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How competitive is the Boston-Cambridge-Newton housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 77/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 1.05
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 25
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 33.0%
- YoY of active listings
Boston-Cambridge-Newton is competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 77/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 1.05 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +11.0% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 25. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 33.0% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 77/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 1.05 · Inventory YoY: +11.0% · Median days on market: 25 · Sellers cutting price: 33.0% · Median listing price: $825,000 (-3.5% YoY)
Boston-Cambridge-Newton snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $825K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 8,751
- YoY +0.1%
- Median DOM
- 37
- YoY +0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.96
- YoY +0.7%
- Price-reduced
- 14.6%
- YoY -0.0%