Greater Boston
Boston Home Closing Trends
See how many residential purchases closed in Boston each week or month, and compare activity by property type or with nearby markets.
Complete-month closings
4,423
Average per month
402
Busiest complete month
June 2026
594 closings
Recent market snapshot
What buyers encountered recently
May 12, 2026–Aug 9, 2026
Residential closings
1625
Median sale price
$855,000
Median sale-to-list ratio
99.4%
Middle half of sale prices
$635,000–$1,250,000
Half of the recorded sales fell between $635,000 and $1,250,000. The median home sold for 99.4% of its final list price. These are useful reference points for recent activity, not a prediction of what a particular home will sell for.
How prices differed by property type
A town-wide median can be misleading because the mix of homes matters. In this period, Boston recorded 279 single-family, 1173 condominium, and 173 multifamily closings.
Current single-family choices
178
non-contingent listings in the supplied MLS export
Their median asking price was $998,500. This is a snapshot downloaded August 16, 2026; listing availability and prices can change quickly.
What the sold homes looked like
- Median reported size
- 1,235 sq. ft.
- Median year built
- 1915
These medians combine several property types and only include listings where the field was reported. Use them to understand the recent mix—not to describe every home in Boston.
MLS PIN closed sales
Home closing trends
The axis shows every other month to keep the year-long view readable. Weeks run Monday through Sunday. Hover over or tap the chart to see the exact period and closing count for each selected town. Closings are grouped by the recorded settlement date. Only Massachusetts listings of the selected property type reported as sold are included. The chart currently covers 342 cities and towns with at least one closing during the period.
Property mix in the complete-month view
Single-family
753
Condominium
3,122
Multifamily
548
These totals cover complete calendar months from September 2025 through July 2026. Closing volume describes completed transactions; it does not by itself show whether prices rose or whether buyers had more negotiating room.
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Source and methodology
Based on information provided to and compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. covering August 18, 2025 through August 9, 2026. Weeks are assigned using the recorded settlement date. MLS records may be corrected after they are initially reported.
The recent snapshot uses settled sales from May 12 through August 9, 2026. Median calculations omit records where the relevant field was not reported. Active single-family figures come from the supplied MLS export downloaded August 16, 2026 and exclude listings marked contingent.