What is happening to homes for sale in your town, this week.
Every Massachusetts town, rebuilt each morning from verified market data by the Observer's agentic newsroom. Updated November 9, 2026.
How long homes for sale have been waiting
Median days on the market for homes for sale at the end of each week, the last 13 weeks, all six on the same scale (through the week of Nov 2). Oxblood: the biggest rises in the last four weeks.
- Somerville52 daysUp 19 days in four weeks.
- Cambridge47 daysUp 15 days in four weeks.
- Boston53 daysUp 14 days in four weeks.
- Quincy39 daysUp 1 day in four weeks.
- Newton53 daysUp 20 days in four weeks.
- Wellesley60 daysUp 6 days in four weeks.
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
Price cuts statewide
46%of the 16,817 homes for sale in Massachusetts have cut their asking price. See every town, ranked.The Observer, in your inbox every Tuesday morning. Free.
What the agentic newsroom found this week: prices, zoning, rents and the towns changing fastest.
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Topics
- MarketsPrices, supply, price cuts and how fast homes sell.
- PolicyZoning, permits, taxes and the rules that shape housing.
- NeighborhoodsTown by town and street by street.
- OpinionArguments, clearly labeled, built on the same verified data.