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Boston Real Estate Market

The Boston, MA housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Boston report in a click.

Median listing price
$825,000
▼ 3.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$486
1,766 sq ft median
Median days on market
37
June 2026
Active listings
8,751
For sale now
New listings
6,152
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
15%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$750,754
▲ 0.7% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
100.4%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
3,132
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$869K$845K$820K$796K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Boston MA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$866K$787K$708K$629K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Boston MA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
8,751
New this month
6,152
Pending
8,445
Price-reduced
1,275

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Boston, MA asks $825,000 — down 3.5% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 37 days to go under contract, and 15% of the 8,751 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a seller-leaning market. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
47/100
#518 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-2.9%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
32
Value
14
Rental yield
55
Supply risk
44
Market heat
92

Boston scores 47/100 on our composite Investor Score (#518 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $2,762/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.0%; active inventory sits at 79% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 3.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Boston ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$3,718/mo
−$423/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$4,141/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$4,583/mo
+$442/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $825,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
9,728
▼ 14.3% vs 2024
2.0 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-26,113
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$3598.5M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
-0.6%
▼ 2,741.4k nonfarm jobs · May 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively High
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

Boston market news

Boston's housing market faces a shortage of homes for middle-income earners, with some long-term shifts anticipated. — AI-generated summary of the headlines above; read the linked coverage before relying on it.

Headlines collected 2026-07-05; each links to the original publisher.

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Boston market FAQs

What is the median home price in Boston?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Boston, MA is $825,000, down 3.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data).
How fast are homes selling in Boston?
The median property in Boston spends 37 days on the market, with 8,751 homes actively listed and 15% of them carrying a price cut — a seller-leaning market by pace.
Who are the top real estate agents in Boston?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Boston and the wider Massachusetts market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.