important}
.article .cta.cta-light .button-link:hover{background:#315873}
.article .cta:not(.cta-light) .button-link{background:var(--ink);color:#fff!important}
.article .cta:not(.cta-light) .button-link:hover{background:#19354b;color:#fff!important}
.article .cta-editorial,.article .cta-editorial h2,.article .cta-editorial p{text-align:left;margin-left:0;margin-right:0}
.article .cta.cta-editorial .button-link.cta-contact-link{border:0;border-radius:999px;background:#3E6685;color:#fff!important}
.article .cta.cta-editorial .button-link.cta-contact-link:hover{background:#315873;color:#fff!important}

/* Keep blog action buttons consistent with the site's rounded call-to-action style. */
.button-link{border-radius:999px}

/* Accessible social brand marks used in place of text links. */
.social-icon-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;color:inherit;text-decoration:none!important;border-radius:50%;transition:color .18s ease,background .18s ease}
.social-icon{display:block;width:18px;height:18px;fill:currentColor}
.social-icon-link:hover,.social-icon-link:focus-visible{color:#9ce0e2;background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);outline:2px solid currentColor;outline-offset:2px}
.investor-social-overlay .social-icon-link{width:36px;height:36px;padding:7px}
.investor-social-overlay .social-icon{width:18px;height:18px}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}

/* Small monochrome social marks, sized to match neighboring contact text. */
.social-icon-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:1em;height:1em;padding:0;border:0;border-radius:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;font-size:11px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none!important;transition:opacity .18s ease}
.footer-socials{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.investor-social-overlay .social-icon-link{width:1em;height:1em;padding:0;border:0;border-radius:0;background:transparent;box-shadow:none;backdrop-filter:none}
.social-icon-link[aria-label="LinkedIn"],.social-icon-link[aria-label="Facebook"],.social-icon-link[aria-label="Instagram"],.social-icon-link[aria-label="X"]{background:transparent}
.social-icon-link:hover,.social-icon-link:focus-visible{color:inherit;opacity:.78;transform:none;box-shadow:none;background:transparent;outline:2px solid currentColor;outline-offset:3px}
.social-icon,.investor-social-overlay .social-icon{width:1em;height:1em;fill:currentColor}