July 2026 Massachusetts Housing Report
Massachusetts closed 4,899 single-family sales in July 2026, up 8.2% year over year, at a statewide median of $715,000, up 2.9%. Condominium sales rose 13.8%.
It was the strongest month of the year, and it came with inventory still falling — down 6.8% statewide, and down in four of the five counties Bean Group serves.
The short version
- Statewide sales up 8.2% to 4,899; median $715,000, up 2.9%
- Worcester led at +15.2%, Middlesex +9.8%, Essex +8.8%
- Statewide inventory down 6.8%; months supply 2.4, down 9.2%
- Above asking in four of five counties
- Condo sales up 13.8% statewide — Essex condos up 35.7%
What happened across the region
July delivered what the spring pending-sales figures had been promising since March. Sales rose 8.8% in Essex, 9.8% in Middlesex and 15.2% in Worcester. Statewide single-family closings reached 4,899, the highest monthly total of 2026.
Prices rose modestly rather than sharply — Essex up 1.9%, Middlesex 1.6%, Norfolk 0.6%, Worcester 1.3%. That is a market clearing volume at roughly stable prices, which is a healthier configuration than the double-digit county gains of April.
Supply remained the constraint. Statewide inventory fell 6.8% and months supply dropped to 2.4, down 9.2% year over year. Essex inventory fell 11.3%, Middlesex 8.0%, Norfolk 6.9%. Only Worcester added homes, and only by 0.6%.
Condominiums outperformed. Statewide condo sales rose 13.8% against 8.2% for houses, and Essex condo sales jumped 35.7%. With single-family medians between $527,000 and $925,000 across the region, that shift is buyers finding the price point they can reach.
County by county
Essex County closed 529 sales, up 8.8%, at a median of $805,000, up 1.9%. Homes sold in 30 days at 101.3% of original list. Inventory fell 11.3% to 717 homes. Year to date Essex has closed 2,272 sales, down 3.1%, at a median of $775,000, up 2.6%. Essex condos rose 35.7% in count — the largest condo increase in the region.
Middlesex County closed 1,089 sales, up 9.8%, at a median of $925,000, up 1.6% — the highest county median in the region and the highest volume. Homes sold in 29 days at 101.9% of original list. Year to date, 4,663 sales at a median of $905,000, exactly flat against 2025.
Norfolk County closed 547 sales, down 0.9%, at a median of $850,000, up 0.6% — one of two counties in the region where sales did not rise. Inventory fell 6.9%. Year to date Norfolk has closed 2,363 sales, down 6.1%, the weakest volume performance of the five.
Suffolk County recorded 128 single-family closings, down 5.2%, at a median of $850,000, up 1.8%. Year-to-date single-family sales are exactly level with 2025 at 562. The condo market — Suffolk's real market at 436 July sales — held at a median of $732,500.
Worcester County led the region: 721 closings, up 15.2%, at a median of $527,000, up 1.3%. It was the only county to add inventory, up 0.6% to 1,256 homes, at months supply of 2.5. Year to date, 3,195 sales at a median of $515,000, up 3.0%.
What this means if you're buying
July was the most active month of the year and still the tightest on supply. Four of five counties sold above original asking price, and inventory fell in four of five.
But the price trend has flattened meaningfully. County medians rose between 0.6% and 1.9% — a long way from April's 14.0% in Norfolk and 12.5% in Worcester. Waiting cost far less in July 2026 than it did in the spring.
Two structural gaps are worth carrying: Worcester at $527,000 against Middlesex at $925,000 — $398,000 inside one commuting region — and condominiums against houses, where Essex condos at a $478,500 median sit $326,500 below Essex houses.
What this means if you're selling
Volume is up, homes are selling in about a month, and buyers are paying above original asking in most of the region. That is a strong position.
The number to watch into the autumn is months supply at 2.4 statewide, down 9.2% year over year. Massachusetts is not building inventory the way New Hampshire is — where months supply rose 8.0% over the same period. Greater Boston sellers face less future competition than their neighbours to the north, which supports pricing through the back half of the year.
Year-to-date volume remains below 2025 in four of five counties, so the July strength is a recovery rather than a boom. Price accordingly.
About this data
Figures are from the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Local Market Update and statewide Monthly Market Indicators for July 2026, drawn from the Berkshire County MLS, Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS®, Inc. and MLS Property Information Network, Inc. Data provided by MAR, © ShowingTime Plus, LLC.
"Percent of Original List Price Received" divides sale price by the original list price, which differs from the New Hampshire reports' use of the most recent list price — the two are not directly comparable. "Median sales price" does not account for seller concessions.
MAR notes that activity for one month can look extreme in smaller counties due to sample size. Suffolk County single-family figures rest on a small number of transactions.