By Catherine Bassick · Bassick Advisors Intelligence
Atherton’s record $10.725 million ZIP-code median is an important signal. For an owner deciding when and how to sell, the more consequential question is how a particular estate compares with the properties buyers can choose today. My approach starts with that distinction: translate the market data into a pricing, preparation and negotiation strategy for the individual property.
In this October 2026 Atherton real estate market update, I examine the closed sales, active competition and estate-sale considerations that should inform that strategy. Woodside, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills and Menlo Park provide regional context, while Atherton remains the focus.
Atherton real estate: what the record prices mean for sellers
Holbrook-Palmer Park, Atherton. Photograph taken in 2014.
The national ranking placed Atherton ZIP 94027 first nationally at $10,725,000, up 29% from the prior year’s approximately $8.3 million. The January–September 2026 closed-residential-sales ranking recorded the first eight-figure ZIP median in the study’s history. The ZIP result and the town’s approximately $11.3 million single-family median cover different periods and property populations.
Measure
Reported figure
Source and period
Median sale price, ZIP 94027
$10,725,000 (+29% year over year)
closed sales Jan 1–Sep 30, 2026
Median single-family sale price
~$11,300,000 (+17.1% year over year)
Jan–Aug 2026
Single-family sales
57 (35 above $10 million)
Jan–Aug 2026
Median days on market (sold)
11
Jan–Aug 2026
Median list price (active)
$10,500,000
Oct 30, 2026
Active inventory
21
Oct 30, 2026
Market Action Index
42 (up from 38 a month earlier) — slight seller’s advantage
Oct 30, 2026
Median days on market (active)
28
Active-listing data, Oct 30, 2026
Atherton median single-family sale prices, January–August: $9.65 million in 2025 and $11.3 million in 2026, up 17.1%.
The separate MLS analysis recorded 35 sales above $10 million during January–August and reported that 19.3% of single-family sales closed at least $1 million over asking. That does not mean every listing attracted a premium: the October 30 Bassick Advisors snapshot showed price reductions on 14% of active listings.
My view: the median is the starting point
The 57 single-family sales in the January–August analysis included 35 above $10 million. That concentration makes the mix of homes closing especially relevant. I would not apply the reported 17.1% town-median increase—or the separate 29% ZIP-median increase—to a prior valuation of your home. I would identify the closest completed sales and examine what distinguishes your property from each one.
How I would position an Atherton estate
Start with the competitive set. I assess the lot and its usability, privacy, condition, design, improvements and the alternatives available to the likely buyer. A newly built residence, an older home requiring substantial work and a property valued primarily for its land need different comparisons and presentation strategies.
Prepare the property and the information together. Presentation should make the home’s strengths clear. The disclosure and due-diligence process should address material property questions early, with the appropriate inspectors and advisors. My aim is to give buyers the information they need to evaluate the opportunity and reduce avoidable uncertainty during negotiations.
Price for the property’s actual position. A market can record substantial over-asking sales while other listings reduce their prices. Atherton’s October snapshot illustrates that distinction. I weigh comparable sales alongside current competition, then use buyer response to assess whether the positioning is working.
For Atherton trustees, executors and family advisors
An estate sale needs a real estate strategy that fits the administration plan. My role is to connect property preparation, pricing, marketing and offer evaluation with the client’s priorities, while coordinating with their attorney, tax advisor and appraiser as appropriate. Valuation purpose and date, decision authority, carrying costs, access, contents and security should be discussed before launch.
When offers arrive, I consider the full proposal: price, financing, contingencies, timing and execution risk. The highest headline number and the strongest overall proposal may differ. Clear criteria and a documented comparison help the client make an informed decision.
Discuss your Atherton property
If you are considering a sale, purchase or estate-related decision in Atherton, contact me for a confidential property strategy discussion. We can review the relevant comparable sales, current competition and preparation priorities for your home.
How Atherton compares with nearby Peninsula markets
Community
Median asking price
Active homes
Market Action Index
Snapshot
Atherton
$10,500,000
21
42; prior month 38
Oct 30, 2026
Woodside
$6,687,500
28
Not supplied
Sep 27, 2026
Palo Alto
$4,244,000
34
71; prior month 64
Oct 26, 2026
Los Altos Hills
$12,647,500
16
44; prior month 45
Oct 26, 2026
Menlo Park
$4,336,500
40
53; prior month 55
Oct 27, 2026
These are asking prices and active inventory, not sale prices. Woodside’s older MLS snapshot is not directly comparable in time or necessarily in filtering. The Market Action Index compares sales rate with inventory; it is not a percentage or a home-appreciation rate. MLSListings Woodside data.
Recent closed-sale results: a separate view
Town
Approx. median single-family sale price
Year-over-year change
Sales
Reported median days on market
Atherton
$11,300,000
+17.1%
57
11
Palo Alto
$4,125,000
+7.8%
270
9
Menlo Park
$3,580,000
+8.5%
199
8
January–August 2026 MLSListings data. These historical sold-home measures are distinct from the active-listing measures above. Off-MLS transactions may not appear. Comparable town-level results for Woodside and Los Altos Hills are not included in this report.
Woodside real estate: land, privacy and preparation
Filoli gardens, Woodside. Photograph taken in 2010.
Woodside requires close attention to the property itself. Where relevant, land use, equestrian improvements, water, septic, access, easements and insurance availability belong in the preparation process. The available September MLS listing snapshot reported a $6,687,500 median asking price and 28 homes for sale. It does not establish a current weekly momentum trend. MLSListings Woodside data.
Measure
Reported figure
Source and period
Median list price
$6,687,500
MLSListings, September 2026
Homes for sale
28
MLSListings, as of Sep 27, 2026
Woodside September 27, 2026 listing snapshot: median asking price $6,687,500 across 28 homes.
For trustees and executors: identify property-specific inspection and disclosure needs early. A complete file can reduce uncertainty during negotiations; it cannot guarantee competition or a particular price. No Woodside Market Action Index is inferred here, and ZIP 94062 is not used as a substitute for the town.
Palo Alto real estate: the strongest available momentum reading
University Avenue, Palo Alto. Photograph taken in 2020.
Palo Alto’s October 26 Market Action Index of 71 was the highest among the four current town listing snapshots in this report, up from 64 a month earlier. That indicates stronger seller-side conditions within this comparison; Woodside lacks a matching weekly index. The active median asking price was $4.244 million, across 34 listings..
Measure
Reported figure
Period
Median single-family sale price
~$4,125,000 (+7.8% year over year)
Jan–Aug 2026
Single-family sales
270 (14 above $10 million)
an–Aug 2026
Median days on market (sold)
9
Jan–Aug 2026
Cash share of purchases
~40%
Jan–Aug 2026
Median sale price, ZIP 94301
$4,290,000 (No. 18 in the U.S.)
Jan 1–Sep 30, 2026
Median list price (active)
$4,244,000
Oct 26, 2026
Active inventory
34
Oct 26, 2026
Market Action Index
71 (up from 64 a month earlier) — strong seller’s market
Oct 26, 2026
Median days on market (active)
21
Oct 26, 2026
Palo Alto Market Action Index increased from 64 a month earlier to 71 in the October 26, 2026 snapshot.
On completed sales, the January–August MLS analysis reported approximately 40% cash purchases and 14 sales above $10 million. Separately, The national ranking placed ZIP 94301 eighteenth nationally at $4.29 million for January–September residential sales. The ZIP statistic does not represent every Palo Alto neighborhood or only single-family homes.
For a fiduciary sale: agree on valuation support, preparation and offer criteria before launch. A short historical selling period is a reason to be ready, not a promise that the next home will sell in nine days. Compare price, financing, contingencies and timing together.
Los Altos Hills real estate: high asking prices and a small sample
Los Altos Hills landscape. Photograph taken in 2023.
Los Altos Hills had the highest median asking price in this five-town comparison: $12,647,500 across 16 active homes. The listing snapshot reported a Market Action Index of 44, slightly below the prior month’s 45, and 49 median days on market for active listings. Sixteen listings are a small sample whose composition can materially affect the median..
Measure
Reported figure
Period
Median list price (active)
$12,647,500
Oct 26, 2026
Active inventory
16
Oct 26, 2026
Market Action Index
44 (down from 45 a month earlier) — slight seller’s advantage
Oct 26, 2026
Median days on market (active)
49
Oct 26, 2026
Price per square foot (active)
$2,156
Oct 26, 2026
Median sale price, ZIP 94022 (shared with Los Altos)
$4,875,000 (No. 10 in the U.S.)
Closed sales Jan 1–Sep 30, 2026
Los Altos Hills active price-quartile median asking prices: $5.574 million, $9.644 million, $16.15 million and $25.425 million, October 26, 2026.
The $12.65 million asking median and $4.875 million ZIP sale median are not a list-to-sale comparison. The ZIP-level figure covers residential sales in ZIP 94022, shared with Los Altos, during January–September. The listing dataset covers the current Los Altos Hills single-family inventory. Different geography, dates and property populations mean their difference cannot establish a typical discount or amount of overpricing.
For an estate property: allow for valuation uncertainty and a property-specific marketing timeline. Document the evidence behind the asking price and plan carrying costs against realistic scenarios, rather than assuming the small active sample predicts the eventual sale.
Menlo Park real estate: price segments matter
Downtown Menlo Park. Photograph taken in 2013.
Menlo Park’s October 27 listing snapshot showed a $4,336,500 median asking price, 40 active listings and a Market Action Index of 53, down from 55 a month earlier. The index remained in the report’s strong seller’s market category even as momentum eased. Its active-price quartiles ranged from a $1,753,500 median in the bottom quarter to $7,091,500 in the top quarter. These are active-listing segments—not closed-sale medians..
Measure
Reported figure
Period
Median single-family sale price
~$3,580,000 (+8.5% year over year)
Jan–Aug 2026
Single-family sales
199 (6 above $10 million)
Jan–Aug 2026
Median days on market (sold)
8
Jan–Aug 2026
Cash share of purchases
~37%
Jan–Aug 2026
Sale-to-list, September
100.0% of asking (49 sales)
September 2026
Median sale price, ZIP 94025
$2,825,000
Closed sales Jan 1–Sep 30, 2026
Median list price (active)
$4,336,500
,Oct 27, 2026
Active inventory
40
Oct 27, 2026
Market Action Index
53 (down from 55 a month earlier) — strong seller’s market
Oct 27, 2026
Median days on market (active)
28
Oct 27, 2026
Menlo Park active price-quartile median asking prices: $1.7535 million, $3.525 million, $5.0725 million and $7.0915 million, October 27, 2026.
The January–August single-family MLS analysis recorded six sales above $10 million and approximately 37% cash purchases. The September MLSListings summary reported 49 sales and a 100.0% sale-to-list measure; that aggregate does not mean every home sold exactly at asking. the national ZIP-code study’s $2.825 million median for ZIP 94025 is another separately defined residential dataset.
For sellers and fiduciaries: choose comparable properties within the home’s actual segment. The citywide eight-day sold-home median does not establish the selling time for either price quartile, and an active-price quartile does not identify a buyer’s motives or use of the home.
County context: San Mateo and Santa Clara are not interchangeable
County
September 2026 median sold price
Price change vs. Sep 2025
Sales change vs. Sep 2025
San Mateo
$2,327,500
+8.3%
−8.6%
Santa Clara
$1,920,000
−4.0%
+1.5%
The September 2026 county report covers existing single-family detached-home sales. Santa Clara active listings were reported 26.4% higher year over year in the reports reviewed. County figures blend many communities; neither county’s percentage should be applied to an individual Peninsula property..
What this means for buyers, sellers and estate representatives
For buyers
Review financing, disclosures and property priorities early, particularly where current inventory and historical sales suggest competition. A cash-heavy market can make preparation useful, but the best offer still depends on the property and seller’s priorities.
For sellers
Use recent comparable sales alongside the homes competing with yours today. Condition, lot, design, location and preparation influence positioning. A rise in a city median can reflect which homes sold, rather than appreciation of every home.
For trustees, executors and families
Coordinate the real estate plan with the client’s attorney, tax advisor and appraiser as appropriate. Clarify the valuation purpose and date, property access, contents, security, carrying costs and decision authority before marketing. A broker’s pricing opinion serves a different purpose from an independent appraisal; legal and tax questions belong with the relevant professionals.
A confidential conversation about your Peninsula property
A regional headline starts the conversation. Your property’s own comparable sales and current competition should shape the plan. Contact Catherine Bassick for a confidential discussion about a home in Atherton, Woodside, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills or Menlo Park.
How should I price an Atherton home in this market?
Use property-specific comparable sales and current competing listings. Consider the lot, privacy, condition, design and improvements rather than applying a townwide percentage change to an earlier value. Catherine Bassick’s approach connects that analysis with preparation, marketing and offer strategy.
Which Peninsula ZIP code had the highest sale-price median in 2026?
Atherton’s 94027 ranked first in the national ZIP-code study’s January–September 2026 residential-sales study, at $10,725,000. A ZIP median is not the value of an individual home.
Which Peninsula market had the strongest October momentum?
Palo Alto had the highest Market Action Index among the four available late-October listing reports, at 71. Woodside did not have a comparable weekly index in the reports reviewed.
Are Peninsula homes selling above asking price?
The January–August MLS analysis reported that 19.3% of Atherton single-family sales closed at least $1 million above asking. Results vary by home and segment; neither a city median nor a sale-to-list average predicts a particular outcome.
Why are Los Altos Hills asking prices higher than the 94022 sale median?
The statistics cover different geography, time periods and property populations. The active Los Altos Hills single-family median cannot be compared directly with a shared-ZIP residential sale median to calculate a discount.
What should an estate representative prepare before listing?
Establish a property-specific valuation strategy, coordinate authority and title questions with legal advisors, assess condition and insurance, plan carrying costs and agree on offer criteria. Requirements depend on the property and estate circumstances.
Sources, dates and methodology
Prepared October 30, 2026. The active-listing tables use Altos single-family reports dated October 30 for Atherton, October 26 for Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills, and October 27 for Menlo Park. Woodside uses the September MLS listing snapshot, as of September 27. These are dated observations, not a continuously updating feed.
Closed-sale town figures are January–August MLSListings results compiled by Xin Jiang and published by Embarcadero Media. This report relies on the published MLS analysis rather than a direct extract of the underlying MLS records. ZIP ranking uses recorded residential closings from January 1 through September 30, 2026, with its own inclusion rules. C.A.R. county figures cover September existing single-family detached-home sales. The sources differ in geography, period and property types.
All medians reflect the homes listed or sold in the stated sample. Sold-home and active-listing days on market are different measures. ZIP 94022 includes Los Altos as well as Los Altos Hills; ZIP 94062 is not treated as Woodside alone. This article does not establish that any town’s price quartile has a particular selling time. Market data and analysis are informational, subject to errors, omissions and change, and do not replace property-specific appraisal, legal or tax advice.
Photograph credits
Holbrook-Palmer Park, Atherton: LPS.1, 2014. Original photograph · CC0 1.0. Resized for web; composition unchanged. Filoli gardens, Woodside: Daderot, 2010. Original photograph · Public domain. Resized for web; composition unchanged. University Avenue, Palo Alto: Brian Sterling, 2020. Original photograph · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for web; composition unchanged. Los Altos Hills landscape: SinaSabet28, 2023. Original photograph · CC0 1.0. Resized for web; composition unchanged. Downtown Menlo Park: LPS.1, 2013. Original photograph · CC0 1.0. Resized for web; composition unchanged.
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By Catherine Bassick · Bassick Advisors Intelligence
Boston condominium prices rose sharply while sales counts barely moved. Across six suburban communities, the picture was more varied: Wellesley and Dover posted higher median prices, while Weston, Newton, Needham, and Natick recorded lower medians than a year earlier. The useful question is how a particular property compares with the homes actually trading in its own market.
This analysis draws on two Bassick Advisors reports supplied for this article: the Weekly Report 10.23.2026, containing Boston condominium data, and the Wellesley Office Snapshot, dated October 23, 2026. The Boston overview states that its LINK figures were reported on October 25, 2026. These are dated snapshots, not live market readings. [1, 2]
The market in five numbers
Measure
Reported result
Period / scope
Boston condo sales
1,971; +1.13% year over year
2026 YTD, defined Boston market
Boston median condo price
$1,080,000; +11.92%
2026 YTD versus 2025 YTD
Boston closed-sale dollar volume
$3,118,632,936; +14.26%
2026 YTD versus 2025 YTD
Wellesley median price
$2,400,000; +8.2%
YTD October 23, 2026 versus 2025
Suburban months of supply
2.0 to 5.3 months
Six-town snapshot, October 23, 2026
The Boston changes above are reported in the source. The Wellesley percentage is calculated from the snapshot’s rounded price figures. The suburban supply range is taken from the six town tables. [1, p. 1; 2]
Boston condo prices outpaced growth in transactions
Boston recorded 1,971 year-to-date condominium closings, just 22 more than the 1,949 reported for the comparable 2025 period. Yet dollar volume increased from $2.729 billion to $3.119 billion, and the average sale price rose from $1,400,390 to $1,582,259. The median increased from $965,000 to $1,080,000. [1, p. 1]
Interpretation: higher prices alongside nearly flat transaction counts suggest a shift in the mix and value of properties closing. These aggregate figures do not establish that every Boston condominium appreciated by roughly 12% or 13%. Building, location, size, condition, and the presence of new-development closings can influence the result.
YTD year
Closings
Closed-sale dollar volume
Average price
Median price
2019
2,434
$3,153,554,836
$1,295,626
$874,000
2020
2,086
$2,653,236,577
$1,271,925
$859,000
2021
3,060
$3,765,428,679
$1,230,532
$850,000
2022
2,528
$3,388,784,333
$1,340,500
$935,500
2023
2,000
$3,086,095,102
$1,543,048
$990,000
2024
1,899
$2,727,192,093
$1,436,120
$985,000
2025
1,949
$2,729,359,258
$1,400,390
$965,000
2026
1,971
$3,118,632,936
$1,582,259
$1,080,000
Source: Boston report, page 1. All rows are year-to-date figures; they are not full-year totals. The source also reports five-year average/median appreciation measures of 5.7%/5.4%, and ten-year measures of 3.7%/3.6%; their calculation method is not explained, so they are preserved as source-reported measures rather than independently validated growth rates.
More than half of Boston condo closings were at $1 million or above
The report records 1,070 Boston condominium sales at $1 million or more, representing 54.29% of YTD closings, compared with 925 sales and 47.46% in 2025. Sales below $1 million declined from 1,024 to 901. The $3 million–$9.99 million segment increased from 131 to 186 closings, while the $10 million-plus category rose from 10 to 15. These are market counts, not Bassick Advisors sales totals. [1, p. 5]
Price category
2025 YTD closings
2026 YTD closings
2026 reported share
Under $500,000
158
114
5.78%
$500,000–$999,999
866
787
39.93%
$1 million–$1.499 million
422
451
22.88%
$1.5 million–$1.99 million
181
215
10.91%
$2 million–$2.499 million
106
107
5.43%
$2.5 million–$2.99 million
75
96
4.87%
$3 million–$9.99 million
131
186
9.44%
$10 million+
10
15
0.76%
Price-band labels follow the source’s abbreviated boundaries; they should not be interpreted as a new classification of individual transactions. Complete 2019–2026 price and price-per-square-foot tables appear in the source appendix. The report separately records 95 closings at $3 million–$3.99 million, 41 at $4 million–$4.99 million, and 50 at $5 million–$9.99 million in 2026. [1, pp. 2, 5]
Boston neighborhoods show why location still matters
Back Bay’s historic streetscape offers a different setting from Boston’s newer residential towers.
South Boston had the largest 2026 YTD closing count among the report’s neighborhood groups, with 385 sales. Back Bay generated the largest dollar volume, at $741.2 million from 301 closings. Midtown/Downtown recorded 201 closings and $403.2 million in volume; Beacon Hill recorded 148 closings and $289.4 million. [1, p. 3]
Neighborhood group
2026 YTD closings
2026 YTD dollar volume
Back Bay
301
$741,187,790
Beacon Hill
148
$289,362,499
Fenway
88
$83,503,918
Midtown / Downtown
201
$403,208,181
North End
36
$27,969,599
South End / Bay Village
350
$506,235,965
Seaport
119
$273,751,304
West End
30
$21,194,400
Waterfront
117
$189,139,129
Charlestown / Navy Yard
196
$210,270,810
South Boston
385
$372,809,341
Bay Village is grouped with the South End. Midtown/Downtown includes Midtown, Chinatown, and the Financial, Theatre, and Leather districts. The full report’s market boundary also includes the neighborhoods listed in its page 1 scope statement. This defined market is not every property or neighborhood in the City of Boston.
Six suburban towns six different market profiles
Suburban estate living. Illustrative property image from the Bassick Advisors media library; not a sale identified in this report.
The Wellesley Office Snapshot combines closed-sale measures with listing inventory and months of supply. The table below keeps those measures distinct. Median and average prices are converted from the source’s thousands-of-dollars notation into full dollars. [2]
Town
YTD sales
Median
Median YoY
Average
Avg $/sq. ft.
Avg days on market
Listings
Months supply
Wellesley
203
$2,400,000
+8.2%
$2,677,000
$663
34
48
2.1
Weston
85
$2,565,000
-3.2%
$3,312,000
$597
65
38
3.7
Newton
383
$1,850,000
-5.2%
$2,147,000
$627
37
143
3.3
Needham
209
$1,770,000
-1.7%
$1,992,000
$562
36
57
2.7
Natick
229
$1,075,000
-2.3%
$1,251,000
$471
34
48
2.0
Dover
54
$2,050,000
+9.9%
$2,353,000
$472
57
27
5.3
Wellesley higher prices with fewer closings
Wellesley’s median reached $2.4 million, up 8.2%, and its average reached $2.677 million, up 7.5%. Closings declined from 224 to 203, while listing inventory fell from 54 to 48 and supply declined from 2.6 to 2.1 months. Average market time increased from 29 to 34 days. Sales at $3 million or above rose from 51 to 65; the $4 million-plus count increased from 20 to 32. These figures suggest a stronger upper-price mix, alongside a lower overall transaction count. [2]
Weston a lower median and a higher average
Weston’s median declined 3.2% to $2.565 million, while its average increased 8.3% to $3.312 million. YTD sales declined from 96 to 85. Inventory fell from 46 to 38, supply moved from 5.5 to 3.7 months, and average market time rose from 53 to 65 days. The divergence between median and average is a reason to examine individual sales rather than rely on a single headline. [2]
Newton and Needham more listings than a year earlier
Newton recorded 383 sales versus 419, a $1.85 million median versus $1.952 million, and 143 listings versus 116. Supply increased from 2.9 to 3.3 months; average market time held at 37 days. Needham recorded 209 sales versus 213, a $1.77 million median versus $1.8 million, and 57 listings versus 42. Supply rose from 2.2 to 2.7 months, while average market time increased from 31 to 36 days. These inventory figures indicate more listed choices at the snapshot date, not that every buyer has the same negotiating position. [2]
Natick and Dover diverged on median prices
Natick’s median declined 2.3% to $1.075 million, while its average was nearly unchanged at $1.251 million. Sales declined from 237 to 229, inventory held at 48, and supply fell from 2.3 to 2.0 months. Average market time rose from 29 to 34 days. Dover’s median increased 9.9% to $2.05 million and its average increased 10.5% to $2.353 million. Sales rose from 50 to 54, inventory increased from 26 to 27, and supply increased from 4.8 to 5.3 months. Dover’s $3 million-plus sales increased from 8 to 11, and $4 million-plus sales increased from 2 to 6. [2]
Full-service buildings and new developments require separate comparisons
The Boston report separates selected full-service building resales from developments that are not sold out. Its selected-resale summary reports 255 closings, including 216 at or above $1,000 per square foot, 185 at or above $1 million, and 105 at or above $2 million. These are the report’s selected-building figures, not citywide totals. [1, p. 12]
Examples from the selected-building section include One Dalton at $103,455,000 in reported volume and $2,866 per square foot; Millennium Tower at $50,377,999 and $1,438 per square foot; and Harbor Towers at $33,071,820 and $910 per square foot. The figures illustrate the range across distinct buildings; they are not interchangeable comparable sales. [1, pp. 9–11]
Development
Listed YTD closings
Reported dollar volume
Reported average $/sq. ft.
Reported sold-out status
The Parker
15
$13,352,000
$1,156
78% (131/168)
St. Regis
11
$30,603,000
$1,724
64% (73/114)
Winthrop Center
30
$99,860,500
$2,099
47% (149/317)
Raffles Boston
7
$30,510,000
$3,269
86% (126/146)
The Archer
6
$21,620,000
$1,422
98% (61/62)
The Sudbury
4
$15,100,000
$1,720
76% (42/55)
Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station
39
$110,396,090
$2,252
23% (39/166)
Source: Boston report, pages 13–15. Sold-out status is cumulative, while the closing counts and volume shown here are the listed YTD figures. All individual units, sizes, prices, dates, and building notes are preserved in the complete source appendix. The active property listings on pages 16–17 are asking prices and must not be read as closed-sale results.
What this means for a significant property or an estate
For owners, trustees, and family advisors, these reports provide context for a property-specific conversation. A Boston condo, a Wellesley home, and a Dover estate face different comparable sales, buyer pools, carrying costs, and timelines. The suburban snapshot itself shows that higher prices and slower sales can coexist.
My approach is to connect the broader data with the property: its condition, setting, competitive listings, recent closings, and the owner’s priorities. For an estate, that also means coordinating the real estate strategy with the fiduciary and the client’s legal and financial advisors. A rising average price alone is not a valuation of a particular home.
Real Estate Decisions That Protect The Estate.
To discuss how these market conditions relate to your property, contact Catherine Bassick at catherine@bassickadvisors.com.
Questions buyers sellers and fiduciaries are asking
Did Boston condo prices rise in the October 2026 report?
Yes. The Boston overview reports a YTD median of $1,080,000, up 11.92%, and an average of $1,582,259, up 12.99%. Closings increased 1.13%. These are aggregate results for the report’s defined Boston condominium market, not appreciation estimates for individual units.
Which suburban towns had higher median prices?
Among the six towns in the snapshot, Wellesley and Dover had higher 2026 YTD medians than in 2025. Weston, Newton, Needham, and Natick had lower medians.
Are the listing prices in the Boston report completed sales?
No. The active listing tables on pages 16–17 show asking prices. The closed-sale and selected-building resale tables describe different data and should be evaluated separately.
Can these reports determine an estate property’s value?
They provide market context, but they do not replace a property-specific valuation or an appraisal where one is required. Comparable sales, condition, location, and the relevant valuation date still matter.
[1] Bassick Advisors, Weekly Report 10.23.2026.pdf, 18 pages; LINK is identified as the primary source, with MLS also identified in certain tables. Page 1 states “As Reported in LINK on 10-25-2026.” [2] Bassick Advisors, Wellesley Office Snapshot_23OCT2026.pdf, one page, marked “YTD 10/23/2026.” The suburban sheet does not explicitly identify its property-type filter or underlying data provider; the article does not infer those details.
In the Boston tables, “absorption” is the label used for aggregate closed-sale dollar volume; it is not a monthly inventory absorption rate. YTD comparisons are kept separate from full-year totals. A dash indicates an unavailable or unreported value, not zero. Price-tier counts in the suburban report are cumulative thresholds and must not be added together. Source-reported data is subject to errors and omissions.
Items requiring source clarification: Boston page 2 shows $0 for 2025 average and median prices, while page 1 supplies $1,400,390 and $965,000; this article uses page 1. Page 3’s 2026 dollar-volume share percentages do not reconcile with the stated market total, so the neighborhood table above uses counts and dollars without repeating those shares. Page 4’s 2026 $1,000–$1,999-per-square-foot total conflicts with page 2’s component bands; page 5’s reported 66.33% share for $1,000-plus sales does not reconcile with 1,184 divided by 1,971. These disputed percentages are not used in the analysis. The 22 Liberty section on page 9 reports 28 sales but displays six transaction rows; its counts and volume should be confirmed before reliance. Formula errors such as the Mandarin’s “#DIV/0!” denote an unavailable average, not a market price.
The source graphics below retain their original numerical data, historical series, annotations, source labels, and disclaimers. The reports are presented with Bassick Advisors branding. Read them alongside these qualifications. Graph-only historical points without an explicit numerical table have not been estimated. The suburban overview graph’s geographic aggregation and weighting are not specified, so the analysis relies on the labeled town tables instead.
Complete suburban data 2020 through 2026
Every metric in the six town tables is reproduced below. Median and average prices retain the source’s $000s units here: for example, $2,400 means $2,400,000. “Total Sales” is a full-year figure for completed years; 2026 remains unreported. These historical totals should not be compared directly with a partial-year closing count.
Wellesley
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
273
277
261
187
209
224
203
Total Sales
345
330
306
223
253
272
–
Median ($000's)
$1,633
$1,655
$1,950
$1,920
$2,120
$2,218
$2,400
Average ($000's)
$1,867
$1,977
$2,107
$2,240
$2,327
$2,490
$2,677
Avg PSF
$495
$554
$609
$623
$659
$659
$663
Avg DOM
46
26
18
32
24
29
34
Avg Acres
0.46
0.45
0.43
0.43
0.41
0.43
0.34
Listing Inventory
45
29
36
41
41
54
48
Mo Supply
1.8
1.0
1.3
1.6
2.2
2.6
2.1
750k+
265
273
257
184
209
221
203
1M+
232
254
243
175
203
217
200
2M+
81
103
128
85
118
139
129
3M+
31
36
37
35
43
51
65
4M+
12
16
14
14
15
20
32
Weston
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
137
156
108
109
87
96
85
Total Sales
170
180
130
127
101
122
–
Median ($000's)
$1,600
$1,960
$2,380
$2,230
$2,390
$2,650
$2,565
Average ($000's)
$2,086
$2,340
$2,642
$2,929
$2,866
$3,057
$3,312
Avg PSF
$412
$471
$555
$568
$581
$595
$597
Avg DOM
71
54
34
62
52
53
65
Avg Acres
1.43
1.54
1.53
1.45
1.39
1.55
1.39
Listing Inventory
62
33
43
33
39
46
38
Mo Supply
4.9
2.3
2.9
3.0
3.7
5.5
3.7
750k+
135
154
106
109
87
96
85
1M+
118
140
102
107
85
95
83
2M+
46
77
66
66
55
71
58
3M+
25
37
26
33
26
36
31
4M+
12
17
13
20
16
16
18
Newton
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
439
530
443
361
400
419
383
Total Sales
578
653
534
428
478
528
–
Median ($000's)
$1,300
$1,542
$1,665
$1,786
$1,820
$1,952
$1,850
Average ($000's)
$1,488
$1,777
$1,973
$1,987
$2,125
$2,167
$2,147
Avg PSF
$478
$531
$584
$582
$618
$619
$627
Avg DOM
41
31
26
32
34
37
37
Avg Acres
0.27
0.28
0.29
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.22
Listing Inventory
132
68
86
86
119
116
143
Mo Supply
2.7
1.4
1.6
1.9
3.3
2.9
3.3
750k+
411
518
430
350
392
415
379
1M+
313
440
383
316
362
390
353
2M+
76
149
164
148
170
201
177
3M+
25
46
59
49
69
72
66
4M+
7
18
22
20
34
23
21
Needham
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
224
249
232
202
185
213
209
Total Sales
292
297
268
248
225
252
–
Median ($000's)
$1,228
$1,350
$1,500
$1,476
$1,726
$1,800
$1,770
Average ($000's)
$1,353
$1,450
$1,679
$1,648
$1,888
$1,956
$1,992
Avg PSF
$415
$458
$538
$510
$540
$554
$562
Avg DOM
35
21
18
32
30
31
36
Avg Acres
0.38
0.43
0.37
0.45
0.43
0.37
0.34
Listing Inventory
47
15
39
34
46
42
57
Mo Supply
1.8
0.6
1.6
1.5
2.2
2.2
2.7
750k+
212
243
228
199
183
212
206
1M+
155
192
196
167
175
193
194
2M+
19
39
69
57
67
89
88
3M+
2
3
8
6
14
20
22
4M+
0
1
3
0
6
5
4
Natick
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
285
293
238
187
209
237
229
Total Sales
361
357
298
228
251
282
–
Median ($000's)
$685
$740
$901
$915
$979
$1,100
$1,075
Average ($000's)
$763
$851
$1,004
$1,081
$1,139
$1,247
$1,251
Avg PSF
$338
$384
$423
$435
$464
$473
$471
Avg DOM
36
22
26
31
27
29
34
Avg Acres
0.46
0.43
0.48
0.55
0.43
0.45
0.38
Listing Inventory
42
29
35
31
41
48
48
Mo Supply
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.2
2.2
2.3
2.0
750k+
117
144
163
132
165
205
196
1M+
61
76
94
83
99
136
125
2M+
0
1
5
8
13
21
22
3M+
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
4M+
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dover
Metric
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
YTD Sales
90
65
67
49
50
50
54
Total Sales
111
85
77
60
65
61
–
Median ($000's)
$1,349
$1,499
$1,700
$1,695
$1,690
$1,865
$2,050
Average ($000's)
$1,556
$1,752
$1,858
$2,019
$1,932
$2,129
$2,353
Avg PSF
$316
$373
$434
$389
$428
$440
$472
Avg DOM
119
91
42
42
27
54
57
Avg Acres
2.72
2.64
2.55
2.69
1.73
2.02
2.72
Listing Inventory
29
16
12
11
22
26
27
Mo Supply
4.5
1.7
1.7
1.7
4.4
4.8
5.3
750k+
86
63
65
48
50
50
53
1M+
67
57
59
46
46
46
53
2M+
20
14
24
16
14
22
28
3M+
6
5
7
6
6
8
11
4M+
0
2
1
3
2
2
6
Market charts and transaction details
This appendix includes Bassick Advisors branded versions of all 19 source pages: all charts, historical series, development notes, individual closed sales, active listings, inventory comparisons, footnotes, and disclaimers. All report pages are displayed below for continuous reading. A searchable text transcription remains available beneath each chart. The source graphic controls where extraction merges columns or fragments rotated labels; the transcription is not a corrected dataset.
01 · Boston YTD closings prices and historical inventory
Bassick Advisors Boston weekly report page 1: Boston YTD closings prices and historical inventory.Searchable source transcription
Weston vs. Wellesley: two of Greater Boston’s most desirable communities offer distinctly different definitions of luxury. | Bassick Advisors
The question: Two towns, one budget. At $5 million, Weston and Wellesley deliver very different lives — Weston, the luxury of privacy and space; Wellesley, the luxury of connection and convenience. This Fall 2026 perspective compares the two markets by the numbers, and then by what the numbers don’t tell you.
Two of Greater Boston’s most desirable communities offer distinctly different definitions of luxury. Understanding those differences may be more important than the price of the home itself.
Two Towns. Two Different Ideas of Home.
Weston often offers the luxury of privacy and space. Wellesley often offers the luxury of connection and convenience. Neither is inherently better. The more interesting question is which experience a buyer values most — and whether the price of the property appropriately reflects what it delivers.
Weston — the luxury of privacy and space. Wellesley — the luxury of connection and convenience. | Bassick Advisors
More Than a Place to Live
Luxury is not just measured in square feet or lot size. It is measured in how a home fits your life.
Weston — A Private Retreat
Larger residential parcels
Greater privacy and seclusion
Expansive outdoor living
A sense of retreat from the city
Ideal for those who value space, independence and tranquility
Wellesley — A Connected Community
Established neighborhoods
Walkable village centers
Top-rated schools
Restaurants, shops and amenities
A more connected daily lifestyle
Ideal for those who value community and convenience
Two Markets. Different Dynamics.
Wellesley has demonstrated stronger recent price momentum and faster transaction activity, while Weston has generally offered buyers more time to evaluate available properties.
Market Indicator
Wellesley
Weston
Median Sale Price
$2,400,000
$2,588,000
Year-over-Year Change
+8.5%
-2.2%
Closed Sales (YTD)
192
80
Average Days on Market
32
67
Months of Housing Supply
2.2
3.6
Sales Above $4 Million
30
18
Prior-Year Sales Above $4M
18
14
The contrast is not about which town costs more — Weston’s median sale price is actually the higher of the two. It is about velocity. Wellesley homes are selling in about a month, prices are up 8.5% year over year, and sales above $4 million have jumped from 18 to 30 in a year. Weston moves at roughly half that pace: 67 average days on market and 3.6 months of supply, with prices essentially flat. One market rewards decisiveness; the other rewards patience.
Where Does $5 Million Buy More? A Closer Look
The same budget can deliver very different experiences, amenities and long-term value in Weston and Wellesley.
Wellesley Example — $5,000,000
6,000 sq. ft. (above-grade)
0.50 acres
Walkable neighborhood
Close to schools and amenities
Thoughtfully updated
Price per sq. ft.: $833
Weston Example — $5,000,000
7,000 sq. ft. (above-grade)
1.50 acres
Greater privacy and setting
Expansive outdoor amenities
Recently constructed
Price per sq. ft.: $714
Illustrative properties, not actual comparable transactions or representative market averages.
On paper, Weston delivers more house and more land for the same $5 million — roughly 1,000 additional square feet and three times the acreage, at a lower price per square foot. What the Wellesley dollar buys instead is location in its most practical form: the ability to walk to the village, the schools, and the train, in a market where that convenience is appreciating fastest.
What the Numbers Don’t Tell You
Square footage and price per square foot are only part of the story. The true value of a luxury home depends on a combination of lifestyle, location, land, architecture and long-term marketability.
Privacy & Setting
Weston’s larger parcels offer a sense of retreat that is increasingly difficult to find close to Boston.
Architecture & Functionality
A well-designed home can be more valuable — and more enjoyable — than a larger home with an outdated layout.
The Outdoor Lifestyle
Land, topography and usable space influence how a property can be enjoyed day to day.
Community & Convenience
Wellesley’s village centers and neighborhoods create a connected lifestyle that many buyers value.
What This Means for Your Property
As a fiduciary, the question I ask on a client’s behalf is the one this comparison raises: does the price appropriately reflect what the property delivers? The answer differs by town, because the two markets reward different things.
For buyers
In Wellesley, momentum is the cost of entry — with homes selling in 32 days on average and prices up 8.5%, waiting for a better deal usually means watching someone else buy the house. In Weston, the market gives you time: 67 days on market and 3.6 months of supply mean you can evaluate, inspect, and negotiate on the facts. In both towns, pay for what the property actually delivers — setting, land, architecture, and daily life — not for square footage alone.
For sellers
Your town’s dynamic sets your pricing strategy. Wellesley sellers are selling into demand, but buyers there are paying for turnkey quality and location, and they can tell the difference. Weston sellers are selling space and privacy to a smaller, more deliberate buyer pool — presentation and patience both matter, and an aspirational price in a 67-day market simply extends the wait. Price to what your property delivers, and the market will confirm it.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
When a Weston or Wellesley home is held in a trust or an estate, the duty is not to find the highest imaginable price — it is to establish a defensible one, and to document how you got there. These two towns make the point: identical budgets produce different marketing periods, different carrying costs, and different buyer pools, all of which bear on what prudence requires. A pricing decision grounded in the actual dynamics of the town — its median, its days on market, its supply — is a decision you can explain to beneficiaries, because it is the decision the evidence supports.
The Bottom Line
It’s about the life you want to live. The best value is not necessarily where $5 million buys the most house. It is where $5 million buys the life you most want to live — at a price that makes financial sense.
“True luxury is not necessarily having more. It is having more of what matters.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the better value at $5 million, Weston or Wellesley?
Measured by house and land alone, Weston: the illustrative $5 million Weston property offers about 7,000 sq. ft. on 1.50 acres ($714 per sq. ft.), against about 6,000 sq. ft. on 0.50 acres in Wellesley ($833 per sq. ft.). Measured by momentum and liquidity, Wellesley: prices up 8.5% year over year, 32 average days on market, and 30 sales above $4 million this year. Value depends on which of those you are actually buying.
Why is Wellesley selling faster than Weston?
Wellesley’s village-centered, walkable lifestyle and top-rated schools draw a deep buyer pool, and the data show it: 192 closed sales year to date versus Weston’s 80, 2.2 months of supply versus 3.6, and an average of 32 days on market versus 67. Weston’s larger, more private properties appeal to a narrower pool of buyers who take more time.
Is Weston more expensive than Wellesley?
By median sale price, slightly: $2,588,000 in Weston versus $2,400,000 in Wellesley. But the directions differ — Wellesley’s median rose 8.5% year over year while Weston’s eased 2.2% — and at the $5 million level Weston typically delivers more house and land per dollar.
What should matter beyond price per square foot?
Privacy and setting, architecture and functionality, usable outdoor space, and community and convenience. Square footage and price per square foot are only part of the story; the true value of a luxury home depends on lifestyle, location, land, architecture and long-term marketability.
Sources and Methodology
Market data: Bassick Advisors, September 2026 Boston Suburbs Market Update, using reported market data through September 25, 2026. The $5 million property examples are illustrative properties, not actual comparable transactions or representative market averages. This perspective is adapted from the Bassick Advisors Fall 2026 market perspective, “Weston vs. Wellesley: Where Does $5 Million Buy More?”
If you are weighing Weston against Wellesley — buying, selling, or settling a family property — the right starting point is what the numbers mean for your situation. Contact Catherine Bassick for a confidential consultation.
Boston Public Garden in autumn, with the downtown skyline behind it.
Boston condos, October 2026. Every figure in this report is a Boston condominium figure — closed sales year to date through October 2, 2026, as reported by LINK (reported 10-4-2026) — unless a section is explicitly labelled Massachusetts statewide or Barnstable County.
BOSTON CONDO MARKET · OCTOBER 2026 · DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2
What changed this month:
Boston condo dollar volume is up 11.9% year to date to $2,886,693,460, while transactions rose just 0.6% to 1,867 — prices, not sales counts, are doing the work this year.
The median condo price is now $1,065,000, up 11.4% from $956,000 a year ago; the average price is $1,546,167, up 11.2%.
A majority of Boston condo sales now close at $1M or more — 1,001 of 1,867 sales, or 53.6%.
In full-service buildings, 203 of 242 tracked resales closed at $1,000 per square foot or above, and 101 closings citywide were at $2,000 per square foot or more.
Supply is about 3.1 months of inventory — well under the 5 to 6 months the report cites as the seller’s-market threshold.
In Brookline, a newly listed estate at 55 Singletree Road is asking $34 million — a test of the very top of the Greater Boston market.
Beyond Boston: the Millennium Tower penthouse goes to auction October 29 with a $6.5M reserve against a $10.9M prior purchase price — a live test of top-end liquidity — and on Cape Cod, single-family prices rose in September even as closings eased.
Boston condo dollar volume is up 11.9% on nearly flat sales. Here is where the money is moving, neighborhood by neighborhood, and what it means for buyers, sellers and fiduciaries. This report covers condominiums only.
Median price
Average price
Closed sales
Dollar volume
$1,065,000 ▲ 11.4% vs. 2025
$1,546,167 ▲ 11.2% vs. 2025
1,867 ● Nearly flat (+0.6%)
$2.89B ▲ 11.9% vs. 2025
The short version
The median condo price is $1,065,000, up 11.4%, on 1,867 closings, only 0.6% more than last year. The downtown core is leading: Mid/Downtown closings are up 43%, the Waterfront 24%, Beacon Hill 22% and the Seaport 19%. The South End is down 14%, South Boston 10% and the North End 31%. 53.6% of closings are $1 million or more, up from 47.2% last year. Sales under $1 million fell from 979 to 866. 101 closings at $2,000+ per square foot, up from 76. One Dalton averages $2,921 per square foot. Supply is about 3.1 months, so sellers who price to recent closings still hold the advantage.
Market at a glance
Boston condo dollar volume is up 11.9% on nearly flat sales, so the market is trading up rather than trading more.
Through October 2, 1,867 Boston condos have closed, 0.6% more than the 1,855 at this point last year. The average price is $1,546,167 and the median is $1,065,000, up 11.2% and 11.4% from 2025. Both are the highest of any year in the 2019 to 2026 reports, and the median remains above $1 million.
The gains are concentrated in the downtown core and the upper price tiers. Mid/Downtown, the Waterfront, Beacon Hill, the Seaport and Back Bay are all up in closings, while the South End, South Boston, the North End, Fenway and the West End are down.
In the week since our last update, 42 more closings were added to the year-to-date count, bringing in about $78.8 million in additional sales.
Boston condos by the numbers
The deal count is nearly flat but the dollars are not: 1,867 closings produced about $306 million more in sales than a year ago.
The longer view puts the year in context. Sales are about 36% below the 2021 pace of 2,901, yet the median is up 25.3% from $850,000 and the average is up 27.7% from $1,211,079. Dollar volume is 17.8% below 2021, which shows how much of the market has shifted to higher price points rather than more transactions.
Condominium average and median sale prices, 2000–2026 year to date. Source: LINK.
What this chart shows: Boston condominium average sale price and median sale price both climb steadily from 2000 to 2026 year to date — the median from about $310,000 in 2000 to about $1,080,000 in 2026, and the average from about $435,000 to about $1,580,000. The report notes that new-development closings at Pier 4, One Dalton and Echelon, totaling $583,455,824, skew average pricing upward. Source: LINK.
Condominium sales and inventory, 2000–2026. Source: LINK.
What this chart shows: annual Boston condominium transactions ran between roughly 2,300 and 4,500 a year from 2000 to 2026, while first-quarter inventory collapsed from more than 1,600 units in the mid-2000s to under 100 units by 2025–2026, and months of inventory fell from more than 5 months in 2005–2010 to effectively zero by 2026 — a market with almost no first-quarter resale supply. Source: LINK.
Closed condominium sales, Boston market as defined in Sources and Methodology. Year to date through October 2, 2026 (as reported in LINK on 10-4-2026); prior years are the same year-to-date point.
Boston condos — LINK citywide record
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Transactions — year to date
2,301
1,978
2,901
2,420
1,904
1,798
1,855
1,867
Transactions — year-end total
2,978
2,607
3,656
2,945
2,308
2,304
2,341
—
Absorption (dollar volume) — year to date
$2,967,549,784
$2,519,238,644
$3,513,339,739
$3,252,867,099
$2,906,902,797
$2,526,453,861
$2,580,224,658
$2,886,693,460
Absorption — year-end total
$4,022,105,730
$3,306,199,701
$4,591,515,981
$3,987,989,693
$3,611,271,778
$3,347,016,149
$3,309,923,592
—
Average price
$1,289,678
$1,273,629
$1,211,079
$1,344,160
$1,526,735
$1,405,147
$1,390,957
$1,546,167
Average price — % change
+7.6%
−1.2%
−4.9%
+11.0%
+13.6%
−8.0%
−1.0%
+11.2%
Median price
$870,000
$865,000
$850,000
$938,225
$990,000
$985,000
$956,000
$1,065,000
Median price — % change
+1.2%
−0.6%
−1.7%
+10.4%
+5.5%
−0.5%
−2.9%
+11.4%
Appreciation (per year)
5-year (2021–2026)
10-year (2016–2026)
Average price
5.5%
3.4%
Median price
5.1%
3.3%
The report also notes the upward skew new development adds to pricing: initial closings at Pier 4, One Dalton and Echelon totaled $583,455,824 in 2020 alone.
WHAT IT MEANS — Prices are holding and rising even though transaction counts have not recovered. That combination usually signals limited supply. Buyers are paying more for fewer available homes, and sellers who price accurately are being rewarded. The report shows five-year appreciation of 5.1% for the median and 5.5% for the average, against 3.3% and 3.4% over ten years, so recent growth has outpaced the long-run rate.
Price segmentation: every tier, every year
The report’s full price segmentation — closed sales by price tier and by price per square foot, 2019–2026 year to date:
Closed sales by price tier
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$0 – $499K
231
161
306
166
162
137
155
107
$500K – $999K
1,144
1,006
1,482
1,165
805
785
824
759
$1M – $1.99M
597
579
776
698
568
584
575
633
$2M – $2.99M
179
132
187
215
197
145
173
186
$3M – $3.99M
52
41
63
90
66
60
49
88
$4M – $4.99M
36
17
27
29
38
42
27
39
$5M – $9.99M
55
32
50
49
53
40
42
43
$10M+
7
10
10
8
15
5
10
12
All tiers — transactions
2,301
1,978
2,901
2,420
1,904
1,798
1,855
1,867
Closed sales by price per square foot
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$0 – $999 / sq ft
1,296
1,134
1,733
1,190
854
838
896
760
$1,000 – $1,499 / sq ft
779
642
896
931
715
708
703
786
$1,500 – $1,999 / sq ft
133
137
195
233
184
158
180
220
$2,000 – $2,499 / sq ft
60
25
48
40
69
51
34
57
$2,500 – $2,999 / sq ft
24
25
15
16
48
30
24
32
$3,000 – $3,999 / sq ft
6
12
12
10
26
11
14
9
Price segmentation in detail: counts and shares
Price tier — sales and % share
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$0 – $499K
231 10.04%
161 8.14%
306 10.55%
166 6.86%
162 8.51%
137 7.62%
155 8.36%
107 5.73%
$500K – $999K
1,144 49.72%
1,006 50.86%
1,482 51.09%
1,165 48.14%
805 42.28%
785 43.66%
824 44.42%
759 40.65%
$1M – $1.499M
409 17.77%
386 19.51%
546 18.82%
482 19.92%
370 19.43%
385 21.41%
402 21.67%
430 23.03%
$1.5M – $1.99M
188 8.17%
193 9.76%
230 7.93%
216 8.93%
198 10.40%
199 11.07%
173 9.33%
203 10.87%
$2M – $2.499M
107 4.65%
77 3.89%
115 3.96%
129 5.33%
121 6.36%
81 4.51%
99 5.34%
100 5.36%
$2.5M – $2.99M
72 3.13%
55 2.78%
72 2.48%
86 3.55%
76 3.99%
64 3.56%
74 3.99%
86 4.61%
$3M – $9.99M
143 6.21%
90 4.55%
140 4.83%
168 6.94%
157 8.25%
142 7.90%
118 6.36%
170 9.11%
Sales at price-per-square-foot thresholds — sales and % share
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$1,000+ / sq ft
1,005 46.57%
844 44.70%
1,168 42.30%
1,230 54.62%
1,050 60.10%
960 57.97%
959 55.21%
1,107 65.23%
$1,500+ / sq ft
226 9.82%
202 10.21%
272 9.38%
299 12.36%
335 17.59%
252 13.80%
256 13.80%
321 17.19%
$2,000+ / sq ft
93 4.04%
65 3.29%
77 2.65%
66 2.73%
151 7.93%
94 4.10%
76 4.10%
101 5.41%
$2,500+ / sq ft
33 1.43%
40 2.02%
29 1.00%
26 1.07%
82 4.31%
43 2.26%
42 2.26%
44 2.36%
$3,000+ / sq ft
9 0.39%
15 0.76%
14 0.48%
10 0.41%
34 1.79%
13 0.97%
18 0.97%
12 0.64%
$4,000+ / sq ft
3 0.13%
3 0.15%
2 0.07%
0 0.00%
8 0.42%
2 0.22%
4 0.22%
3 0.16%
$2,000+ / sq ft — year-end total
148 4.84%
82 3.06%
110 2.97%
101 3.34%
178 7.53%
131 5.69%
76 4.10%
101 5.41%
Year-end average and median selling prices as printed in the report; the 2026 column is year to date through October 2, 2026.
Report notes: the new-development closings behind the early-year records
The report’s own notes track the initial closings that skewed pricing upward in 2019–2024:
Note 1 — Initial closings of Pier 4, One Dalton & Echelon (initial closing dates: Pier 4 May-19, One Dalton May-19, Echelon Dec-19)
Pier 4
One Dalton
Echelon
Totals
Absorption
$314,714,642
$420,035,874
$54,223,034
$788,973,550
Closings
95
79
36
210
Average PSF
$2,092
$2,513
$1,590
—
Total market (units)
106
160
255
—
Absorption
$30,989,400
$304,925,150
$247,541,274
$583,455,824
Closings
9
39
141
189
Average PSF
$2,074
$3,103
$1,717
—
Total market (units)
106
160
255
—
Note 3 — 2021 closings of Pier 4, One Dalton & Echelon
Pier 4
One Dalton
Echelon
Totals
Absorption
$110,837,900
$100,865,518
$244,750,694
$456,454,112
Closings
21
21
138
180
Average PSF
$2,568
$2,662
$1,692
—
Total market (units)
106
160
255
—
Note 4 — 2022 closings of Pier 4, One Dalton, The Parker & St. Regis
One Dalton
Echelon
The Parker
St. Regis
Totals
Absorption
$89,235,000
$160,424,502
$27,794,000
$93,585,500
$371,039,002
Closings
17
77
35
21
150
Note 5 — 2023 closings of One Dalton, Raffles, Winthrop Center & St. Regis
One Dalton
Raffles
Winthrop Center
St. Regis
Totals
Absorption
$101,867,500
$351,514,985
$168,175,025
$85,387,500
$706,945,010
Closings
12
86
46
24
168
Average PSF
$3,089
$2,767
$2,275
$2,674
—
Total market (units)
160
146
317
114
—
Note 6 — 2024 closings of One Dalton, Raffles, Winthrop Center & St. Regis
One Dalton
Raffles
Winthrop Center
St. Regis
Totals
Absorption
$86,053,500
$100,467,000
$125,177,194
$92,005,505
$403,703,199
Closings
15
29
40
15
99
Average PSF
$2,973
$3,021
$2,088
$2,375
—
Total market (units)
160
146
317
114
—
Where the money is going: Boston condo neighborhoods
Activity is moving toward the downtown core and away from the outer neighborhoods: Mid/Downtown closings are up 43%, while the South End and South Boston are down 14% and 10%.
Back Bay remains the dollar leader at $694.2 million, about 24% of all condo volume. Mid/Downtown dollar volume rose 45% to $384.4 million, which is consistent with the wave of new-tower closings at Winthrop Center and the other downtown buildings covered below. The Waterfront (+42%) and Beacon Hill (+39%) also posted strong dollar gains.
The South End shows how a quieter market can still grow in dollars: closings fell 14%, yet dollar volume rose 3.9% because the average sale climbed from about $1.20 million to $1.44 million.
The price tiers tell the same story. Sales at $1 million and above are 53.6% of all closings, the highest share in these reports, up from 47.2% last year. Closings at $1 million or more rose from 876 to 1,001, and $3 million to $9.99 million sales jumped from 118 to 170. Meanwhile, closings under $1 million fell from 979 to 866, and sub-$500,000 sales dropped by nearly a third, from 155 to 107.
Boston condo closings and dollar volume by neighborhood, year to date through October 2, 2026 vs. the same point in 2025 (LINK).
Neighborhood
Closings 2026
Closings 2025
Change
Dollar volume 2026
Dollar volume 2025
Change
Share of 2026 closings
Back Bay
288
263
+9.5%
$694,157,790
$627,349,583
+10.6%
15.4%
Beacon Hill
137
112
+22.3%
$271,268,499
$195,612,385
+38.7%
7.3%
Charlestown/Navy Yard
187
178
+5.1%
$200,843,210
$186,075,836
+7.9%
10.0%
Fenway
84
95
-11.6%
$81,215,918
$86,118,933
-5.7%
4.5%
Midtown/Downtown (B)
192
134
+43.3%
$384,357,659
$264,398,738
+45.4%
10.3%
North End
36
52
-30.8%
$27,759,599
$38,744,900
-28.4%
1.9%
Seaport
94
79
+19.0%
$183,175,304
$168,935,611
+8.4%
5.0%
South Boston
372
412
-9.7%
$357,732,986
$383,926,905
-6.8%
19.9%
South End (A)
335
388
-13.7%
$483,729,966
$465,681,715
+3.9%
17.9%
West End
27
49
-44.9%
$18,704,400
$34,122,000
-45.2%
1.4%
Waterfront
115
93
+23.7%
$183,748,129
$129,258,052
+42.2%
6.2%
(A) Bay Village has been grouped into the South End total by LINKboston.com (B) Mid/Down = Midtown, Chinatown, Financial, Theatre & Leather Districts
The full neighborhood record, 2019–2026
Closings by neighborhood
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Back Bay
329
241
331
300
369
277
263
288
Beacon Hill
136
106
165
127
111
101
112
137
Charlestown/Navy Yard
260
238
321
274
171
207
178
187
Fenway
108
68
161
109
84
78
95
84
Midtown/Downtown (B)
148
86
138
147
156
135
134
192
North End
50
67
84
69
50
62
52
36
Seaport
184
188
208
110
99
81
79
94
South Boston
523
482
742
565
321
368
412
372
South End (A)
415
378
576
590
418
355
388
335
West End
47
31
44
48
49
51
49
27
Dollar volume by neighborhood
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Back Bay
$682,709,762
$629,929,595
$711,881,150
$673,952,508
$972,471,471
$588,323,325
$627,349,583
$694,157,790
Beacon Hill
$203,219,318
$146,658,125
$230,326,275
$210,678,728
$171,013,548
$180,490,710
$195,612,385
$271,268,499
Charlestown/Navy Yard
$201,323,709
$194,585,955
$272,408,507
$263,022,227
$155,898,945
$214,854,631
$186,075,836
$200,843,210
Fenway
$92,871,576
$50,802,900
$128,642,452
$91,971,269
$68,046,849
$62,158,723
$86,118,933
$81,215,918
Midtown/Downtown (B)
$224,970,767
$129,898,234
$216,193,621
$279,720,058
$299,678,175
$251,003,100
$264,398,738
$384,357,659
North End
$33,227,910
$47,917,099
$62,433,100
$61,803,149
$38,012,845
$51,582,699
$38,744,900
$27,759,599
Seaport
$420,796,569
$322,837,105
$422,329,282
$216,724,265
$235,175,423
$181,318,505
$168,935,611
$183,175,304
South Boston
$410,000,378
$378,645,612
$587,610,368
$487,590,797
$273,783,132
$335,151,592
$383,926,905
$357,732,986
South End (A)
$518,944,135
$487,200,586
$681,654,565
$805,940,039
$541,358,533
$494,468,551
$465,681,715
$483,729,966
West End
$33,377,000
$19,931,000
$30,259,509
$36,712,459
$32,200,776
$32,983,500
$34,122,000
$18,704,400
Waterfront
$146,108,660
$110,832,433
$169,600,910
$124,751,600
$119,263,100
$134,118,525
$129,258,052
$183,748,129
Sales at $1,000–$1,999 / sq ft
2019 YTD
2019 YE total
2020 YTD
2020 YE total
2021 YTD
2021 YE total
2022 YTD
2022 YE total
2023 YTD
2023 YE total
2024 YTD
2024 YE total
2025 YTD
2025 YE total
2026 YTD
Total
912
1,180
778
1,099
1,091
1,425
1,164
1,409
899
1,115
866
1,117
883
1,135
858
—
Back Bay
245
309
156
218
223
296
243
298
240
296
205
266
201
261
197
—
Beacon Hill
101
138
84
123
130
164
110
140
86
110
87
107
99
121
95
—
Charlestown
9
10
6
7
7
8
25
27
19
24
33
42
37
45
38
—
Fenway
41
54
30
37
66
74
48
54
40
45
40
48
59
69
58
—
Midtown/Downtown (B)
82
103
49
60
74
91
96
114
93
109
82
110
82
119
72
—
North End
12
15
15
21
19
25
22
31
19
28
36
41
32
38
32
—
Seaport
74
116
135
169
125
159
77
89
38
53
36
50
45
57
46
—
Sales at $2,000–$2,999 / sq ft
2019 YTD
2019 YE total
2020 YTD
2020 YE total
2021 YTD
2021 YE total
2022 YTD
2022 YE total
2023 YTD
2023 YE total
2024 YTD
2024 YE total
2025 YTD
2025 YE total
2026 YTD
Total
84
127
51
65
63
87
56
85
117
135
81
105
58
78
89
—
Back Bay
38
67
28
37
29
40
25
33
58
66
34
49
25
35
37
—
Beacon Hill
2
5
1
3
5
6
1
3
5
7
4
5
3
4
4
—
Charlestown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fenway
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
—
Midtown/Downtown (B)
3
6
0
0
4
5
7
9
20
26
17
20
17
21
26
—
North End
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Seaport
38
45
17
19
24
31
15
30
30
32
15
20
9
12
11
—
South Boston
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
—
South End (A)
1
1
3
3
0
2
4
6
1
1
3
3
0
1
7
—
Sales at $3,000+ / sq ft
2019 YTD
2019 YE total
2020 YTD
2020 YE total
2021 YTD
2021 YE total
2022 YTD
2022 YE total
2023 YTD
2023 YE total
2024 YTD
2024 YE total
2025 YTD
2025 YE total
2026 YTD
Total
9
21
15
18
14
23
10
16
34
43
13
26
18
19
12
—
Back Bay
3
15
14
17
7
16
9
9
29
37
8
16
14
15
6
—
Beacon Hill
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
—
Charlestown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fenway
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Midtown/Downtown (B)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
—
North End
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Seaport
5
5
1
1
7
7
1
6
4
5
2
6
4
4
1
—
South Boston
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South End (A)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
West End
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Waterfront
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
—
Notes: (A) Bay Village has been grouped into the South End total by LINKboston.com. (B) Mid/Down = Midtown, Chinatown, Financial, Theatre & Leather Districts. This chart only includes closed sales, and does not include presales at any new developments.
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A full-service residential tower in downtown Boston. In the tracked full-service buildings, 203 of 242 resales this year closed at $1,000 per square foot or more.
High-end Boston condo sales are rebuilding: 101 closings this year are at $2,000 per square foot or more, up from 76 in 2025 but still short of the 151 recorded at this point in 2023.
Across all Boston condos, closings at $1,000 per square foot or higher rose from 959 to 1,107 (59% of all closings, up from 52%). In the selected full-service buildings tracked in the report, 203 of 242 resales (84%) closed at $1,000 per square foot or more, 175 (72%) at $1 million or more, and 97 (40%) at $2 million or more.
The top of the resale market is led by a handful of buildings.
The year’s largest reported resale is a two-unit combination at Heritage (1005/1006) that closed August 28 for $21.5 million, about $4,323 per square foot. A 50 Liberty Wharf penthouse sold for $14.5 million in January, and two One Dalton units closed at $14 million each. Among new construction, a Raffles Boston penthouse sold for $14.25 million in August and a Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station unit for $14.1 million in March.
New towers are adding to the total. Sales at buildings that are not yet sold out are shown below.
New development (2026 closings)
Closings
Avg. price per sq. ft.
Dollar volume
Share sold
The Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station
39
$2,252
$110.4M
24%
Winthrop Center
28
$2,071
$90.2M
46%
Raffles Boston
7
$3,269
$30.5M
86%
St. Regis
9
$1,736
$25.2M
63%
The Archer
6
$1,422
$21.6M
98%
The Sudbury
4
$1,720
$15.1M
76%
The Parker
13
$1,128
$11.0M
76%
This week’s report added 14 closings dated September 28 through October 2 in the tracked buildings, totaling about $38.7 million. They include a $6.1 million sale at Heritage (about $2,514 per square foot), $4.65 million at The Archer and $4.6 million at Rowes Wharf. Every one of the 14 appears in the building-by-building record below.
WHAT IT MEANS — The luxury tier is not one market. Buildings such as One Dalton, Heritage and Raffles are commanding $2,500 to $3,300 per square foot, while Harbor Towers and Millennium Place sit near $900 to $1,035. Buyers and sellers should look at building-level comps, not a citywide average, because the spread between buildings is far larger than the change in the overall market.
WHAT IT MEANS — The entry level of the Boston condo market is thinning while the upper tiers are widening. A buyer shopping under $1 million is competing for a shrinking pool of closed deals, and a seller above $1 million is finding a deeper buyer base than a year ago.
Full-service buildings: every building, every sale
The LINK report tracks 36 Boston buildings — 29 full-service resale buildings and 7 new developments not yet sold out — and itemizes every resale: unit, square feet, sales price, price per square foot and sales date. The complete record is below: 327 individually itemized sales. One building needs a note: at 22 Liberty Wharf the report’s totals count 26 sales totaling $60,642,999, of which 5 are individually itemized in the report; those 5 are shown, and the building’s summary line carries the report’s full totals.
Every building tracked in the LINK report, with the report’s own sales count, dollar volume and average price per square foot.
Building
Address
Type
Sales YTD 2026 (report)
Dollar volume
Average $ / sq ft
Ritz Millennium
1 & 2 Avery Street
Resale
19
$34,164,000
$1,100
Ritz Carlton House
2 Commonwealth Avenue
Resale
0
$0
—
Belvedere
100 Belvidere Street
Resale
3
$11,238,000
$1,742
Rowes Wharf
#10/20 Rowes Wharf
Resale
8
$29,831,636
$1,874
One Charles
1 Charles Street South
Resale
6
$10,814,000
$1,340
Trinity Place
1 Huntington Avenue
Resale
6
$18,675,000
$1,563
Four Seasons
220 Boylston Street
Resale
3
$12,150,000
$2,214
Grandview
165 Tremont Street
Resale
2
$4,000,000
$1,147
Atelier 505
505 Tremont Street
Resale
3
$7,029,000
$1,620
Burroughs Wharf
40 – 50 Battery Street
Resale
2
$6,300,000
$1,956
Heritage
300 Boylston Street
Resale
7
$44,399,000
$2,503
The Residences at The InterContinental
500 Atlantic Avenue
Resale
7
$14,223,730
$1,225
The Mandarin
776 Boylston Street
Resale
0
$0
—
Battery Wharf
2 – 4 Battery Wharf
Resale
8
$15,555,000
$1,223
W Boston
110 Stuart Street
Resale
5
$6,190,000
$1,259
The Clarendon
400 Stuart Street
Resale
5
$14,476,250
$1,888
45 Province
45 Province Street
Resale
4
$10,869,000
$1,130
Millennium Place
580 Washington Street
Resale
11
$12,879,224
$1,035
22 Liberty Wharf
22 Liberty Drive
Resale
26
$60,642,999
$1,678
Millennium Tower
1 Franklin Street
Resale
25
$47,352,999
$1,422
50 Liberty Wharf
50 Liberty Drive
Resale
3
$19,331,000
$3,132
Pierce Boston
200 Brookline Avenue
Resale
12
$30,031,000
$1,967
Pier Four
300 Pier Four Boulevard
Resale
5
$18,750,000
$2,151
One Dalton
1 Dalton Drive
Resale
11
$76,105,000
$2,921
Echelon (Phase I&II)
133-135 Seaport Boulevard
Resale
25
$43,081,300
$1,676
Harbor Towers
65 – 85 E India Row
Resale
27
$33,071,820
$910
Boulevard on the Greenway
110 Broad Street
Resale
0
$0
—
10 Farnsworth
10 Farnsworth
Resale
2
$5,845,000
$1,383
FP3
346 Congress Street
Resale
7
$5,502,104
$885
The Parker
55 LaGrange Street
New development
13
$10,984,000
$1,128
St. Regis
150 Seaport Boulevard
New development
9
$25,155,000
$1,736
Winthrop Center
240 Devonshire Street
New development
28
$90,160,500
$2,071
Raffles Boston
430 Stuart Street
New development
7
$30,510,000
$3,269
The Archer
45 Temple Street
New development
6
$21,620,000
$1,422
Ritz Millennium — 1 & 2 Avery Street
19 itemized sales, $34,164,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,100 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
PH3C (2)
2,036
$2,400,000
$1,179
01/15/26
12A (1)
1,382
$1,003,000
$726
01/30/26
18# (2)
2,344
$2,400,000
$1,024
02/26/26
29A (1)
2,242
$2,225,000
$992
03/30/26
20H (2)
1,573
$1,800,000
$1,144
06/01/26
18A (1)
1,511
$1,500,000
$993
06/15/26
10B (1)
1,675
$1,950,000
$1,164
06/16/26
35C (1)
1,504
$1,638,000
$1,089
06/29/26
30D (1)
2,036
$2,399,000
$1,178
06/30/26
14A (1)
1,488
$1,265,000
$850
07/01/26
27G (2)
1,257
$1,450,000
$1,154
07/10/26
PH1H (2)
1,574
$2,150,000
$1,366
07/24/26
31A/B (2)
1,881
$2,250,000
$1,196
07/27/26
32H (2)
1,573
$1,700,000
$1,081
07/31/26
25C (2)
2,707
$3,375,000
$1,247
08/03/26
36F (2)
884
$1,085,000
$1,227
08/06/26
19G (2)
1,257
$1,345,000
$1,070
08/13/26
21B (2)
1,040
$1,299,000
$1,249
08/31/26
17F (1)
1,087
$930,000
$856
09/30/26
Ritz Carlton House — 2 Commonwealth Avenue
No resales recorded year to date through October 2, 2026 in the report for Ritz Carlton House (2 Commonwealth Avenue).
Belvedere — 100 Belvidere Street
3 itemized sales, $11,238,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,742 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
8H
1,743
$2,750,000
$1,578
02/10/26
4G
2,654
$4,000,000
$1,507
03/03/26
7A
2,055
$4,488,000
$2,184
09/17/26
Rowes Wharf — #10/20 Rowes Wharf
8 itemized sales, $29,831,636 in total dollar volume, average $1,874 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
309
—
$3,700,000
$1,875
02/04/26
TH-07
2,350
$3,395,000
$1,445
02/25/26
PH-04
2,645
$5,800,000
$2,193
03/31/26
PH08
1,446
$2,891,636
$2,000
06/30/26
309
—
$3,700,000
$1,875
06/30/26
802
—
$3,345,000
$1,869
07/22/26
505
—
$2,400,000
$1,712
08/04/26
1201
—
$4,600,000
$1,965
10/01/26
One Charles — 1 Charles Street South
6 itemized sales, $10,814,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,340 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
1110
—
$1,210,000
$1,026
02/12/26
6D
1,986
$2,900,000
$1,460
02/18/26
16A
2,479
$4,000,000
$1,614
02/27/26
210
—
$680,000
$896
04/06/26
6A
944
$1,225,000
$1,298
06/01/26
601
—
$799,000
$1,102
09/01/26
Trinity Place — 1 Huntington Avenue
6 itemized sales, $18,675,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,563 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
403
—
$3,725,000
$1,765
01/09/26
506
—
$1,100,000
$1,316
02/17/26
1204
—
$4,250,000
$2,153
03/31/26
1101
—
$4,500,000
$1,451
04/27/26
603
—
$3,600,000
$1,332
05/27/26
904
—
$1,500,000
$1,230
08/31/26
Four Seasons — 220 Boylston Street
3 itemized sales, $12,150,000 in total dollar volume, average $2,214 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
8020
—
$6,200,000
$2,400
03/13/26
1004
—
$2,850,000
$2,342
09/30/26
1512
—
$3,100,000
$1,835
09/30/26
Grandview — 165 Tremont Street
2 itemized sales, $4,000,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,147 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
1402
—
$1,700,000
$1,213
02/05/26
1101
—
$2,300,000
$1,103
03/24/26
Atelier 505 — 505 Tremont Street
3 itemized sales, $7,029,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,620 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
204
—
$2,289,000
$1,542
05/04/26
811
—
$3,150,000
$1,854
09/15/26
302
—
$1,590,000
$1,374
09/17/26
Burroughs Wharf — 40 – 50 Battery Street
2 itemized sales, $6,300,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,956 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
305
—
$3,400,000
$2,151
02/18/26
306
—
$2,900,000
$1,768
09/30/26
Heritage — 300 Boylston Street
7 itemized sales, $44,399,000 in total dollar volume, average $2,503 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
907
—
$3,200,000
$1,739
01/16/26
517
—
$3,000,000
$1,444
03/12/26
714
—
$1,500,000
$1,313
03/13/26
702
—
$5,499,000
$2,264
07/08/26
1005/1006
4,973
$21,500,000
$4,323
08/28/26
711
—
$3,600,000
$1,263
09/23/26
1202
—
$6,100,000
$2,514
09/29/26
The Residences at The InterContinental — 500 Atlantic Avenue
7 itemized sales, $14,223,730 in total dollar volume, average $1,225 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
18C
1,132
$1,500,000
$1,325
04/30/26
14E
1,061
$1,266,230
$1,193
05/01/26
15N
1,957
$2,700,000
$1,380
06/11/26
19A
1,580
$1,950,000
$1,234
06/18/26
19B
1,593
$2,200,000
$1,381
07/28/26
16L
1,557
$1,820,000
$1,169
08/14/26
18P
2,727
$2,787,500
$1,022
10/02/26
The Mandarin — 776 Boylston Street
No resales recorded year to date through October 2, 2026 in the report for The Mandarin (776 Boylston Street).
Battery Wharf — 2 – 4 Battery Wharf
8 itemized sales, $15,555,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,223 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
4602
—
$1,775,000
$1,194
03/26/26
4604
—
$2,800,000
$1,356
04/14/26
4308
—
$2,050,000
$1,270
05/12/26
3309
—
$1,175,000
$845
05/28/26
4301
—
$1,280,000
$1,136
05/29/26
3407
—
$1,900,000
$1,160
07/07/26
3310
—
$2,300,000
$1,459
07/30/26
2304
—
$2,275,000
$1,249
09/02/26
W Boston — 110 Stuart Street
5 itemized sales, $6,190,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,259 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
27-C
1,286
$1,800,000
$1,400
05/29/26
23-F
857
$1,150,000
$1,342
06/02/26
19-F
857
$1,165,000
$1,359
06/09/26
18-H
1,040
$1,175,000
$1,130
06/18/26
21-A
876
$900,000
$1,027
07/21/26
The Clarendon — 400 Stuart Street
5 itemized sales, $14,476,250 in total dollar volume, average $1,888 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
16-J
1,124
$2,125,000
$1,891
05/01/26
23-E
1,958
$3,850,000
$1,966
05/15/26
17-B
1,229
$2,162,500
$1,760
05/29/26
16-E
1,561
$2,778,750
$1,780
06/30/26
20-A
1,796
$3,560,000
$1,982
08/27/26
45 Province — 45 Province Street
4 itemized sales, $10,869,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,130 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
2404
—
$3,550,000
$1,070
01/15/26
PH-2B
2,452
$2,925,000
$1,193
03/10/26
PH-2A
2,728
$3,200,000
$1,173
03/23/26
1903
—
$1,194,000
$1,069
07/20/26
Millennium Place — 580 Washington Street
11 itemized sales, $12,879,224 in total dollar volume, average $1,035 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
304
—
$776,724
$1,000
03/13/26
2-A
1,334
$1,250,000
$937
04/22/26
5-C
1,420
$1,500,000
$1,056
05/20/26
1014
—
$850,000
$1,064
05/29/26
700
—
$1,312,500
$1,036
06/16/26
611
—
$895,000
$1,023
06/30/26
5-E
831
$800,000
$963
07/14/26
1214
—
$820,000
$1,026
07/15/26
PH-03
1,882
$2,150,000
$1,142
07/23/26
1407
—
$1,240,000
$1,067
08/03/26
12-E
1,301
$1,285,000
$988
09/02/26
22 Liberty Wharf — 22 Liberty Drive
5 itemized sales shown below ($22,150,000). The report’s building totals — 26 sales and $60,642,999, average $1,678 per square foot — include 21 further sales the report counts but does not itemize.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
5D
1,985
$4,950,000
$2,494
02/02/26
9M
2,286
$4,700,000
$2,056
04/17/26
10D
2,129
$4,950,000
$2,325
04/30/26
8H
1,176
$1,950,000
$1,658
05/08/26
11D
2,129
$5,600,000
$2,630
06/12/26
Millennium Tower — 1 Franklin Street
25 itemized sales, $47,352,999 in total dollar volume, average $1,422 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
3907
—
$2,080,000
$1,462
02/19/26
3609
—
$1,235,000
$1,504
03/04/26
PH3A
4,172
$7,999,999
$1,918
04/03/26
2014
—
$1,105,000
$1,401
04/10/26
3110
—
$2,000,000
$1,561
04/14/26
2011
—
$1,250,000
$1,319
05/14/26
2801
—
$2,228,000
$1,562
05/15/26
1003
—
$1,690,000
$1,202
05/29/26
1504
—
$1,680,000
$1,121
06/04/26
3708
—
$2,185,000
$1,335
06/05/26
2609
—
$1,150,000
$1,317
06/16/26
3505
—
$2,195,000
$1,350
06/30/26
1208
—
$1,715,000
$1,095
07/07/26
2114
—
$1,140,000
$1,429
07/31/26
2310
—
$1,700,000
$1,327
07/31/26
3710
—
$2,900,000
$1,662
08/04/26
1714
—
$1,100,000
$1,378
08/10/26
1506
—
$1,090,000
$1,251
08/14/26
3401
—
$2,050,000
$1,394
08/14/26
1408
—
$1,660,000
$1,060
08/27/26
2309
—
$1,190,000
$1,363
08/31/26
2406
—
$1,170,000
$1,333
08/31/26
2507
—
$1,800,000
$1,322
09/18/26
3212
—
$1,880,000
$1,437
09/21/26
3106
—
$1,160,000
$1,321
09/22/26
50 Liberty Wharf — 50 Liberty Drive
3 itemized sales, $19,331,000 in total dollar volume, average $3,132 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
PH1B
3,619
$14,500,000
$4,007
01/07/26
11L
1,537
$3,205,000
$2,085
03/20/26
12G
1,016
$1,626,000
$1,600
09/30/26
Pierce Boston — 200 Brookline Avenue
12 itemized sales, $30,031,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,967 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
27A & 27C
1,852
$5,475,000
$2,956
04/02/26
20H
815
$1,349,000
$1,655
04/21/26
22E
1,296
$2,200,000
$1,698
04/27/26
20J
1,515
$2,550,000
$1,683
05/08/26
26G
612
$1,089,000
$1,779
05/15/26
PH 29A
2,742
$5,650,000
$2,061
06/04/26
21B
1,148
$1,980,000
$1,725
06/30/26
26J
1,515
$2,900,000
$1,914
07/01/26
19B
1,148
$2,050,000
$1,786
07/17/26
23B
1,148
$2,100,000
$1,829
07/17/26
24F
658
$1,268,000
$1,927
08/10/26
26H
815
$1,420,000
$1,742
09/22/26
Pier Four — 300 Pier Four Boulevard
5 itemized sales, $18,750,000 in total dollar volume, average $2,151 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
3I
1,811
$3,350,000
$1,850
02/02/26
2E
1,406
$2,750,000
$1,956
02/10/26
7F
1,573
$3,050,000
$1,939
04/09/26
6M
1,362
$2,800,000
$2,056
04/13/26
PHM
2,564
$6,800,000
$2,652
06/04/26
One Dalton — 1 Dalton Drive
11 itemized sales, $76,105,000 in total dollar volume, average $2,921 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
5503
—
$9,500,000
$2,911
01/16/26
5301
—
$14,000,000
$3,455
02/03/26
3302
—
$3,400,000
$2,386
03/16/26
5101
—
$14,000,000
$3,460
03/18/26
4204
—
$3,750,000
$2,751
03/27/26
2703
—
$4,900,000
$2,201
04/24/26
5803
—
$9,500,000
$2,911
04/29/26
5402
—
$8,600,000
$2,920
05/06/26
3506
—
$2,030,000
$2,263
06/02/26
4705
—
$3,200,000
$2,484
08/31/26
4505
—
$3,225,000
$2,504
09/21/26
Echelon (Phase I&II) — 133-135 Seaport Boulevard
25 itemized sales, $43,081,300 in total dollar volume, average $1,676 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
1710
—
$1,385,000
$1,782
01/05/26
538
—
$1,347,000
$1,892
01/21/26
905
—
$1,625,000
$1,578
01/30/26
2107
—
$1,199,000
$1,477
03/12/26
1919
—
$3,500,000
$2,274
03/13/26
920
—
$2,130,000
$1,697
04/30/26
1708
—
$1,137,500
$1,713
04/30/26
1712
—
$795,000
$1,606
05/07/26
1020
—
$2,087,500
$1,485
05/07/26
1718
—
$899,000
$1,777
05/14/26
1017
—
$1,530,000
$1,447
05/18/26
1112
—
$1,085,000
$1,570
05/22/26
803
—
$1,668,800
$1,571
07/10/26
2003
—
$1,295,000
$1,629
07/28/26
1203
—
$1,250,000
$1,462
07/31/26
1023
—
$2,140,000
$1,720
08/03/26
1510
—
$1,270,000
$1,630
08/06/26
1020
—
$2,087,500
$1,485
08/21/26
723
—
$1,900,000
$1,527
08/24/26
716
—
$1,395,000
$1,651
08/25/26
1719
—
$1,080,000
$1,672
08/28/26
1509
—
$1,880,000
$1,565
08/28/26
PH2A
2,231
$4,500,000
$2,017
08/31/26
722
—
$2,000,000
$1,556
09/30/26
1509
—
$1,895,000
$1,628
10/02/26
Harbor Towers — 65 – 85 E India Row
27 itemized sales, $33,071,820 in total dollar volume, average $910 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
10-G
1,216
$817,500
$672
01/09/26
10-A
750
$710,000
$947
01/30/26
9-B
1,645
$1,161,000
$706
03/06/26
31-A/B
2,385
$1,930,000
$809
03/12/26
22-C
1,232
$1,000,000
$812
03/25/26
PHC
1,209
$1,064,000
$880
04/03/26
24H
874
$868,000
$993
04/10/26
7H
880
$745,000
$847
04/27/26
33-G
1,207
$1,230,000
$1,019
05/04/26
33-B/C
2,866
$2,550,000
$890
05/05/26
33A
750
$685,000
$913
05/12/26
27E
855
$659,000
$771
06/15/26
9C
1,242
$1,050,000
$845
06/30/26
PHF
1,629
$1,310,100
$804
06/30/26
14-G
1,213
$1,035,000
$853
07/01/26
19-H
876
$840,000
$959
07/09/26
14A
753
$655,000
$870
07/28/26
26H
877
$805,000
$918
07/31/26
33C
1,182
$1,062,500
$899
07/31/26
38F/G
2,901
$2,780,000
$958
07/31/26
20-G
1,211
$1,110,000
$917
08/07/26
28E/F
2,510
$2,784,720
$1,109
08/14/26
30A/B
2,432
$2,575,000
$1,059
08/17/26
23-A
750
$740,000
$987
08/25/26
19-E
857
$840,000
$980
08/27/26
35-E
865
$725,000
$838
09/01/26
39C
1,174
$1,340,000
$1,141
09/10/26
Boulevard on the Greenway — 110 Broad Street
No resales recorded year to date through October 2, 2026 in the report for Boulevard on the Greenway (110 Broad Street).
10 Farnsworth — 10 Farnsworth
2 itemized sales, $5,845,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,383 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
4A
2,113
$3,020,000
$1,429
04/03/26
3A
2,113
$2,825,000
$1,337
08/28/26
FP3 — 346 Congress Street
7 itemized sales, $5,502,104 in total dollar volume, average $885 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
508
—
$660,000
$969
01/09/26
305
—
$1,099,000
$1,079
06/04/26
412
—
$640,000
$893
06/08/26
514
—
$605,000
$802
07/10/26
607
—
$985,000
$1,093
07/20/26
106
—
$417,104
$420
07/24/26
518
—
$1,096,000
$954
09/21/26
The Parker — 55 LaGrange Street
13 itemized sales, $10,984,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,128 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
18B
1,241
$1,399,000
$1,127
01/20/26
17C
1,219
$1,279,000
$1,049
02/20/26
8H
583
$749,000
$1,285
02/25/26
14D
1,043
$1,004,000
$963
02/25/26
7G
654
$735,000
$1,124
03/06/26
9C
511
$639,000
$1,250
03/06/26
11C
512
$699,000
$1,365
04/30/26
18C
1,218
$1,329,000
$1,091
07/17/26
9A
537
$585,000
$1,089
08/03/26
16G
655
$799,000
$1,220
08/21/26
15G
654
$769,000
$1,176
08/31/26
9E
455
$499,000
$1,097
09/25/26
10E
456
$499,000
$1,094
09/30/26
St. Regis — 150 Seaport Boulevard
9 itemized sales, $25,155,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,736 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
14D
1,752
$4,299,000
$2,454
02/27/26
11B
1,498
$2,620,000
$1,749
04/17/26
PH2A
1,128
$2,399,000
$2,127
06/11/26
12G
1,942
$2,849,000
$1,467
06/22/26
17A
1,128
$1,650,000
$1,463
07/06/26
11C
1,338
$2,234,000
$1,670
08/20/26
11G
1,892
$2,799,000
$1,479
08/28/26
16F
2,685
$4,795,000
$1,786
09/15/26
8A
1,128
$1,510,000
$1,339
09/28/26
Winthrop Center — 240 Devonshire Street
28 itemized sales, $90,160,500 in total dollar volume, average $2,071 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
5409
—
$3,089,000
$1,844
01/15/26
5806
—
$5,000,000
$2,849
01/15/26
5104
—
$2,581,500
$1,941
01/28/26
5308
—
$3,500,000
$2,100
02/12/26
3809
—
$2,750,000
$1,650
02/27/26
5406
—
$4,850,000
$2,764
03/30/26
5614
—
$1,800,000
$2,000
04/17/26
3910
—
$2,350,000
$2,664
04/27/26
4005
—
$1,900,000
$1,836
04/28/26
5206
—
$4,500,000
$2,564
04/29/26
4008
—
$2,925,000
$1,746
04/30/26
5508
—
$3,600,000
$2,160
05/04/26
5408
—
$3,600,000
$2,160
05/20/26
5312
—
$4,250,000
$2,137
06/02/26
3901
—
$4,325,000
$1,975
06/04/26
4208
—
$2,985,000
$1,791
06/11/26
4212
—
$2,900,000
$1,773
06/18/26
5404
—
$2,650,000
$1,992
06/18/26
4508
—
$3,100,000
$1,860
06/26/26
4706
—
$4,870,000
$2,775
06/26/26
4004
—
$2,400,000
$1,805
07/15/26
4101
—
$4,350,000
$1,986
08/03/26
4911
—
$1,710,000
$1,837
08/27/26
4602
—
$4,600,000
$2,080
08/31/26
4211
—
$1,550,000
$1,757
08/31/26
5011
—
$2,150,000
$1,673
09/04/26
5003
—
$2,635,000
$1,911
09/23/26
4708
—
$3,240,000
$1,944
09/30/26
Raffles Boston — 430 Stuart Street
7 itemized sales, $30,510,000 in total dollar volume, average $3,269 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
25H
1,291
$3,275,000
$2,537
01/16/26
1607
—
$1,100,000
$2,523
01/30/26
1613
—
$1,125,000
$2,610
04/22/26
1618
—
$1,275,000
$2,257
04/30/26
1606
—
$985,000
$2,312
05/12/26
27D
3,142
$8,500,000
$2,705
07/09/26
PH35B
3,041
$14,250,000
$4,686
08/20/26
The Archer — 45 Temple Street
6 itemized sales, $21,620,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,422 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
405
—
$2,000,000
$1,408
01/20/26
108
—
$2,000,000
$697
01/23/26
602
—
$5,250,000
$1,724
02/25/26
502
—
$4,995,000
$1,640
04/01/26
408
—
$2,725,000
$1,611
04/02/26
312
—
$4,650,000
$1,487
10/01/26
The Sudbury — 110 Sudbury Street
4 itemized sales, $15,100,000 in total dollar volume, average $1,720 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
3605
—
$2,950,000
$1,596
01/15/26
4505
—
$3,350,000
$1,813
06/04/26
4101
—
$4,750,000
$1,717
06/16/26
4002
—
$4,050,000
$1,749
09/16/26
The Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station — 680-682 Atlantic Avenue
39 itemized sales, $110,396,090 in total dollar volume, average $2,252 per square foot.
Unit
Sq. Ft.
Sales price
Price / Sq. Ft.
Sales date
5103
—
$14,131,000
$3,688
03/13/26
4010
—
$3,700,000
$2,247
03/13/26
3806
—
$1,256,000
$1,861
03/18/26
4004
—
$3,100,000
$1,967
03/18/26
4405
—
$5,118,000
$2,835
03/18/26
3906
—
$1,275,000
$1,889
03/25/26
3811
—
$1,319,000
$1,567
03/26/26
4309
—
$1,758,000
$2,100
03/26/26
4009
—
$1,430,000
$1,708
03/31/26
4101
—
$2,275,000
$2,017
04/02/26
3609
—
$4,299,000
$2,975
04/02/26
4012
—
$1,675,000
$1,702
04/07/26
3809
—
$1,371,890
$1,639
04/09/26
3712
—
$1,510,000
$1,535
04/09/26
3812
—
$1,844,000
$1,874
04/09/26
3709
—
$1,379,000
$1,648
04/10/26
3808
—
$2,965,000
$1,979
04/10/26
4011
—
$1,425,000
$1,692
04/13/26
3908
—
$2,800,000
$1,869
04/14/26
3803
—
$1,300,000
$1,633
04/22/26
3703
—
$1,299,000
$1,632
04/30/26
3903
—
$1,527,000
$1,918
04/30/26
4510
—
$3,993,000
$2,424
05/05/26
4111
—
$1,560,000
$1,383
05/06/26
4109
—
$1,664,200
$1,988
05/06/26
4110
—
$4,399,000
$2,671
05/06/26
4905
—
$5,358,000
$2,968
05/06/26
3610
—
$5,202,000
$2,946
05/18/26
4209
—
$1,688,000
$2,019
05/29/26
3901
—
$2,242,000
$1,988
05/29/26
4210
—
$3,789,000
$2,301
06/03/26
3710
—
$3,639,000
$2,209
06/16/26
4701
—
$2,400,000
$2,128
06/26/26
3701
—
$1,950,000
$1,729
07/16/26
4003
—
$1,310,000
$1,646
07/16/26
4405
—
$3,363,000
$1,863
07/31/26
4103
—
$1,557,000
$1,956
08/24/26
3807
—
$3,400,000
$2,293
08/31/26
3910
—
$4,125,000
$2,505
09/10/26
Inventory and supply
Supply remains tight by the report’s own yardstick: Boston condos carry about 3.1 months of inventory on an MLS basis, well under the 5 to 6 months the report cites as the seller’s-market threshold.
That 3.1 months is the first-quarter 2026 reading, compared with 3.3 months a year earlier. On the full-service side, 149 resales are on the market across the tracked luxury buildings (about 4% of their 3,668 units), with an average asking price of $3,613,421 and a median of $2,395,000. The average ask is $2,122 per square foot, and 127 listings are priced above $1,500 per square foot, 62 of them above $2,000. Echelon (29 listings), Millennium Tower (16) and Rowes Wharf (12) have the most units for sale. The largest listing is the Grand Penthouse at the St. Regis, offered at $44.5 million.
Asking prices are what sellers hope for, and closings are what buyers pay. At One Dalton, the ten resales currently listed ask between $2,594 and $5,081 per square foot, against a year-to-date closed average of $2,921. A new listing this week, unit 4703 at $3.65 million, sits at the low end of that range. The Ritz-Carlton House has eight resales listed and none closed this year.
One caution on comparing eras: the report notes that full-service inventory is now pulled from the MLS because downtown brokers increasingly use it, while earlier counts from the 2009 peak, year-end 2009 and year-end 2010 came from a different database. Treat comparisons to those years as directional, not exact.
Currently available resales — full-service luxury buildings (as of 10/4/2026). Source: LINK report, section 1.6.
Development
Available at peak 6.12.09
Available at YE 2009
Available at YE 2010
# of units currently available
# of total units
Atelier 505
2
2
2
1
104
Battery Wharf
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
103
Burroughs Wharf
8
0
3
1
69
Belvedere
2
1
1
0
61
The Clarendon
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
104
Echelon
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
442
Four Seasons
6
3
7
2
95
Grandview
6
2
1
2
65
Heritage On The Garden
1
1
1
6
87
The InterContinental
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
130
22 Liberty Wharf
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
108
50 Liberty Wharf
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
120
Mandarin
8
8
8
0
50
Millennium Place
N/A
N/A
N/A
8
256
Millennium Tower
N/A
N/A
N/A
16
442
One Charles
21
17
10
1
232
One Dalton
N/A
N/A
N/A
10
160
45 Province
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
137
Pier 4
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
106
Pierce Boston
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
109
Ritz Carlton House
1
2
0
8
57
Ritz Millennium
29
20
19
9
304
Rowes Wharf
2
1
3
12
100
Trinity Place
5
3
0
5
104
W Hotel
N/A
N/A
N/A
9
123
Total
91
60
55
149
3,668
* Full-service inventory has been pulled from MLS due to the increasing use of MLS by downtown brokers. All prior inventory counts (peak, YE 2009, and YE 2010) were pulled solely from the LINK database. Battery Wharf and The InterContinental are not included in prior total counts due to the buildings not yet being sold out.
Report summary for the 149 available resales: average asking price $3,613,421; median asking price $2,395,000; average asking price per square foot $2,121.65. 127 listings are priced over $1,500 per square foot and 62 over $2,000 per square foot.
WHAT IT MEANS — Low supply is what has kept prices firm while sales counts stay flat. If more listings arrive this fall, especially in the $1,500-plus per square foot tier where asks are concentrated, the balance could shift. For now, the data still favors sellers who price to recent closings.
Condominium quarterly inventory (LINK “Citywide” Quarterly Reports, as printed in the report). Chart notes: Source: LINK “Citywide” Quarterly Reports. Q1 monthly inventory count based on the previous years total transactions.
What this chart shows: quarterly Boston condominium inventory (LINK) and annual transactions from Q1 2005 to Q1 2026. Available inventory peaked above 1,700 units in 2006 and has fallen to under 100 units by 2025–2026. Chart notes: Source: LINK “Citywide” Quarterly Reports. Q1 monthly inventory count based on the previous years total transactions.
The report’s yardstick, in its own words: nationally, a tight/seller’s market is considered 5–6 months or below, a balanced market is 6 months and a buyer’s market is 7+ months. Boston’s first-quarter 2026 reading of 3.1 months (3.3 months in first-quarter 2025) sits firmly in seller’s-market territory.
Currently available: every listing in the tracked buildings
The report itemizes every active listing in the tracked buildings — 192 listings, each with its asking price, full street address, unit, neighborhood, square feet, price per square foot, bedrooms, bathrooms, condo fee and days on market. The complete table:
Asking price
Address
Unit
Neighborhood
Sq. Ft.
$ / Sq. Ft.
Beds
Baths
Condo fee
Fee / Sq. Ft.
Parking
Days on market
$4,200,000
500 Atlantic Avenue
PH20J
Waterfront
2913
$1,442
3
4
$5,780
$1.98
0
62
$1,325,000
500 Atlantic Avenue
PH21C
Waterfront
1060
$1,250
1
1
$1,980
$1.87
1
26
$2,995,000
500 Atlantic Avenue
19N
Waterfront
2736
$1,095
3
4
$4,958
$1.81
0
39
$1,495,000
2 Avery Street
25G
Midtown
1257
$1,189
2
2
$2,352
$1.87
0
1
$2,495,000
1 Avery Street
24D
Midtown
2036
$1,225
2
2
$3,821
$1.88
0
144
$2,495,000
1 Avery Street
26D
Midtown
2036
$1,225
2
2
$3,878
$1.90
0
145
$799,000
1 Avery Street
14C
Midtown
751
$1,064
1
1
$1,325
$1.76
0
19
$1,649,000
2 Avery Street
35G
Midtown
1257
$1,312
2
2
$2,939
$2.34
0
80
$3,799,000
2 Avery Street
24C
Midtown
2707
$1,403
3
3
$4,736
$1.75
0
143
$2,350,000
2 Avery Street
35H
Midtown
1573
$1,494
2
2
$3,182
$2.02
0
12
$4,800,000
2 Avery Street
21E
Midtown
3246
$1,479
4
3
$5,408
$1.67
0
80
$10,000,000
2 Avery Street
30EF
Midtown
4130
$2,421
5
5
$7,223
$1.75
3
1,196
$3,999,900
50 Battery Street
401/501
Waterfront
2258
$1,771
3
3
$2,531
$1.12
0
116
$2,395,000
2 Battery Wharf
PH08
Waterfront
2162
$1,108
2
2
$3,852
$1.78
0
21
$1,425,000
3 Battery Wharf
3501
Waterfront
1077
$1,323
1
1
$2,360
$2.19
0
55
$1,995,000
3 Battery Wharf
3303
Waterfront
1625
$1,228
2
2
$2,913
$1.79
0
66
$1,995,000
4 Battery Wharf
4309
Waterfront
1390
$1,435
2
2
$3,111
$2.24
0
33
$1,495,000
4 Battery Wharf
4302
Waterfront
1536
$973
1
1
$2,537
$1.65
0
128
$1,999,000
300 Boylston Street
909
Back Bay
1310
$1,526
1
1
$1,995
$1.52
0
118
$1,649,000
220 Boylston Street
1514
Back Bay
972
$1,697
1
1
$2,902
$2.99
0
4
$2,995,000
220 Boylston Street
1010
Back Bay
1369
$2,188
2
2
$3,955
$2.89
0
76
$13,900,000
250 Boylston Street
2
Back Bay
4667
$2,978
3
4
$9,795
$2.10
0
199
$6,495,000
300 Boylston Street
PH1201
Back Bay
2492
$2,606
3
2
$5,368
$2.15
0
67
$1,495,000
110 Broad Street
303
Waterfront
1295
$1,154
2
2
$1,065
$0.82
0
129
$2,895,000
110 Broad Street
901
Waterfront
2405
$1,204
3
3
$2,283
$0.95
2
32
$1,086,000
188 Brookline Avenue
22G
The Fenway
612
$1,775
1
1
$849
$1.39
0
72
$3,850,000
188 Brookline Avenue
29B
The Fenway
1723
$2,234
2
2
$3,960
$2.30
0
111
$1,250,000
188 Brookline Avenue
19D
The Fenway
674
$1,855
1
1
$914
$1.36
0
171
$1,760,000
188 Brookline Avenue
24I
The Fenway
949
$1,855
2
1
$1,325
$1.40
0
174
$1,699,900
188 Brookline Avenue
23I
The Fenway
949
$1,791
2
1
$1,325
$1.40
0
3
$975,000
1 Charles Street South
602
Back Bay
837
$1,165
1
1
$1,099
$1.31
0
221
$3,225,000
303 Columbus Avenue
306
Back Bay
2146
$1,503
3
3
$2,244
$1.05
0
11
$4,995,000
2 Commonwealth Avenue
8G
Back Bay
2467
$2,025
3
3
$6,817
$2.76
0
27
$9,995,000
2 Commonwealth Avenue
10A
Back Bay
2684
$3,724
3
2
$7,418
$2.76
0
179
$8,995,000
2 Commonwealth Avenue
9A
Back Bay
2684
$3,351
3
2
$7,418
$2.76
0
195
$3,950,000
2 Commonwealth Avenue
14-B
Back Bay
1588
$2,487
1
1
$4,388
$2.76
0
26
$5,495,000
2 Commonwealth Avenue
12B
Back Bay
1588
$3,460
2
2
$4,388
$2.76
0
160
$1,430,000
346 Congress Street
604
Seaport District
1316
$1,087
2
2
$1,638
$1.24
0
24
$670,000
346 Congress Street
312
Fort Point
700
$957
1
1
$672
$0.96
0
44
$3,100,000
346 Congress Street
PH1
Seaport District
1942
$1,596
2
2
$3,015
$1.55
0
4
$2,700,000
346 Congress Street
PH 701
Seaport District
1438
$1,878
2
2
$2,379
$1.65
0
19
$829,000
346 Congress Street
608
Seaport District
809
$1,025
1
1
$1,119
$1.38
0
44
$6,099,000
1 Dalton Street
4005
Back Bay
2186
$2,790
3
2
$5,050
$2.31
0
170
$3,650,000
1 Dalton Street
4703
Back Bay
1407
$2,594
2
2
$2,666
$1.89
0
2
$3,600,000
1 Dalton Street
3404
Back Bay
1357
$2,653
2
2
$3,252
$2.40
0
74
$18,500,000
1 Dalton Street
4901
Back Bay
3641
$5,081
2
2
$10,830
$2.97
0
116
$7,500,000
1 Dalton Street
4604
Back Bay
2562
$2,927
3
3
$7,702
$3.01
0
144
$7,850,000
1 Dalton Street
4804
Back Bay
2558
$3,069
3
3
$8,012
$3.13
0
151
$6,990,000
1 Dalton Street
3902
Back Bay
1841
$3,797
3
3
$4,372
$2.37
0
194
$5,995,000
1 Dalton Street
4205
Back Bay
2186
$2,742
2
2
$5,166
$2.36
0
208
$6,895,000
1 Dalton Street
4504
Back Bay
2558
$2,695
3
3
$7,431
$2.91
0
66
$9,995,000
1 Dalton Street
3801
Back Bay
3219
$3,105
3
3
$8,253
$2.56
0
210
$2,925,000
240 Devonshire Street
4104
Midtown
1330
$2,199
1
1
$2,150
$1.62
0
45
$2,675,000
240 Devonshire Street
U3912
Midtown
1636
$1,635
2
2
$2,657
$1.62
0
83
$1,599,000
240 Devonshire Street
5907
Midtown
781
$2,047
1
1
$1,133
$1.45
0
88
$2,600,000
240 Devonshire Street
3603
Midtown
1379
$1,885
2
2
$2,294
$1.66
0
151
$4,350,000
240 Devonshire Street
U4702
Midtown
1920
$2,266
2
2
$3,400
$1.77
0
5
$1,350,000
240 Devonshire Street
3607
Midtown
781
$1,729
1
1
$1,029
$1.32
0
11
$6,525,000
240 Devonshire Street
5401
Midtown
2369
$2,754
3
3
$4,764
$2.01
0
13
$2,195,000
240 Devonshire Street
U3814
Midtown
1258
$1,745
2
2
$2,180
$1.73
0
13
$1,645,000
240 Devonshire Street
5207
Midtown
781
$2,106
1
1
$1,101
$1.41
0
20
$3,950,000
240 Devonshire Street
U3602
Midtown
2212
$1,786
2
3
$3,592
$1.62
0
24
$2,400,000
240 Devonshire Street
3704
Midtown
1330
$1,805
1
1
$2,236
$1.68
0
25
$3,340,000
240 Devonshire Street
4608
Midtown
1667
$2,004
2
2
$2,783
$1.67
0
46
$3,370,000
240 Devonshire Street
4808
Midtown
1667
$2,022
2
2
$2,805
$1.68
0
53
$2,900,000
240 Devonshire Street
4109
Midtown
1675
$1,731
2
2
$2,631
$1.57
0
55
$2,475,000
240 Devonshire Street
U4210
Midtown
1390
$1,781
2
2
$2,358
$1.70
0
60
$3,990,000
240 Devonshire Street
U3701
Midtown
2190
$1,822
2
2
$3,452
$1.58
0
68
$2,530,000
240 Devonshire Street
4504
Midtown
1330
$1,902
1
1
$2,291
$1.72
0
76
$13,955,000
240 Devonshire Street
PH-MC 1B
Midtown
4659
$2,995
3
4
$8,049
$1.73
0
83
$1,715,000
240 Devonshire Street
U5707
Midtown
781
$2,196
1
1
$1,125
$1.44
0
88
$1,895,000
85 East India Row
28F
Waterfront
1894
$1,001
3
2
$2,328
$1.23
0
101
$872,000
65 East India Row
26G
Waterfront
974
$895
1
1
$1,071
$1.10
0
109
$699,000
85 East India Row
10D
Waterfront
744
$940
1
1
$847
$1.14
0
4
$789,000
85 East India Row
30D
Waterfront
746
$1,058
1
1
$939
$1.26
0
24
$745,000
85 East India Row
8A
Waterfront
756
$985
1
1
$919
$1.22
0
41
$2,500,000
85 East India Row
26AB
Waterfront
2382
$1,050
2
3
$3,504
$1.47
0
90
$3,055,000
85 East India Row
PH FG
Waterfront
2875
$1,063
3
2
$4,026
$1.40
0
26
$750,000
65 East India Row
23A
Waterfront
758
$989
1
1
$909
$1.20
0
25
$1,088,000
85 East India Row
10G
Waterfront
1215
$895
2
2
$1,113
$0.92
0
32
$625,000
85 East India Row
25A
Waterfront
738
$847
1
1
$997
$1.35
0
193
$1,099,995
85 East India Row
9G
Waterfront
1212
$908
2
1
$1,073
$0.89
0
358
$6,750,000
1 Franklin Street
5002
Midtown
3172
$2,128
3
4
$5,645
$1.78
0
243
$4,650,000
1 Franklin Street
4602
Midtown
3172
$1,466
3
3
$5,465
$1.72
0
24
$2,075,000
1 Franklin Street
2608
Midtown
1568
$1,323
2
2
$2,219
$1.42
0
38
$2,450,000
1 Franklin Street
2604
Midtown
1498
$1,636
2
2
$1,964
$1.31
0
32
$6,750,000
1 Franklin Street
5102
Midtown
3172
$2,128
3
4
$5,996
$1.89
0
81
$1,125,000
1 Franklin Street
2110
Midtown
812
$1,385
1
1
$887
$1.09
0
117
$1,080,000
1 Franklin Street
1709
Midtown
780
$1,385
1
1
$856
$1.10
0
130
$2,695,000
1 Franklin Street
4308
Financial District
1637
$1,646
2
2
$2,174
$1.33
0
156
$950,000
1 Franklin Street
1002
Midtown
759
$1,252
1
1
$898
$1.18
0
167
$5,995,000
1 Franklin Street
PH1B
Midtown
2773
$2,162
3
4
$5,482
$1.98
0
195
$6,500,000
1 Franklin Street
PH4B
Midtown
4110
$1,582
3
4
$6,862
$1.67
0
238
$1,799,000
6 Franklin Street
2
Charlestown
2053
$876
3
3
$171
$0.08
1
10
$3,199,000
1 Franklin Street
5101
Midtown
1779
$1,798
2
2
$3,867
$2.17
0
11
$4,995,000
1 Franklin Street
PH2D
Midtown
2670
$1,871
2
2
$5,132
$1.92
0
18
$1,799,000
1 Franklin Street
#3107
Midtown
1362
$1,321
2
2
$2,051
$1.51
0
38
$3,498,000
1 Franklin Street
5004
Midtown
2186
$1,600
3
3
$3,548
$1.62
0
181
$1,095,000
1 Huntington Avenue
302
Back Bay
810
$1,352
1
1
$1,162
$1.43
0
10
$2,175,000
1 Huntington Avenue
807
Back Bay
1339
$1,624
2
2
$1,706
$1.27
0
74
$12,500,000
1 Huntington Avenue
PH1702
Back Bay
3618
$3,455
4
3
$8,919
$2.47
0
19
$3,159,000
1 Huntington Avenue
801
Back Bay
1886
$1,675
3
2
$2,486
$1.32
0
91
$3,699,000
1 Huntington Avenue
204
Back Bay
2062
$1,794
2
2
$2,740
$1.33
0
125
$1,649,000
55 LaGrange Street
PH21B
Theatre District
1240
$1,330
2
2
$2,356
$1.90
0
1
$1,150,000
55 LaGrange Street
304
Theatre District
1043
$1,103
2
2
$1,250
$1.20
0
5
$1,999,000
55 LaGrange Street
1904
Theatre District
1268
$1,577
2
2
$2,447
$1.93
0
19
$2,395,000
22 Liberty Drive
6G
Seaport District
1452
$1,649
2
2
$1,847
$1.27
0
162
$13,500,000
50 Liberty Drive
PH-2A
Seaport District
3573
$3,778
3
3
$7,621
$2.13
0
61
$4,998,000
22 Liberty Drive
9
Seaport District
1859
$2,689
2
2
$3,216
$1.73
0
6
$895,000
22 Liberty Drive
2L
Seaport District
508
$1,762
0
1
$608
$1.20
0
79
$5,650,000
50 Liberty Drive
10K
Seaport District
2136
$2,645
2
2
$3,640
$1.70
0
195
$2,100,000
22 Liberty Drive
10G
Seaport District
1176
$1,786
1
1
$1,566
$1.33
0
10
$3,175,000
22 Liberty Drive
PH1G
Seaport District
1697
$1,871
2
2
$2,581
$1.52
0
16
$3,395,000
50 Liberty Drive
7L
Seaport District
1537
$2,209
2
2
$2,111
$1.37
0
136
$3,395,000
300 Pier 4 Blvd
3B
Seaport District
1385
$2,451
2
2
$3,257
$2.35
0
26
$5,750,000
300 Pier 4 Blvd
5C
Seaport District
2020
$2,847
3
2
$4,791
$2.37
0
216
$6,695,000
300 Pier 4 Blvd
PHR
Seaport District
1979
$3,383
2
2
$4,235
$2.14
0
262
$6,250,000
300 Pier 4 Blvd
7G
Seaport District
2261
$2,764
3
3
$5,001
$2.21
0
339
$2,189,000
45 Province Street
2702
Midtown
1636
$1,338
2
2
$2,664
$1.63
0
27
$1,749,000
20 Rowes Wharf
701
Waterfront
1045
$1,674
1
1
$2,139
$2.05
0
21
$1,999,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1807
Seaport District
1164
$1,717
2
2
$2,425
$2.08
0
686
$2,875,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
1122
Seaport District
1285
$2,237
2
2
$2,719
$2.12
0
17
$1,100,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
807
Seaport District
683
$1,611
1
1
$1,041
$1.52
0
19
$4,695,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
12
Seaport District
1957
$2,399
3
3
$4,675
$2.39
0
41
$1,795,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
902
Seaport District
1064
$1,687
2
2
$1,874
$1.76
0
118
$2,750,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
1022
Seaport District
1285
$2,140
2
2
$2,267
$1.76
0
151
$1,475,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
1805
Seaport District
812
$1,817
1
1
$1,640
$2.02
0
156
$1,095,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1508
Seaport District
670
$1,634
1
1
$1,517
$2.26
0
10
$1,450,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1703
Seaport District
856
$1,694
1
1
$1,969
$2.30
0
25
$829,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
U18
Seaport District
505
$1,642
0
1
$1,098
$2.17
0
69
$1,610,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1106
Seaport District
1011
$1,592
2
2
$2,119
$2.10
0
95
$825,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
530
Seaport District
546
$1,511
1
1
$825
$1.51
0
124
$1,899,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1506
Seaport District
1013
$1,875
2
2
$2,172
$2.14
0
129
$1,590,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
906
Seaport District
1011
$1,573
2
2
$1,866
$1.85
0
156
$1,015,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
808
Seaport District
664
$1,529
1
1
$1,394
$2.10
0
158
$1,995,000
135 Seaport Boulevard
1609
Seaport District
1164
$1,714
2
2
$2,164
$1.86
0
160
$7,745,000
150 Seaport Boulevard
10E
Seaport District
2376
$3,260
3
3
$4,711
$1.98
0
82
$1,275,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
1215
Seaport District
800
$1,594
1
1
$1,240
$1.55
1
6
$2,395,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
2101
Seaport District
1448
$1,654
2
2
$3,006
$2.08
0
213
$799,000
133 Seaport Boulevard
502
Seaport District
444
$1,800
0
1
$669
$1.51
0
236
$2,048,000
110 Stuart Street
23G
Theatre District
1871
$1,095
2
2
$2,827
$1.51
0
187
$1,545,000
430 Stuart Street
1604
Back Bay
572
$2,701
1
1
$1,110
$1.94
0
41
$1,095,000
430 Stuart Street
1619
Back Bay
533
$2,054
0
1
$891
$1.67
0
59
$1,200,000
110 Stuart Street
19 H
Back Bay
1035
$1,159
2
1
$1,128
$1.09
0
26
$1,900,000
110 Stuart Street
23B
Back Bay
1794
$1,059
2
2
$3,127
$1.74
0
193
$2,125,000
400 Stuart Street
16B
Back Bay
1229
$1,729
2
2
$1,760
$1.43
0
143
$5,950,000
430 Stuart Street
32A
Back Bay
1832
$3,248
2
2
$4,252
$2.32
0
4
$5,585,000
430 Stuart Street
23J
Back Bay
1752
$3,188
2
2
$4,905
$2.80
0
17
$1,899,000
430 Stuart Street
21D
Back Bay
594
$3,197
1
1
$1,043
$1.76
0
70
$1,749,000
430 Stuart Street
1505
Back Bay
602
$2,905
0
1
$1,144
$1.90
0
116
$7,000,000
430 Stuart Street
31A
Back Bay
1832
$3,821
2
2
$4,181
$2.28
0
163
$1,195,000
110 Stuart Street
26J
Back Bay
1112
$1,075
1
1
$1,301
$1.17
0
102
$1,188,000
430 Stuart Street
1518
Back Bay
565
$2,103
0
1
$898
$1.59
0
62
$3,575,000
110 Sudbury Street
4305
Beacon Hill
1848
$1,935
2
2
$2,843
$1.54
0
156
$3,999,000
110 Sudbury Street
3604
Waterfront
2275
$1,758
2
2
$3,172
$1.39
0
346
$4,499,000
110 Sudbury Street
3601
Waterfront
2766
$1,627
3
2
$3,994
$1.44
0
346
$1,685,000
45 Temple Street
212
Beacon Hill
1468
$1,148
1
1
$991
$0.68
0
87
$3,550,000
45 Temple Street
506
Beacon Hill
2121
$1,674
2
2
$2,544
$1.20
0
199
$5,750,000
45 Temple Street
512
Beacon Hill
3153
$1,824
3
2
$4,950
$1.57
0
199
$1,595,000
165 Tremont Street
804
Midtown
1424
$1,120
2
2
$1,653
$1.16
0
9
$2,089,000
165 Tremont Street
701
Midtown
2067
$1,011
3
2
$2,264
$1.10
0
146
$1,399,000
505 Tremont Street
613
South End
941
$1,487
1
1
$1,358
$1.44
0
25
$799,000
580 Washington Street
204
Midtown
777
$1,028
1
1
$889
$1.14
0
13
$1,585,000
580 Washington Street
1410
Midtown
1308
$1,212
2
2
$2,198
$1.68
2
26
$1,775,000
580 Washington Street
302
Midtown
1703
$1,042
3
2
$2,251
$1.32
0
33
$1,575,000
580 Washington Street
8C
Midtown
1420
$1,109
2
2
$2,236
$1.57
0
90
$879,000
580 Washington Street
812
Midtown
854
$1,029
1
1
$1,014
$1.19
0
108
$1,749,000
580 Washington Street
1501
Midtown
1478
$1,183
3
2
$2,046
$1.38
0
145
$2,699,000
580 Washington Street
PHE
Midtown
1849
$1,460
2
2
$3,381
$1.83
0
33
$1,595,000
580 Washington Street
PH05
Midtown
1502
$1,062
3
3
$2,589
$1.72
0
18
What this means for you
The numbers reward precision: price to recent closings, compare at the building level, and read medians rather than averages.
For buyers
Boston condos under $1 million are the tightest segment: closings below that line fell from 979 to 866 this year, so expect competition for well-priced units.
In luxury buildings, the gap between asking and closed price per square foot is your negotiating guide. At One Dalton, asks run from $2,594 to $5,081 against a $2,921 closed average. Ask for the building’s year-to-date closings before making an offer.
Neighborhoods with falling closings, such as the South End, South Boston and the North End, may offer more choice than the downtown core, where activity is rising.
Massachusetts executive view
The most consequential Massachusetts development is the Millennium Tower penthouse auction. Its reserve — approximately 40% below the property’s prior purchase price — will provide a useful real-time test of liquidity for distinctive but highly individualized Boston luxury condominiums.
Cape Cod’s latest official data show rising single-family prices despite fewer transactions, while condominium inventory remains constrained. This supports careful, property-specific valuation rather than broad conclusions about the market.
Massachusetts, September 2026 — statewide single-family and condominium medians, Cape Cod, and Boston condos shown separately.
1. Millennium Tower auction creates a fiduciary pricing test
Verified facts
Penthouse 4B at Millennium Tower is scheduled for auction on October 29 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The official auction materials specify:
$6.5 million reserve
$10.9 million previous purchase price
4,110 square feet
6% buyer’s premium
Seller acceptance of the highest conforming bid at or above reserve
Seller discretion to accept a lower or nonstandard bid
Sale remains subject to prior sale
At the reserve, the buyer’s premium would add $390,000, producing a minimum effective acquisition price of $6.89 million before ordinary closing costs.
Interpretation
The reserve is not an appraisal and does not establish fair-market value. It is a mechanism for generating urgency and price discovery. The eventual result will be more informative than the headline discount, particularly if bidding materially exceeds the reserve.
The offering also illustrates why trustees should distinguish among:
Reserve price
Bid price
Buyer’s premium
Seller’s net proceeds
Prior acquisition cost
Appraised fair-market value
Fiduciary implications
Before choosing an auction for an estate property, counsel should document:
Why the process is reasonably calculated to reach qualified buyers
Whether the reserve is defensible
How buyer premiums affect bidder behavior
What contingencies, financing terms and inspection rights are permitted
The seller’s authority to reject or accept nonconforming bids
How auction fees compare with traditional brokerage and carrying costs
A fast process may reduce carrying exposure, but it does not automatically maximize net proceeds.
Millennium Tower auction deadline approaches
No material terms have changed since last week’s briefing. Sealed bids for the 59th-floor penthouse are due October 29 at 4 p.m. Eastern, with a 6% buyer’s premium and seller discretion concerning below-reserve or alternative-terms bids. (Auction details: Paramount Realty USA, prusa.com.)
The ultimate result, including whether the winning bid closes, will be more probative than the $6.5 million reserve.
Greater Boston: $34 million Brookline estate tests the top of the market
Verified facts
The newly listed property at 55 Singletree Road is offered at $34 million. MLS PIN data identify it as a 2015 contemporary residence with 19,138 square feet, seven bedrooms, ten full and six half bathrooms, eight parking spaces and 2.06 acres. Its reported fiscal-year 2026 property tax is $197,379.
Interpretation
The offering is consequential because an asking price at this level can influence expectations for neighboring estates and family compounds. It remains an offering, not a transaction or proof that the market supports a $34 million valuation.
The asset’s scale and extensive customization also narrow the buyer pool. Replacement cost, construction investment and rarity do not necessarily convert dollar-for-dollar into market value.
Fiduciary implication
For similarly large Brookline, Weston or Wellesley properties, counsel should request:
A buyer-pool and liquidity analysis separate from the appraisal
Annual operating and staffing costs
A realistic preparation and marketing period
Separate valuation of land, improvements and highly personal amenities
Alternatives for sale as-is versus further estate-funded improvements
2. Cape Cod prices rose while transaction volume weakened
Latest official market baseline
For September 2026 in Barnstable County, the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® reported:
271 single-family closings, down 3.6% from September 2025
$899,000 single-family median, versus $785,000 one year earlier
For sellers
With Boston supply near 3 months, correctly priced homes are being absorbed. Pricing above the recent closed range is the main way to lose time.
Top-tier sellers have the best year-over-year tailwind: Boston sales between $3 million and $10 million are up 44%.
Building matters more than neighborhood at the high end. Use closings from your own building, not a citywide figure.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
Use medians, price per square foot and same-building closings when documenting value. New-development closings can push averages up, and the spread between buildings runs from about $900 to about $2,900 per square foot.
1,211 active single-family listings, up 2.11% year over year
275 pending single-family sales, down 4.2%
72 condominium closings, down 15.3%
$520,000 condominium median, versus $499,900
364 active condominium listings, down 10.78%
42.77% of all transactions involved a cash buyer
The association states that these statistics cover Barnstable County properties reported through its MLS.
Interpretation
The higher single-family median alongside declining sales may reflect scarcity and transaction mix as much as broad appreciation. It should not be applied mechanically to a waterfront estate, historic residence or property with significant deferred maintenance.
The reduced condominium inventory and sharp decline in condo closings point to a thinner market, where a small number of transactions can materially affect reported medians.
Fiduciary implications
For Cape estates:
Use property-specific comparables rather than the county median.
Separate land, waterfront rights, condition and insurability adjustments.
Model winter carrying time and seasonal launch alternatives.
Obtain insurance indications before fixing the estate’s expected net value.
Confirm septic, conservation, flood-zone and title conditions before distribution decisions.
Massachusetts watchlist
No new Martha’s Vineyard transaction or policy development meeting the materiality and verification standards was identified during this reporting period. The previously reported $43 million Edgartown-area sale occurred earlier and is not repeated here.
Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard: state grants advance specific year-round housing projects
Verified facts
On October 20, Massachusetts awarded nearly $2 million to 24 designated seasonal communities. The fiscal-year 2027 grants are intended to support projects with the stated potential to advance 594 year-round homes statewide; funds must be spent by June 30, 2027. Relevant awards include:
Falmouth: $150,000 toward 46 affordable units at Locustfield Woods
Wellfleet: $69,782 for analysis of as many as 250 affordable and workforce homes at Maurice’s Campground
Truro: $65,173 toward wastewater planning supporting a proposed 160-unit development
Aquinnah: $56,820 for four units and related predevelopment
Chilmark: $60,024 supporting Peaked Hill Pastures and rehabilitation of an affordable home
Edgartown: $76,423 for infrastructure serving five homes
Oak Bluffs: $77,140 for a 12-unit veterans’ community
Tisbury: $74,960 for six units at Cat Hollow
West Tisbury: $69,737 toward eight affordable units
Nantucket’s award is excluded from this briefing. Source: Mass.gov.
Interpretation
The funding is modest relative to Island land and construction costs, and several cited unit totals remain planning scenarios rather than approved or financed homes. Its importance is that it pays for infrastructure and predevelopment work that often prevents small year-round projects from advancing.
Trusts-and-estates implications
Additional workforce housing will not directly reduce luxury values. Over time, however, it may improve the availability of caretakers, tradespeople, hospitality workers and municipal services that support high-value second homes.
Owners of potentially developable inherited land should also recognize that municipal partnerships, infrastructure contributions and income-restricted housing may offer alternatives to a conventional luxury subdivision.
What These Numbers Mean for Your Property
For buyers
The honest headline is that Boston condos cost about 11% more than they did a year ago, and the majority of sales now close at $1M or above. But the price mix also shows where a buyer’s leverage still lives: 866 sales this year — 46.4% of the market — closed under $1M, and neighborhoods like South Boston (20% of all transactions) and Charlestown/Navy Yard (10%) offer depth of choice that the trophy buildings do not. My advice is to buy the neighborhood and the building first and the finishes second; the appreciation record above is what rewards that order of priorities.
For sellers
This is a market that is paying up for quality and evidence. Dollar volume is up 11.9% on barely more transactions, full-service resales are clearing $1,000 per square foot as a matter of routine, and buildings like Millennium Tower have recorded 25 resales this year alone — comparable evidence has rarely been this current or this strong. My fiduciary duty is to tell you plainly: price from this year’s closed evidence in your building and your neighborhood, and the market will meet you. Price from a hope, and you will be the listing that makes the next buyer’s comparable look generous.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
For an estate-held condo, this year’s LINK data is the defensible record: 1,867 closed sales, documented by neighborhood and by building, with long-run appreciation of 5.5% per year over five years on average prices. If you are establishing a date-of-death value, evaluating a beneficiary buyout, or deciding whether to sell or hold, those are the figures a reviewer will expect to see in the file. A current broker price opinion grounded in your building’s own resale history — 25 documented sales at Millennium Tower this year, 11 at One Dalton — is the responsible next step, and I prepare them for fiduciaries regularly.
FAQ
Is the Boston condo market growing, or just getting more expensive?
Mostly more expensive. Transactions are up only 0.6% year to date (1,867 vs. 1,855), while total dollar volume is up 11.9% and the median price is up 11.4% to $1,065,000. The growth story of 2026 is price, not unit count.
What share of Boston condos sell for $1 million or more?
A majority: 1,001 of 1,867 sales, or 53.6%, closed at $1M or above through October 2, 2026. Another 40.7% closed between $500,000 and $999,999, and just 5.7% closed under $500,000.
Which Boston neighborhoods lead the condo market?
South Boston leads by number of sales with 372 transactions (20% of the market); the South End follows at 335 (18%) and Back Bay at 288 (15%). By dollar volume, Back Bay leads by a wide margin at $694,157,790, ahead of the South End ($483,729,966) and Midtown/Downtown ($384,357,659).
What are full-service building condos trading for?
Of the 242 full-service building resales tracked this year, 203 closed at $1,000 per square foot or above, 175 at $1M or more and 97 at $2M or more. One Dalton averages $2,921 per square foot; Heritage on the Garden $2,503; Millennium Tower $1,422.
How fast do Boston condos appreciate over the long term?
LINK’s figures show average-price appreciation of 5.5% per year over five years and 3.4% per year over ten years; median-price appreciation of 5.1% and 3.3% over the same periods.
Does the Millennium Tower auction reserve mean the penthouse is worth $6.5 million?
No. A reserve is a bidding floor set to generate urgency and price discovery — not an appraisal and not fair-market value. With the 6% buyer’s premium, the minimum effective price at reserve is $6.89 million, against a $10.9 million prior purchase price. The final result, not the reserve, is the market signal.
What do the Cape Cod numbers mean for an estate property?
September’s Barnstable County median single-family price rose to $899,000 even as closings fell 3.6% — a mix-and-scarcity signal, not a valuation. Estate property on the Cape needs property-specific comparables, separate adjustments for land and waterfront rights, insurance indications, and a deliberate choice between an immediate sale and a spring-market launch.
Sources and Methodology
Source: LINK. Market definition: Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Charlestown/Navy Yard, Fenway, Financial District, Leather District, Midtown, North End, Seaport, South Boston, South End, West End, & Waterfront. Figures are year to date through October 2, 2026, as reported in LINK on 10-4-2026. LINK data is used. Will be revised when cross referenced with Registry for sales not in LINK system. Only includes closed sales.
Auction details are as published in the official auction materials for Penthouse 4B, Millennium Tower, Boston. Cape Cod figures are from the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® September 2026 report; the association states these statistics cover Barnstable County properties reported through its MLS.
Brookline listing details are from MLS PIN data for 55 Singletree Road, Brookline. Seasonal-community grant figures are from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Mass.gov), fiscal-year 2027 awards announced October 20, 2026.
Thinking about what your Boston condo is worth in this market? Contact Catherine Bassick for a confidential, data-driven home valuation — one conversation, no obligation. Catherine Bassick, Bassick Advisors at Douglas Elliman Real Estate · 617.800.7764 · catherine@bassickadvisors.com
Massachusetts counsel priorities
Do not equate an auction reserve with value. Document the purpose of the reserve and evaluate the likely net proceeds under several bidding outcomes.
Reconcile gross and net pricing. Include buyer premiums, commissions, transfer charges, carrying expenses and preparation costs.
Use seasonal disposition models for coastal property. An immediate sale and a spring-market strategy may produce very different fiduciary outcomes.
Obtain independent condition and insurance information early. These issues can materially narrow the qualified buyer pool.
Valuation dates matter. Boston’s average condo price moved 11.2% in a single year, so a valuation tied to an earlier date can differ meaningfully from today’s market.
Several buildings have only a handful of closings this year, so a single sale can move a building’s average. Look at individual comparable sales before relying on a building average.
Valencia Street in the Mission District — where San Francisco’s scarce, character-rich housing stock meets the city’s strongest current demand.
WHAT CHANGED THIS MONTH
September’s data confirm a bifurcated Bay Area. San Francisco’s median price rose 17.4% year over year and a generational Presidio-adjacent estate sold $10 million over asking — while Santa Clara County listings climbed 26.4% and its median price slipped. As your real estate advisor, my job is to put those numbers into perspective for your property and your plans. A county median is useful context. The value of an individual home still depends on its neighborhood, condition, design and competition.
The headline from September 2026 is not that the Bay Area is hot or cold. It is that the Bay Area is two markets at once. At the very top of San Francisco, scarcity is producing extraordinary competition. County by county, however, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) figures describe materially different conditions across San Francisco, the Peninsula and Silicon Valley — and for anyone pricing, buying or administering property, the distinction matters more than the headline.
A Generational San Francisco Estate Sells $10 Million Over Asking
The residence at 20 Cherry Street, adjoining the Presidio, reportedly closed on October 22 for $28.5 million after being listed on October 2 at $18.5 million. The $10 million premium — roughly 54% over asking — was reported as San Francisco’s largest dollar amount above asking for a residential sale.
The eight-bedroom property had remained with the same family for more than 40 years. Its longtime resident, Janice Rosen Lurie, died in July at age 96.
Read correctly, this is a scarcity event: provenance, an irreplaceable location, lot characteristics and four decades of single ownership converged in front of a concentrated pool of well-capitalized buyers. It does not demonstrate that every San Francisco luxury property is underpriced by a comparable percentage. What it does show is how an estate property can outperform when it is perceived as genuinely irreplaceable — and when the preparation behind the sale lets buyers compete with confidence.
Before pricing a generational home
For trustees and executors, a sale like this is a preparation checklist, not a pricing shortcut. Before setting a price on a long-held family property, fiduciaries should complete:
Independent appraisal and broker valuation reconciliation
Preliminary title and trust-authority review
Property-condition and insurability assessment
Contents, artwork and archival-material plan
Security and privacy protocol
An offer-comparison framework that addresses certainty as well as price
A deliberately low list price may stimulate competition, but counsel should approve that strategy only after documenting its risks and the property’s likely buyer depth.
September Data Confirm the Bay Area Is Not One Market
C.A.R.’s September 2026 report on existing single-family detached-home closings, released October 19, puts the divergence in numbers:
Market
September Median
Price, Year over Year
Sales, Year over Year
San Francisco
$2,054,000
+17.4%
+6.2%
San Mateo County
$2,327,500
+8.3%
−8.6%
Santa Clara County
$1,920,000
−4.0%
+1.5%
Bay Area overall
$1,325,000
+1.9%
−3.1%
San Francisco’s appreciation, alongside the Cherry Street result, indicates strong demand for scarce, high-quality houses. San Mateo’s higher median with reduced sales volume suggests pricing strength with thinner turnover. Santa Clara tells a third story: a lower median and active listings 26.4% above September 2025 — the largest increase among the counties C.A.R. highlighted — point to growing selectivity even as transaction activity held steady.
C.A.R. itself cautions that county medians are affected by the mix and characteristics of homes sold. These medians should never be used interchangeably for Peninsula estates, where individual cities, school districts, lot characteristics and proximity to major employment centers produce substantial variation.
What this means in practice
Commission city- and asset-specific valuation work; do not price from a county median.
Treat San Francisco bidding-war results as exceptional-property evidence, not a market-wide rule.
Allow more marketing and negotiation time for ordinary luxury inventory.
Update appraisals when the effective valuation date is materially earlier than the anticipated disposition.
Evaluate cash-buyer depth separately from mortgage-dependent demand.
Development Watch: Caltrain Railyards and the October 30 Deadline
The largest long-term supply question in San Francisco is moving through its earliest formal step. The Caltrain Railyards project at Fourth and King streets remains in the CEQA environmental-review scoping stage. San Francisco Planning published its Notice of Preparation on September 30 and held the public scoping meeting on October 14. The deadline for written comments on the scope of the environmental impact report is 5:00 p.m. on October 30, 2026 (Project No. 2026-002123ENV). This is not an entitlement approval or a construction authorization.
The application examines development alternatives across approximately 18.6 acres. The two maximum-development scenarios range from 1,765 residences with substantially more commercial space to 5,834 residences with a smaller commercial component. No construction start has been established. The current decision point concerns what the EIR must analyze — not a final land-use program. The eventual residential-commercial mix, rail-facility relocation strategy, infrastructure costs and phasing will bear on SoMa and Mission Bay land values, long-term housing supply, and the feasibility of other large transit-oriented sites.
Clients with nearby real estate, development exposure or institutional interests should decide now whether to submit comments — on transportation, infrastructure, construction phasing, noise, shadows, housing mix or cumulative impacts — before the October 30 deadline places those concerns into the CEQA record.
The 1500 Valencia / 3500 Cesar Chavez assemblage in the Mission District. No new application, entitlement decision, environmental notice, hearing or construction milestone was reported for the property this period — it remains a watchlist site rather than a current development update.
What These Numbers Mean for Your Property
For buyers
For buyers, preparation matters most in the markets moving quickly. Understanding financing, reviewing available disclosures and defining your priorities early can help you act confidently when the right property becomes available.
For sellers
For sellers, limited supply is an advantage only when the property is positioned well. Buyers still compare condition, location and price. I would use recent comparable sales and the homes competing with yours today to establish a pricing strategy, rather than applying a countywide percentage increase to a previous valuation.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
For trustees, executors and families managing an estate, these differences also affect planning. A longer expected marketing period can change carrying costs and the timing of a distribution. Market statistics help frame that discussion, but an estate property needs an analysis appropriate to the asset and the purpose of the valuation.
Considering a sale or purchase in San Francisco, the Peninsula or the greater Bay Area? I would be pleased to discuss what these figures mean for your property and your plans. Contact Catherine Bassick
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was San Francisco’s median home price in September 2026?
C.A.R. reported a September median of $2,054,000 for existing single-family detached homes in San Francisco, up 17.4% from September 2025, with sales up 6.2% year over year.
Does the $28.5 million Cherry Street sale mean San Francisco homes are underpriced?
No. It reflects scarcity — an irreplaceable Presidio-adjacent property, held by one family for over 40 years, offered to a deep pool of well-capitalized buyers. It is evidence about exceptional properties, not a pricing rule for the broader market.
Which Bay Area county is softening?
Santa Clara County shows the clearest selectivity: its median price fell 4.0% year over year and active listings rose 26.4%, even though sales volume was essentially steady at +1.5%.
What should a trustee do before pricing an inherited home?
Reconcile an independent appraisal with a broker valuation, confirm title and trust authority, assess condition and insurability, plan for contents and security, and agree in advance on an offer-comparison framework that weighs certainty alongside price.
What is the October 30 Caltrain Railyards deadline?
It is the close of written public comment on the scope of the project’s environmental impact report (due 5:00 p.m., October 30, 2026; Project No. 2026-002123ENV). It is a scoping deadline within CEQA review — not an approval of the project.
Sources and Methodology
County figures are from the California Association of REALTORS® September 2026 report on existing single-family detached-home closings, released October 19, 2026. Median prices reflect the mix of properties sold during the month and are not a measure of appreciation for an individual home; county statistics do not isolate the luxury segment. The 20 Cherry Street transaction is presented as reported: listed October 2 at $18.5 million and reported closed October 22 at $28.5 million. Development information is from San Francisco Planning’s Notice of Preparation for the Caltrain Railyards project (Project No. 2026-002123ENV), published September 30, 2026. Los Angeles is outside this post’s coverage, which spans San Francisco, the Peninsula, Silicon Valley and the broader Bay Area.
Boston’s market as it stands today: 1,191 condos and townhomes actively listed, a median ask of $899,000, and nearly three in ten already reduced. | Bassick Advisors
What changed this week: This report is forward-looking — it reads the Boston market from what is actively listed right now, not from sales that closed weeks ago. Boston’s condo Market Action Index slipped to 33, active inventory climbed to 1,191 listings, and 29% of listings have already taken a price decrease. Altos Research reads every market covered here as a slight seller’s advantage — but the six markets are moving in different directions, and that divergence is the story of the fall market. Everything Altos published in these six reports — every statistic, every narrative, every segment table and all 48 charts — is carried in this post in full.
Key takeaways — Boston real estate, October 19, 2026
Boston condos and townhomes: median list price $899,000; 1,191 active listings; Market Action Index 33 (down from 35 last month); 29% of listings have taken a price decrease; median days on market 49; median rent $3,710.
Boston single-family homes: median list price $1,225,000 across just 117 active listings; median days on market 91; 34% reduced; median rent $3,900.
Boston co-ops: the fastest-moving niche in the city — only 7 active listings, median 14 days on market, the Market Action Index nearly doubled, from 18 to 31, and a median price of new listings of $0 (no new listings priced this week); median rent $3,629.
Cambridge (02138): median list price $4,599,500; only 16 active single-family listings; Market Action Index 36; median rent $7,850.
Wellesley Hills (02481): the highest Market Action Index in this report at 40, inventory down to 26, median list price $2,922,500 at all-time highs — with Altos’s caution, carried in full below, that conditions have been consistently cooling for several weeks; median rent $1,500.
Weston (02493): median list price $4,388,000, at all-time highs, with inventory falling to 33 and the index rising to 34; median rent $5,500.
The metro-wide pattern: between 24% and 35% of active listings in every market covered have already reduced their price, and the share of listings with a price increase is 0% in all six markets. Sellers still hold a slight advantage — but only the realistically priced are capturing it.
Is Boston a buyer’s market or a seller’s market right now?
As of October 19, 2026, Boston is a slight seller’s market that is cooling. The Altos Market Action Index for Boston condos and townhomes is 33 — above the 30 threshold that separates buyer’s from seller’s territory, but down from 35 last month, with demand low relative to the 1,191 active listings. No Boston condo listing raised its price this week; 29% lowered theirs. The practical answer: sellers retain a narrow edge, buyers have more choice and more negotiating room than at any point this year, and pricing accuracy — not market momentum — is deciding outcomes. Altos’s own narrative for Boston condos is blunter than its gauge: it describes a market that has been consistently cool for several weeks, with demand low relative to the available inventory, and states outright, “It’s a Buyer’s market and prices continue to fall.” That narrative is carried in full in the condo section below.
Boston condo and townhome market — October 2026
Boston’s condo market is the city’s center of gravity: 1,191 of the listings a buyer can actually go see this week. New listings are entering at a median of $999,000 — above the $899,000 standing median — which tells you fresh sellers are still testing ambitious numbers against a buyer pool that has learned to wait them out. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Boston condos/townhomes
Median list price
$899,000
Median price of new listings
$999,000
Price per square foot
$1,026
Average days on market
92
Median days on market
49
Listings with a price decrease
29%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
7%
Active inventory
1,191 (increased)
Median rent
$3,710
Market Action Index
33 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
35
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Boston, MA is $899,000 with the market action index hovering around 33. This is less than last month’s market action index of 35. Inventory has increased to 1,191.”
Altos Research market narrative:
The market has been consistently cool for several weeks. Demand level are low relative to the available inventory. It’s a Buyer’s market and prices continue to fall. Look for a persistent shift in Market Action before prices plateau or begin to rise again.
My coverage area for Boston: Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Charlestown/Navy Yard, Fenway, Financial District, Leather District, Midtown, North End, Seaport, South Boston, South End, West End, & Waterfront.(A)(B)
(A) Bay Village has been grouped into the South End total by LINKboston.com. (B) Mid/Down = Midtown, Chinatown, Financial, Theatre & Leather Districts.
Back Bay: with 1,191 active listings citywide, buyers have choices again — and they are using them to be selective. | Bassick Advisors
Market segments — Boston condos and townhomes
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$2,995,000
1,955
—
3
2.5
18
28
7
70
Upper
$1,249,000
1,212
—
2
2
14
23
31
63
Lower
$749,900
910
—
2
1
58
19
15
31
Bottom
$540,000
716
—
2
1
111
19
26
42
Charts: Boston condos and townhomes
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “The market has been on a downward trend recently and this week, while essentially flat, doesn’t break us out of that cycle.”
Boston condos and townhomes — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston condos and townhomes — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “The market’s downward trends are shared across both price and value. People are recently placing less value on homes (you can see the recent declines in price per square foot as evidence.) Look for significant changes in the Market Action Index as a precursor to price and value changes, possibly as inflection points for good investment opportunities.”
Boston condos and townhomes — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been climbing lately. Note that rising inventory alone does not signal a weakening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is keeping up with available supply.”
Boston condos and townhomes — Inventory. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston condos and townhomes — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston condos and townhomes — Market Action Index by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 92 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 49 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Boston condos and townhomes — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research notes, on the days-on-market-by-segment chart: “It is not uncommon for the higher priced homes in an area to take longer to sell than those in the lower quartiles.”
Boston condos and townhomes — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Boston single-family homes — thin, slow, and repricing
Boston proper has very few single-family homes — 117 active listings — and they are moving slowly: a 91-day median on market, 34% already reduced. This is a market where the list price is an opening position, not a verdict. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Boston single-family
Median list price
$1,225,000
Median price of new listings
$2,895,000
Price per square foot
$661
Average days on market
128
Median days on market
91
Listings with a price decrease
34%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
9%
Active inventory
117 (increased)
Median rent
$3,900
Market Action Index
32 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
33
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Boston, MA is $1,225,000 with the market action index hovering around 32. This is less than last month’s market action index of 33. Inventory has increased to 117.”
Altos Research market narrative:
The Market Action Index has been trending lower for several weeks while prices have remained relatively stable. If inventory continues to grow relative to demand however, it is likely that we will see downward pressure on pricing.
Market segments — Boston single-family homes
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$7,475,000
4,801
0 – 4,500 sqft
5
5.5
150
0
0
161
Upper
$1,899,000
2,649
0 – 4,500 sqft
4
3.5
136
1
3
98
Lower
$949,900
2,385
0 – 4,500 sqft
4
2.5
126
0
1
56
Bottom
$649,000
1,572
0 – 4,500 sqft
3
1.5
116
0
1
56
Charts: Boston single-family homes
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “The market is hovering around this plateau. Look for a persistent change in the Market Action Index before we see prices deviate from these levels.”
Boston single-family homes — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston single-family homes — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “While prices have been basically flat, the price per square foot has been heading downward. While not a sign of broad strength in a market, larger homes are coming more available and buyers can see more home for their money.”
Boston single-family homes — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been climbing lately. Note that rising inventory alone does not signal a weakening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is keeping up with available supply.”
Boston single-family homes — Inventory. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston single-family homes — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston single-family homes — Market Action Index by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 128 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 91 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Boston single-family homes — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research notes, on the days-on-market-by-segment chart: “It is not uncommon for the higher priced homes in an area to take longer to sell than those in the lower quartiles.”
Boston single-family homes — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Boston co-ops — the city’s quiet surprise
The smallest segment in this report is moving the fastest. With only 7 active listings, a median of 14 days on market, zero price decreases, zero price increases, zero relisted, and an index that jumped from 18 to 31 in a month, Boston co-ops are absorbing nearly as fast as they list. The median price of new listings is $0 — the report records no newly priced listings this week. Small numbers deserve a caveat — seven listings can swing on a single sale — but the direction is unmistakable: demand is exceeding new supply, even though Altos notes prices have not yet stopped falling. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Boston co-ops
Median list price
$710,000
Median price of new listings
$0
Price per square foot
$689
Average days on market
17
Median days on market
14
Listings with a price decrease
0%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
0%
Active inventory
7 (increased)
Median rent
$3,629
Market Action Index
31 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
18
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Boston, MA is $710,000 with the market action index hovering around 31. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 18. Inventory has increased to 7.”
Altos Research market narrative:
Home sales have been exceeding new inventory for several weeks. However prices have not yet stopped falling. Since the market is already in the Seller’s zone, expect prices to level off very soon. Should the sales trend continue expect that prices could climb from there.
Market segments — Boston co-ops
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$2,169,475
1,650
—
1
2
77
0
1
24
Upper
$767,334
1,171
—
1
1.3
80
0
0
21
Lower
$624,500
678
—
1
1
87
0
0
10
Bottom
$397,000
850
—
1
1
58
0
0
7
Charts: Boston co-ops
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “The market has been on a downward trend recently and this week, while essentially flat, doesn’t break us out of that cycle.”
Boston co-ops — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston co-ops — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “Despite recently falling prices, the price per square foot has stayed reasonably flat. This implies that there’s a portion of the market being priced at a premium. You can investigate this condition in the quartile details.”
Boston co-ops — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been climbing lately. Note that rising inventory alone does not signal a weakening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is keeping up with available supply.”
Boston co-ops — Inventory. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsBoston co-ops — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 17 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 14 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Boston co-ops — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research notes, on the days-on-market-by-segment chart: “It is not uncommon for the higher priced homes in an area to take longer to sell than those in the lower quartiles.”
Boston co-ops — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Cambridge MA real estate — 02138, October 2026
Cambridge’s single-family market is defined by scarcity: 16 active listings for one of the most demand-dense zip codes in the country. The median list price of $4,599,500 is being pulled up by an extraordinary top segment (a $13,447,500 median in the top quarter), while new listings are entering at $2,522,500 — the market’s realistic entry point. The index eased from 38 to 36, and 31% of listings have reduced, but sales continue to outstrip supply. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Cambridge 02138 single-family
Median list price
$4,599,500
Median price of new listings
$2,522,500
Price per square foot
$1,106
Average days on market
128
Median days on market
81
Listings with a price decrease
31%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
0%
Active inventory
16 (increased)
Median rent
$7,850
Market Action Index
36 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
38
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Cambridge, MA 02138 is $4,599,500 with the market action index hovering around 36. This is less than last month’s market action index of 38. Inventory has increased to 16.”
Altos Research market narrative:
Home sales continue to outstrip supply and the Market Action Index has been moving higher for several weeks. This is a Seller’s market so watch for upward pricing pressure in the near future if the trend continues.
Market segments — Cambridge (02138) single-family homes
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$13,447,500
7,815
0.25 – 0.5 acre
7
7.5
139
0
1
255
Upper
$4,875,000
5,371
8,000 – 10,000 sqft
6
4
140
0
0
182
Lower
$3,125,000
3,281
0 – 4,500 sqft
4
4.3
105
0
1
42
Bottom
$2,522,500
2,541
4,500 – 6,500 sqft
3
4
73
2
0
3
Charts: Cambridge (02138) single-family homes
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “We continue to see prices in this zip code bounce around this plateau. Look for a persistent down-shift in the Market Action Index before we see prices deviate from these levels.”
Cambridge (02138) single-family homes — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsCambridge (02138) single-family homes — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “The market plateau is seen across the price and value. The price per square foot and median list price have both been reasonably stagnant. Watch the Market Action Index for persistent changes as a leading indicator before the market moves from these levels.”
Cambridge (02138) single-family homes — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been climbing lately. Note that rising inventory alone does not signal a weakening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is keeping up with available supply.”
Cambridge (02138) single-family homes — Inventory. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsCambridge (02138) single-family homes — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsCambridge (02138) single-family homes — Market Action Index by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 128 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 80 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Cambridge (02138) single-family homes — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsCambridge (02138) single-family homes — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Wellesley Hills real estate — 02481, October 2026
Wellesley Hills posts the highest Market Action Index in this report: 40, up from 39, with inventory down to 26 listings and median prices at all-time highs. Altos’s own narrative, carried in full below, adds the caution the headline number hides: conditions have been consistently cooling for several weeks, and prices have not yet begun to drop only because the market is still in the seller’s zone. Two more cautions sit in the profile: 35% of listings have already reduced, and 23% are relisted — evidence that even here, overpricing gets corrected. The median price of new listings is $0 — the report records no newly priced listings this week. The segments tell the story: the top quarter moves in 28 days; the bottom quarter is sitting at 185. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Wellesley Hills 02481 single-family
Median list price
$2,922,500
Median price of new listings
$0
Price per square foot
$641
Average days on market
103
Median days on market
102
Listings with a price decrease
35%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
23%
Active inventory
26 (decreased)
Median rent
$1,500
Market Action Index
40 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
39
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 is $2,922,500 with the market action index hovering around 40. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 39. Inventory has decreased to 26.”
Altos Research market narrative:
Market conditions have been consistently cooling in the past several weeks. Because we’re still in the Seller’s zone, prices have not yet begun to drop. It may take a few more weeks of slack demand for prices to reflect and begin to fall. Expect prices to fall if the index persistently falls to the Buyer’s zone.
Market segments — Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$4,395,000
5,989
0.5 – 1 acre
5
5
89
0
1
28
Upper
$3,145,000
5,422
0.25 – 0.5 acre
5
4.5
6
0
1
63
Lower
$2,545,000
4,086
0.25 – 0.5 acre
5
3.5
76
0
0
126
Bottom
$1,522,000
2,275
0.5 – 1 acre
3
2.5
97
0
1
185
Charts: Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “While this week the median price in this zip code didn’t fluctuate much, we continue to sit at all time high prices. Watch for persistent downward shift in the Market Action Index into the Buyer’s zone as a leading indicator of the price strength subsiding.”
Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsWellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “In a market where prices are rising fairly consistently, price per square foot is essentially flat. This often implies that new homes coming on the market are pricier, and also larger than older homes. As a result the value one can buy stays the same.”
Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been falling in recent weeks. Note that declining inventory alone does not signal a strengthening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is changing with the available supply.”
Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Inventory. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsWellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsWellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Market Action Index by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 103 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 102 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research notes, on the days-on-market-by-segment chart: “It is not uncommon for the higher priced homes in an area to take longer to sell than those in the lower quartiles.”
Wellesley Hills (02481) single-family homes — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Weston MA real estate — 02493, October 2026
Weston is the steadiest luxury market in this report: median list price $4,388,000 at all-time highs, the index rising from 33 to 34, and inventory falling to 33. Altos describes a market that “continues to get hotter,” with more sales demand and fewer homes listed. Even so, 24% of listings have reduced — the lowest share in this report, but not zero. At a $596 price per square foot, Weston also offers the most house per dollar of any market covered here. Below is the complete Altos Research profile for this market, exactly as published on October 19, 2026.
Metric
Weston 02493 single-family
Median list price
$4,388,000
Median price of new listings
$2,547,000
Price per square foot
$596
Average days on market
140
Median days on market
91
Listings with a price decrease
24%
Listings with a price increase
0%
Relisted
9%
Active inventory
33 (decreased)
Median rent
$5,500
Market Action Index
34 — Slight Seller’s Advantage
Market Action Index last month
33
Market reading
Slight Seller’s Advantage
Altos Research, October 19, 2026: “This week the median list price for Weston, MA 02493 is $4,388,000 with the market action index hovering around 34. This is an increase over last month’s market action index of 33. Inventory has decreased to 33.”
Altos Research market narrative:
The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend.
Market segments — Weston (02493) single-family homes
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price, as published in the Altos Research report of October 19, 2026 — median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new listings, absorbed listings, and days on market, carried in full.
Segment
Median price
Sq. ft.
Lot size
Beds
Bath
Age
New
Absorbed
DOM
Top
$7,550,000
9,500
1 – 2.5 acres
6
7.5
14
0
0
161
Upper
$5,195,000
8,852
1 – 2.5 acres
5
6.3
24
0
2
77
Lower
$3,495,000
6,281
1 – 2.5 acres
4
5
54
1
2
84
Bottom
$2,372,500
4,564
1 – 2.5 acres
4
3
57
1
2
49
The suburbs are tightening where the city is loosening: Wellesley Hills inventory is down to 26 listings and Weston is at all-time-high prices. | Bassick Advisors
Charts: Weston (02493) single-family homes
Altos Research commentary — Median List Price: “While this week the median price in this zip code didn’t fluctuate much, we continue to sit at all time high prices. Watch for persistent downward shift in the Market Action Index into the Buyer’s zone as a leading indicator of the price strength subsiding.”
Weston (02493) single-family homes — Median List Price. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsWeston (02493) single-family homes — List Price by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Price Per Square Foot: “In a market where prices are rising fairly consistently, price per square foot is essentially flat. This often implies that new homes coming on the market are pricier, and also larger than older homes. As a result the value one can buy stays the same.”
Weston (02493) single-family homes — Price Per Square Foot. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Inventory: “Inventory has been falling in recent weeks. Note that declining inventory alone does not signal a strengthening market. Look to the Market Action Index and Days on Market trends to gauge whether buyer interest is changing with the available supply.”
Weston (02493) single-family homes — Market Action Index. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick AdvisorsWeston (02493) single-family homes — Market Action Index by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research commentary — Median Days on Market: “The properties have been on the market for an average of 140 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the past 91 or so days. Watch the 90-day DOM trend for signals of a changing market.”
Weston (02493) single-family homes — Median Days on Market. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Altos Research notes, on the days-on-market-by-segment chart: “It is not uncommon for the higher priced homes in an area to take longer to sell than those in the lower quartiles.”
Weston (02493) single-family homes — Days on Market by Price Segment. Source: Altos Research, October 19, 2026. | Bassick Advisors
Boston vs. the suburbs — the comparison that matters
Market
Median list
Market Action Index
Inventory
Median DOM
Reduced
Boston condos/townhomes
$899,000
33 ↓
1,191 ↑
49
29%
Boston single-family
$1,225,000
32 ↓
117
91
34%
Boston co-ops
$710,000
31 ↑
7
14
0%
Cambridge 02138
$4,599,500
36 ↓
16 ↑
81
31%
Wellesley Hills 02481
$2,922,500
40 ↑
26 ↓
102
35%
Weston 02493
$4,388,000
34 ↑
33 ↓
91
24%
The divide is directional. Inside Boston, inventory is building and the index is drifting down. In Wellesley Hills and Weston, inventory is shrinking and the index is rising. Pricing a suburban home off city data — or a city condo off suburban steadiness — is the most common and most expensive mistake in this market. Each of these markets has to be priced on its own live evidence.
What these numbers mean for your property
For buyers
This is the most negotiating room Greater Boston buyers have had in years, and it is visible in live data: 1,191 active Boston condo listings, a 49-day median on market, and roughly three in ten sellers already reduced — in every market in this report. Your edge is selectivity, not leverage: the lower half of the Boston condo market still moves in 31 to 42 days, and Wellesley’s top quarter in 28. Aim your negotiating strength at listings sitting past their market’s median days, and bring comparable evidence, not hope.
For sellers
The forward-looking data removes the guesswork — you can see your competition, all of it, today. Between 24% and 35% of the sellers competing with you have already cut their price, and every week at an aspirational number moves you closer to joining them from a weaker position. My fiduciary duty is to tell you plainly: in a market with this much visible choice, the asking price is the marketing. A small, early, evidence-based price beats a large, late, forced one — every time, in every zip code in this report.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
For estate-held property, active-listing data is the right basis for a defensible decision: it documents what a buyer can choose from today, in this market, at these prices — not what a hotter season produced months ago. Three fiduciary notes from this week’s data. First, markets are diverging — a Wellesley Hills estate and a Boston condo are on different trajectories and must be valued on their own evidence. Second, time is a cost: medians of 81 to 102 days on market in the suburbs mean an overpriced estate listing can consume a full selling season. Third, documentation matters: a current broker price opinion grounded in live listings like these is the record a fiduciary wants in the file. If the trust’s plan involves selling, positioning accurately now is worth more than a reduction later.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in Boston right now?
As of October 19, 2026, the median list price for Boston condos and townhomes is $899,000; for Boston single-family homes it is $1,225,000; for co-ops, $710,000. These are asking prices on currently active listings (Altos Research), not closed-sale prices.
How many homes are for sale in Boston right now?
There are 1,191 condos and townhomes, 117 single-family homes, and 7 co-ops actively listed in Boston proper as of October 19, 2026 — and inventory has been increasing.
Is it a good time to sell a house in Boston?
It is a selective seller’s market. The Market Action Index of 33 still favors sellers, but 29% of condo listings have already reduced their price. Sellers who price to current active-market evidence are selling; sellers pricing to last spring’s closings are reducing.
How long do homes take to sell in Boston in October 2026?
The median days on market for active Boston listings is 49 days for condos and townhomes, 91 for single-family homes, and just 14 for co-ops. In the suburbs: 81 days in Cambridge, 102 in Wellesley Hills, and 91 in Weston.
Why does this report use active listings instead of closed sales?
Closed sales describe the market as it was when those contracts were signed — weeks or months ago. Active listings show the market as it is today: current asking prices, current inventory, current price reductions. For pricing, timing, and fiduciary decisions, the forward-looking read is the more useful one. This report uses Altos Research weekly list-side data.
What is the Market Action Index?
The Market Action Index (Altos Research) compares the rate of sales to available inventory on a 0–100 scale. Readings above 30 indicate a seller’s market; below 30, a buyer’s market. Boston condos read 33 this week, Wellesley Hills 40, Weston 34, and Cambridge 36 — all slight seller’s markets, moving in different directions.
Are Wellesley and Weston still seller’s markets?
By the Altos gauge, yes. Wellesley Hills has the highest Market Action Index in this report (40, up from 39), with inventory down to 26 and median prices at all-time highs; Weston reads 34 (up from 33), also at all-time-high median prices of $4,388,000, with inventory down to 33. Altos adds a caution for Wellesley Hills that the index alone does not show: its narrative states that conditions there have been consistently cooling for several weeks, that prices have not yet begun to drop because the market is still in the seller’s zone, and that prices should be expected to fall if the index persistently falls to the buyer’s zone. Both markets still show elevated price-reduction shares (35% in Wellesley Hills and 24% in Weston), so the advantage belongs to realistically priced listings only.
Sources and methodology
Data: Altos Research weekly market reports, report date October 19, 2026 — Boston, MA (Condos/Townhomes; Single-Family Homes; Co-Ops), Cambridge, MA 02138 (Single-Family), Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (Single-Family), Weston, MA 02493 (Single-Family). Every figure, narrative, chart commentary and market-segment table in those reports is reproduced in this post in full. Metrics: median list price, median price of new listings, price per square foot, Market Action Index (current and last month), active inventory, average and median days on market, price-decrease / price-increase / relisted shares, median rent, and complete price-segment detail (median price, square feet, lot size, beds, baths, age, new, absorbed, days on market).
Nature of the data: Altos is weekly, list-side (active listing) data. Figures describe properties currently on the market and are forward-looking; they are not closed-sale statistics and should not be read as MLS/LINK data. The price-per-square-foot statistic is the market-wide figure for all active listings in each market, as published by Altos Research.
Boston coverage definition (standing): Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Charlestown/Navy Yard, Fenway, Financial District, Leather District, Midtown, North End, Seaport, South Boston, South End, West End, & Waterfront. Footnotes: (A) Bay Village has been grouped into the South End total by LINKboston.com; (B) Mid/Down = Midtown, Chinatown, Financial, Theatre & Leather Districts.
Small-sample note: Boston co-ops (7 listings) and Cambridge single-family (16 listings) are small populations; single listings can move their medians. Figures are reported as published by Altos Research. Where a report’s narrative and its own index reading point in different directions (Cambridge 02138), both are carried as published.
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What changed this week: San Francisco’s market is running on two tracks — luxury demand just hit a record while August closings show sellers still commanding well over asking across the city. Here’s what the numbers say and what they mean for your property.
San Francisco keeps writing headlines. A 1925 Tudor Revival in St. Francis Wood just closed $2,115,000 over asking — 47% above list — after 13 days on market. Nineteen single-family homes priced at $3 million or more went into contract in a single week, the highest number local brokers say they have ever seen. And a 25-year Sotheby’s veteran just called this the hottest San Francisco market of her career.
Underneath the headlines, the August closing data tells a steadier story: sellers firmly in charge of single-family homes, condos sitting near balance, and a co-op market too small to read much into. Here is the full picture.
Single-family homes: sellers still command 123% of list
August closings for San Francisco single-family homes show a market that still belongs to sellers — even as the median sold price cooled from July’s pace.
Single-family indicator
August 2026
Change vs. July
Median sold price
$1,700,000
-6.7%
Sold-to-list price ratio
123.3%
+1.1 pts
Months of inventory
1.29
-16.2%
Median days to pending
28
-3.4%
New listings
187
-14.2%
New pending sales
177
+16.4%
Median active list price
$1,585,000
+6.0%
The California Association of Realtors’ county-level read adds context: the detached-home median was $1,875,000 in August — down 8.5% from July but up 25% from a year ago — on just 1.3 months of unsold inventory and a median 34 days on market.
The takeaway: fewer new listings met more pending sales, and buyers paid an average of 23% over asking to win. That is not a cooling market; it is a competitive one with a thinner bench of inventory.
Condos: balanced and steady
San Francisco condos, townhouses, and apartments sit close to balance — the segment where buyers have the most breathing room in the city right now.
Condo indicator
August 2026
Change vs. July
Median sold price
$1,160,500
-3.3%
Sold-to-list price ratio
106.0%
+0.5 pts
Months of inventory
2.38
-6.3%
Median days to pending
45
+10.0%
New listings
230
+5.5%
At 106% of list, well-priced condos still draw competition — but 45 median days to pending and 2.38 months of inventory mean buyers can actually deliberate. New listings rose 5.5% while the median estimated value held 10.6% above last year at $1,146,420.
Co-ops: a tiny market, read with caution
Just three co-op sales closed in August (median $1,240,000, 101% of list, 95 median days). With numbers that small, month-to-month swings say more about which units traded than about the market itself. Noted here for completeness — not for conclusions.
The luxury tier is on fire
The most striking signal this week came from the top of the market. A broker’s weekly sales-meeting recap reports 19 San Francisco single-family homes priced at $3 million or more went into contract — “the highest number we’ve seen” — with 100% of the single-family homes that went pending last week doing so within 30 days. Inventory sits roughly 27% ahead of last year, and 160 units were absorbed in a single week. (Source: LinkedIn — San Francisco Real Estate Update: Luxury Demand Hits Record)
The New York Post (October 2, 2026) adds the why: Sotheby’s veteran Annie Williams calls this the hottest San Francisco market in her 25 years, driven by new AI wealth trading wine cellars for saunas and chasing warm woods and calm, light-filled rooms over smart-home tech.
Overbid of the week: St. Francis Wood
135 San Benito Way, St. Francis Wood — listed at $4,495,000, closed at $6,610,000: $2,115,000 (47%) over asking in 13 days. (Photo: Google Street View, Mar 2025; graphic: Bassick Advisors)
This 1925 Tudor Revival in St. Francis Wood listed at $4,495,000 and closed at $6,610,000 after just 13 days on market — $2,115,000 over asking, 47% above list. (Source: The Front Steps, October 2, 2026)
Pricing strategy is everything in this market. The headline number is never the whole story — the details are where value is won or lost.
What These Numbers Mean for Your Property
For buyers
In single-family, assume competition: 123% of list was the August average, and well-priced homes are pending in under a month. Come pre-approved, keep contingencies tight, and let your agent read the pricing strategy — the list price is often the starting bid, not the price. In condos, you have more leverage: use the 45-day median pace to negotiate thoughtfully rather than rushing.
For sellers
This is a pricing-strategy market, not a test-the-ceiling market. The St. Francis Wood result came from pricing that invited competition — 13 days, 47% over. Overprice and you sit; price to the market’s logic and the market bids it up. With inventory 27% ahead of last year at the top end, presentation and positioning separate the record-setters from the stale listings.
For trustees, executors, and family fiduciaries
Estate timelines rarely align with market momentum, which is exactly why the data matters: a documented 123% sold-to-list ratio and record luxury absorption support defensible valuations for trust and probate properties — and protect fiduciaries who price to the evidence rather than to sentiment. If you are administering an estate with San Francisco real property, get a current, data-backed valuation before you decide between listing, holding, or distributing.
Frequently asked questions
Is San Francisco a buyer’s or seller’s market right now?
For single-family homes, firmly a seller’s market: 1.29 months of inventory and 123% average sold-to-list. Condos are near balance at 2.38 months of inventory — the most buyer-friendly segment in the city.
Are San Francisco home prices still rising?
Year over year, yes: the detached-home median is up 25% from August 2025 ($1,875,000), and RPR’s estimated values are up 14.6% for single-family and 10.6% for condos. Month to month, August medians cooled from July — normal late-summer seasonality, not a turn.
What is driving the luxury surge?
New AI wealth, per the New York Post‘s October 2 reporting: 19 homes at $3M+ went into contract in one week, a record, with every pending single-family home going under contract within 30 days.
How fast are well-priced homes selling?
Single-family: a median 28 days to pending. The standouts move far faster — the St. Francis Wood Tudor closed in 13 days at 47% over asking.
Should I wait for more inventory?
Single-family inventory is thin and falling (-16% month over month). Waiting for meaningful relief has not paid this year; waiting with a clear pricing strategy has.
Sources and methodology
Realtors Property Resource (RPR) Market Activity and Market Trends reports for San Francisco, California — single-family, condo/townhouse, and co-op — data month August 2026, pulled October 1, 2026. RPR notes some brokerages may not include MLS content; figures reflect available listing and public-records data.
California Association of Realtors, San Francisco County Market Update — Trends at a Glance, August 2026 (car.org/marketdata).
Contact Catherine Bassick for a confidential valuation of your San Francisco property — one conversation, grounded in this week’s data, about what your home is worth and how to time your move.
What changed this week: Wellesley and Dover posted median-price gains while Newton, Needham, Natick and Weston cooled, and homes took longer to sell in five of the six tracked suburbs.
Boston Suburbs: Wellesley and Dover Rise, the Rest Cool
A colonial-style home in Boston’s western suburbs at sunset. Wellesley’s median reached $2.4 million this year, up 8.7%.
Six Boston suburbs, three different stories. Wellesley and Dover are rising, Newton, Weston, Needham and Natick are flat to lower, and Natick and Wellesley remain the tightest markets. Sales are down in five of the six towns (1,122 combined closings versus 1,169, down 4.0%), and homes are taking longer to sell in five of the six.
Town (YTD through Oct. 2)
Sales
Change vs. 2025
Median price
Change vs. 2025
Avg. days on market
Months of supply
Weston
82
−4.7%
$2,570,000
−2.6%
66
3.6
Wellesley
195
−8.9%
$2,400,000
+8.7%
34
2.2
Dover
50
+8.7%
$2,050,000
+9.9%
60
5.5
Newton
372
−6.1%
$1,875,000
−4.4%
36
3.1
Needham
201
−1.0%
$1,775,000
−2.5%
36
2.7
Natick
222
−0.9%
$1,083,000
−1.5%
34
2.0
Median sale price and change from 2025, year to date through October 2. Wellesley and Dover rose; the other four cooled. Source: MLS.Months of supply: Natick (2.0) and Wellesley (2.2) are the tightest; Dover (5.5) sits just under the balanced line. Source: MLS.
A common rule of thumb is that under 5 to 6 months of supply favors sellers, about 6 months is balanced, and 7 or more favors buyers. By that yardstick, all six towns lean toward sellers — but Dover, at 5.5 months, is closest to balanced.
Average days on market, year to date — up from 2025 in five of the six towns. Weston takes the longest at 66 days. Source: MLS.Median price change since 2020: every one of the six towns is up 43% or more. Source: MLS.
Town by town
Wellesley is the strongest performer. The median is $2.4 million, up 47.0% from $1,633,000 in 2020. Sales at $3 million and above rose from 46 to 64, and at $4 million and above from 19 to 31 — the move up is being driven by the top end. Search homes in Wellesley
Weston shows how averages can mislead: the average price jumped 13.0% to $3,347,000, yet the median slipped 2.6% to $2,570,000, as a few $4 million-plus sales pulled the average up. Search homes in Weston
Dover is up 9.9% in median price to $2,050,000 on a small sample of 50 sales — and at 5.5 months of supply it offers buyers the most negotiating room of the six.
Newton and Needham are steady rather than strong. Newton’s median is down 4.4% to $1,875,000 though price per square foot is up 1.3%; Needham’s median is down 2.5% to $1,775,000 with price per square foot up 1.4% — a shift in what is selling rather than a drop in value. Search homes in Newton | Search homes in Needham
Natick is the value-priced, high-demand pocket: median essentially flat at $1,083,000, the least supply of the six at 2.0 months, and 3 sales at $3 million or more this year against none at this point in 2025. Search homes in Natick
What These Numbers Mean for Your Property
For buyers
Five of the six towns are taking longer to sell than last year, and Dover sits near balanced territory at 5.5 months of supply — suburban buyers have more breathing room than in the city. Natick remains the tightest suburban market at 2.0 months; well-priced homes there, and in Wellesley at 34 days on market, still move quickly. Listings are up 19% in Needham and 12% in Natick versus last year, giving buyers more choice than in 2025.
For sellers
Price to the market you’re in, not last year’s: medians slipped 1.5% to 4.4% in Weston, Newton, Needham and Natick. In Wellesley and Dover, rising medians reward accurate pricing — overpricing risks extended days on market, as Weston’s 66-day average shows. In the suburbs, where medians are flat to down, the sale often turns on condition and positioning — plan around closed comparables rather than last year’s headline number.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
Use medians, price per square foot and same-town closings when documenting value. In Weston, the average rose 13.0% while the median fell 2.6%, so an average can overstate what a typical property is worth. Small samples (Dover had 50 sales, Weston 82) can swing sharply from a few transactions, so treat their year-over-year percentages with caution. Timing a suburban disposition depends on the town — supply is tightest in Natick and Wellesley and loosest in Dover and Weston.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Boston suburb had the highest median home price?
Weston, at $2,570,000 — though its median slipped 2.6% while its average jumped 13.0% on a few $4 million-plus sales. Wellesley ($2,400,000, up 8.7%) is the strongest performer on momentum.
Is it a buyer’s or seller’s market in Boston’s suburbs right now?
Still a seller’s market by the supply yardstick: all six tracked suburbs carry under 5.5 months of inventory — below the roughly 6 months considered balanced. But buyers have more breathing room than last year: homes are taking longer to sell in five of the six towns, and Boston active listings were up 16.1% year over year in September (Douglas Elliman research).
What changed this week: Boston condo prices set records — the median reached $1,065,000, up 11.4%.
Boston condo dollar volume is up 11.9% on nearly flat sales. The market is trading up rather than trading more: 1,867 closings produced about $306 million more in sales than a year ago, and the median price of $1,065,000 is the highest in the 2019–2026 records.
National data echoes the local picture: Douglas Elliman research shows Boston active listings up 16.1% year over year — more than triple the national gain — while only 16.6% of listings took price cuts, below the national share. More choice is arriving, but sellers are largely holding their prices.
Boston Condo Market: Trading Up, Not Trading More
Through October 2, 1,867 Boston condos have closed — just 0.6% more than the 1,855 at this point last year. The average price is $1,546,167 and the median is $1,065,000, up 11.2% and 11.4% from 2025. Both are the highest of any year in the 2019–2026 reports, and the median remains above $1 million.
In the week since the last update, 42 more closings were added to the year-to-date count, bringing in about $78.8 million in additional sales.
Median price, average price and closed sales: 2021 vs. 2025 vs. 2026 year to date. Sales remain about 36% below the 2021 pace while prices set records. Source: MLS.
The longer view puts the year in context. Sales are about 36% below the 2021 pace of 2,901, yet the median is up 25.3% from $850,000 and the average is up 27.7% from $1,211,079. Dollar volume is 17.8% below 2021 — the market has shifted to higher price points rather than more transactions. Longer-term appreciation remains measured: 5-year appreciation (2021–2026) is 5.5% on average and 5.1% at the median; 10-year appreciation (2016–2026) is 3.4% on average and 3.3% at the median.
Where the Money Is Going: Boston Condo Neighborhoods
Activity is moving toward the downtown core and away from the outer neighborhoods. Mid/Downtown closings are up 43%, the Waterfront 24%, Beacon Hill 22% and the Seaport 19%. The South End is down 14%, South Boston 10% and the North End 31%.
Dollar volume by neighborhood, 2026 year to date. Back Bay leads at $694.2 million, about 24% of all Boston condo volume. Source: MLS.Change in closed sales by neighborhood, 2026 vs. 2025. The downtown core is gaining while outer neighborhoods cool. Source: MLS.
Back Bay remains the dollar leader at $694.2 million. Mid/Downtown dollar volume rose 45% to $384.4 million, consistent with the wave of new-tower closings at Winthrop Center. The Waterfront (+42%) and Beacon Hill (+39%) also posted strong dollar gains. The South End shows how a quieter market can still grow in dollars: closings fell 14%, yet dollar volume rose 3.9% because the average sale climbed from about $1.20 million to $1.44 million.
(A) Bay Village has been grouped into the South End total by LINKboston.com. (B) Mid/Down = Midtown, Chinatown, Financial, Theatre & Leather Districts.
The Price Tiers Tell the Same Story
Sales at $1 million and above are 53.6% of all closings — the highest share in these reports, up from 47.2% last year. Closings at $1 million or more rose from 876 to 1,001, and $3 million to $9.99 million sales jumped from 118 to 170. Meanwhile, closings under $1 million fell from 979 to 866, and sub-$500,000 sales dropped by nearly a third, from 155 to 107.
Closed sales by price tier, 2025 vs. 2026 year to date. The entry level is thinning while the upper tiers widen. Source: MLS.
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High-end Boston condo sales are rebuilding: 101 closings this year are at $2,000 per square foot or more, up from 76 in 2025.
Across all Boston condos, closings at $1,000 per square foot or higher rose from 959 to 1,107 — 59% of all closings, up from 52%. In the selected full-service buildings tracked in the report, 203 of 242 resales (84%) closed at $1,000 per square foot or more, 175 (72%) at $1 million or more, and 97 (40%) at $2 million or more.
Average price per square foot, 2026 resales in selected full-service buildings. One Dalton leads at $2,921; Harbor Towers sits near $910. Source: MLS.
The year’s largest reported resale is a two-unit combination at Heritage (1005/1006) that closed August 28 for $21.5 million, about $4,323 per square foot. A 50 Liberty Wharf penthouse sold for $14.5 million in January, and two One Dalton units closed at $14 million each. Among new construction, a Raffles Boston penthouse sold for $14.25 million in August and a Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station unit for $14.1 million in March.
New development (2026 closings)
Closings
Avg. price per sq. ft.
Dollar volume
Share sold
Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station
39
$2,252
$110.4M
24%
Winthrop Center
28
$2,071
$90.2M
46%
Raffles Boston
7
$3,269
$30.5M
86%
St. Regis
9
$1,736
$25.2M
63%
The Archer
6
$1,422
$21.6M
98%
The Sudbury
4
$1,720
$15.1M
76%
The Parker
13
$1,128
$11.0M
76%
This week’s report added 14 closings dated September 28 through October 2 in the tracked buildings, totaling about $38.7 million — including a $6.1 million sale at Heritage (about $2,514 per square foot), $4.65 million at The Archer and $4.6 million at Rowes Wharf.
Inventory and Supply
Supply remains tight: Boston condos carry about 3.1 months of inventory on an MLS basis, well under the 5 to 6 months generally considered a seller’s-market threshold, and down from 3.3 months a year earlier.
On the full-service side, 149 resales are on the market across the tracked luxury buildings (about 4% of their 3,668 units), with an average asking price of $3,613,421 and a median of $2,395,000. Echelon (29 listings), Millennium Tower (16) and Rowes Wharf (12) have the most units for sale. The largest listing is the Grand Penthouse at the St. Regis, offered at $44.5 million.
Asking prices are what sellers hope for; closings are what buyers pay. At One Dalton, the ten resales currently listed ask between $2,594 and $5,081 per square foot, against a year-to-date closed average of $2,921.
What These Numbers Mean for Your Property
For buyers
Boston condos under $1 million are the tightest segment: closings below that line fell from 979 to 866 this year, so expect competition for well-priced units. In luxury buildings, the gap between asking and closed price per square foot is your negotiating guide — at One Dalton, asks run from $2,594 to $5,081 against a $2,921 closed average, so ask for the building’s year-to-date closings before making an offer.
For sellers
With Boston condo supply near 3 months, correctly priced homes are being absorbed — pricing above the recent closed range is the main way to lose time. Top-tier sellers have the best year-over-year tailwind: Boston sales between $3 million and $10 million are up 44%. Building matters more than neighborhood at the high end: use closings from your own building, not a citywide figure.
For trustees, executors and family fiduciaries
Use medians, price per square foot and same-building closings when documenting value. New-development closings can push averages up, and the spread between Boston buildings runs from about $900 to about $2,900 per square foot — a single average obscures more than it reveals. Valuation dates matter: Boston’s average condo price moved 11.2% in a single year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was Boston’s median condo price in October 2026?
$1,065,000 — up 11.4% from 2025 and the highest in the 2019–2026 records. The average price was $1,546,167, up 11.2%.
Is Boston a buyer’s or seller’s market right now?
Still a seller’s market by the supply yardstick: Boston condos carry about 3.1 months of inventory — below the roughly 6 months considered balanced. But buyers have more breathing room than last year: Boston active listings were up 16.1% year over year in September (Douglas Elliman research).
How did Boston’s luxury condo market perform in 2026?
101 closings hit $2,000 per square foot or more, up from 76 in 2025. The top resale was a $21.5 million two-unit combination at Heritage ($4,323 per square foot). New-development closings were led by the Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station ($110.4M) and Winthrop Center ($90.2M).
Where are Boston condo sales growing fastest?
Mid/Downtown closings are up 43%, the Waterfront 24%, Beacon Hill 22% and the Seaport 19% — the downtown core is leading while the South End, South Boston and North End cool.
California now allows by-right mid-rise housing near BART and other major transit — and with San Francisco one-bedrooms at a record $4,400 a month, well-located Mission District development land has rarely been this valuable.
Something remarkable is happening in San Francisco real estate, and it is happening on two tracks at once. On the policy track, the state and the city have spent the last year rewriting the rules for what can be built near transit. On the market track, rents just hit record highs — a median one-bedroom now costs $4,400 a month, up more than 25% in a single year. When policy tailwinds and market demand point in the same direction, land values follow.
For anyone who owns, is considering buying, or holds in trust a development site in the Mission District or near any major San Francisco transit stop, this convergence deserves your full attention.
SB 79: by-right housing near transit is now state law
Senate Bill 79, which took effect July 1, 2026, is the most consequential housing law California has passed in years. It allows qualifying transit-oriented housing near certain rail and bus rapid transit stops — including BART stations — to be approved by right, meaning without the discretionary hearings and political gauntlet that have historically killed or delayed San Francisco projects.
The key provisions:
On qualifying parcels within a half-mile of major transit stops, developers can build mid-rise housing — up to nine stories (95 feet) within 200 feet of the station, seven stories within a quarter-mile, and six stories out to a half-mile.
Projects that meet the law’s criteria receive streamlined, ministerial approval — dramatically shortening the entitlement timeline.
The law applies in urban transit counties including San Francisco, and it stacks with state density bonus law, so a well-structured project can exceed even the new base allowances.
There are real constraints to underwrite. Buildings taller than 85 feet trigger prevailing-wage requirements that add an estimated 30–35% to labor costs — developers tell me this can make market-rate projects pencil out only with subsidy, so many will design to stay under that threshold. And San Francisco itself is currently being sued over how it is implementing the law, with cities seeking carve-outs for industrial employment hubs. Legal clarity is still forming, and any buyer should verify a specific parcel’s eligibility with land-use counsel.
San Francisco’s Family Zoning Plan raised the local baseline
Layered under SB 79 is the city’s own Family Zoning Plan, adopted in December 2025. It upzoned corridors across the city — largely in the northern and western neighborhoods — to allow 6 to 10 stories of housing where far less was permitted before, with heights up to 350 feet along parts of Van Ness. The local plan left much of the Mission alone as an equity-priority area — which is exactly where SB 79’s state-level transit rules fill the gap, calling for zoning changes along Valencia and Guerrero streets near BART.
Why this matters for a buyer: the Family Zoning Plan raises the local base zoning, which in turn raises what state density bonus law can be stacked on top of it. The two laws multiply each other. The plan is facing legal challenges from both pro-housing groups and neighborhood opponents, so its final contours may shift — but the direction of travel is unmistakable.
AB 2074 just raised the ceiling again
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2074 into law. It requires California’s seven largest transit-rich cities — including San Francisco — to designate regional transit hub districts with minimum 150-foot residential height limits, and at least a quarter of those districts zoned up to 450 feet. That pushes allowable heights near major transit well beyond even what SB 79 permits. For a Mission site near BART, this is pure option value: every additional foot of allowable height is additional residual land value.
The demand side: $4,400 for a one-bedroom
Policy only creates value if the market can absorb what gets built. Zumper’s September report says it can — emphatically:
The median San Francisco one-bedroom rent hit $4,400 a month — a record high, up 25.4% year over year, and nearly closing the gap with New York City.
The median two-bedroom reached $6,340 — the highest in the United States, nearly $900 more than New York.
Zumper attributes the surge directly to hiring in the AI sector, which is pulling high earners back into the city while there is very little new supply to absorb them.
Active rental listings are down roughly 30% year over year, as existing tenants stay put rather than risk higher rents elsewhere.
Rising rents are a genuine hardship for tenants — Mayor Lurie recently declared a “rent emergency” as evictions climb — and I never lose sight of that. But for the development equation, the signal is unambiguous: demand for well-located San Francisco housing is deep, supply is constrained, and new transit-oriented homes will lease.
New mid-rise housing rising near transit — the building type SB 79 and the Family Zoning Plan are designed to accelerate.
Case in point: a Mission assemblage at the center of it all
Consider the nearly two-acre assemblage at Valencia Street and Cesar Chavez — marketed as 3550 Cesar Chavez — currently offered at $58 million. It sits roughly four-tenths of a mile from the 24th Street Mission BART station, squarely inside SB 79’s half-mile zone, in the Valencia Neighborhood Commercial Transit district.
This is precisely the profile the new laws were written for: a large, transit-adjacent site on a commercial corridor where by-right mid-rise housing is now the state’s stated policy. The listing’s marketing already references the “evolving transit-oriented development environment” — and with SB 79 now in effect, that phrase has a specific, citable statute behind it. Any buyer will still need to verify parcel-level eligibility, wage thresholds, and inclusionary requirements with their own counsel — but the policy backdrop has shifted from headwind to tailwind.
What This Means for Your Property
For buyers
If you are a developer or investor hunting for San Francisco sites, the map that matters most right now is the transit map. Parcels within a half-mile of BART and other qualifying stops carry a by-right entitlement path that simply did not exist two years ago. Underwrite carefully — prevailing-wage thresholds, inclusionary housing requirements, and the pending lawsuits all affect the pro forma — but the entitlement risk that historically defined San Francisco development is lower than it has been in a generation. And with one-bedrooms at $4,400, the revenue side of the model is the strongest in the city’s history.
For sellers
If you own development land near transit, the policy environment is doing some of your marketing for you. A site that was worth “what the zoning allows” is now worth what state law allows — and state law allows considerably more. Price with the tailwind, but be transparent: sophisticated buyers will discount for legal uncertainty until the courts settle the current challenges. The strongest position is a well-documented site with a clear-eyed entitlement narrative.
For trustees, executors, and family fiduciaries
Land held in trust near a transit corridor may be worth materially more than its last appraisal reflected. If you have a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries of an estate holding Mission District or other transit-adjacent property, these law changes are exactly the kind of material development a prudent fiduciary investigates. An updated valuation — and a conversation about whether the current holding strategy still serves the beneficiaries — is in order.
San Francisco Development Brief: 4 Land-Use Measures Up for Votes October 5–6, 2026
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has published final agendas for two consequential land-use hearings on October 5 and October 6, 2026. Four measures — CEQA streamlining, mezzanine reform, residential ceiling-height standards, and a data-center moratorium — are scheduled for committee hearings or a first Board reading. Here is what each San Francisco development measure would do, and what it means for Mission District property owners and housing development.
1. CEQA streamlining heads to the full Board of Supervisors (Board File 260539)
Board File 260539, a CEQA streamlining ordinance, is scheduled for its first Board of Supervisors reading on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The measure would shorten certain CEQA appeal periods from 30 days to 15 days, remove shadow analysis as a specifically identified local environmental impact, and eliminate some local procedures that exceed state CEQA requirements. (Source: sfgov.legistar.com)
What it means: If passed, the ordinance would reduce local procedural risk and could shorten entitlement timelines for taller housing and mixed-use projects in San Francisco. It would not eliminate state CEQA compliance obligations or the risk of environmental litigation.
2. Mezzanine reform returns to the Land Use and Transportation Committee (Board File 260709)
Board File 260709, the mezzanine reform ordinance, is scheduled for the Land Use and Transportation Committee on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. The amended ordinance would allow a mezzanine covering up to one-half of the floor area below without automatically counting as a separate story, replacing the current one-third threshold. The committee amended and continued the measure on September 28; October 5 is its next scheduled opportunity to advance. (Source: sfgov.legistar.com)
What it means: The change could improve usable-area efficiency for adaptive reuse projects, institutional redevelopment, high-ceilinged commercial space, and mixed-use projects constrained by story-count limits. It does not independently increase zoning height or FAR (floor area ratio).
Board File 260623, which would lower San Francisco’s minimum residential ceiling heights to seven feet for habitable rooms and six feet eight inches for other rooms, is also scheduled for the October 5 committee hearing. The proposal remains pending and has not been enacted. (Source: sfgov.legistar.com)
What it means: This incremental adaptive-reuse reform could allow portions of older commercial or institutional buildings — those with constrained floor-to-floor dimensions, beams, or mechanical systems — to qualify for residential occupancy without costly structural alterations.
For the 1500 Valencia / 3500 Cesar Chavez assemblage in San Francisco’s Mission District, the ceiling-height measure is more relevant to a partial-reuse scenario than to ground-up development. No project-specific eligibility should be assumed.
4. Proposed 45-day data-center moratorium gets its first hearing (Board File 261021)
Board File 261021, a proposed 45-day citywide moratorium on data centers in San Francisco, is scheduled for the October 5 committee hearing. The official file now lists the measure as “Scheduled for Committee Hearing.” It remains an urgency ordinance and is not operative law.
What it means: If adopted, the moratorium would temporarily remove new data centers and data-center expansions from near-term alternative-use analysis for large commercial, industrial, and institutional sites. It would not restrict housing, hospitality, medical, or conventional mixed-use redevelopment.
For the Valencia/Cesar Chavez assemblage, the practical effect remains limited: the strongest investment case is transit-oriented housing, mixed-use, hospitality, or institutional redevelopment — not data-center use.
Bottom line: Taken together, the October 5–6, 2026 San Francisco land-use agenda pairs potential design flexibility (mezzanine and ceiling-height reform) with shorter procedural exposure (CEQA streamlining). None of these four measures is operative law yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does SB 79 apply to my property?
It may, if the parcel is in an urban transit county like San Francisco and sits within a half-mile of a qualifying rail or bus rapid transit stop (200 feet for the tallest height tier), and the project meets the law’s criteria. Parcel-level verification with land-use counsel is essential — the law has specific eligibility requirements and local implementation is still being litigated.
Does “by-right” mean no public process at all?
By-right means the project is approved ministerially — without discretionary hearings — if it meets the objective standards. Environmental review is streamlined, though not eliminated in every case. It is a dramatically faster path than traditional San Francisco entitlements, not an absence of process.
What about affordable housing requirements?
Inclusionary housing requirements still apply to new residential development in San Francisco. The city has recently reduced some fees and requirements on market-rate projects to improve feasibility, but the specifics vary by project type and size. This is a line item every pro forma must carry.
Is the Family Zoning Plan final?
It was adopted in December 2025 but faces lawsuits from both pro-housing advocates and neighborhood groups, so its final form may change. The state laws (SB 79, and AB 2074, now signed into law,) operate independently of the local plan, which provides some insulation for transit-adjacent sites.
I’m a neighbor, not a developer. Will this change my block?
Gradually, and that is the point. The laws are designed to add homes along corridors and near transit rather than in the middle of residential blocks — think apartments over the shops on Valencia, not towers on your street. More neighbors near transit means more customers for local businesses and more riders supporting the transit system itself.
Sources and Methodology
Policy and market data in this post are drawn from current reporting and public records, checked October 1, 2026. Rent figures are from Zumper’s September 2026 national rent report as covered by CBS News. Statutory summaries reflect SB 79 (effective July 1, 2026), San Francisco’s Family Zoning Plan (adopted December 2025), and AB 2074 (signed into law in late September 2026) — all subject to pending litigation and implementation guidance. Site details for the Cesar Chavez assemblage are from the public MLS listing; entitlement eligibility must be verified parcel by parcel.
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