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Beacon Hill housing market report, October 2026

Homes in Beacon Hill took 60 days less to find a buyer than a year earlier.

15
homes sold in October (14 a year earlier)
20 days
typical time to an accepted offer
40%
sold for the first asking price or more

15 homes sold in Beacon Hill in October, about the same as the 14 a year earlier. The typical sale price was $1.32M, or $1,351 a square foot.

The typical home had an accepted offer in 20 days (80 a year earlier). 40% sold for the first asking price or more, against 36% a year earlier.

Sellers listed more homes than buyers took: 23 came on the market and 10 got an accepted offer.

Across Boston, 38% of homes sold for the asking price or more, about the same as in Beacon Hill.

By type of homeOctober, with a year earlier

TypeSoldTypical pricePer sq ftDays to offerAt or above asking
Single-family homes1 (2)––––
Condos14 (11)$1.32M$1,35120 (67)36% (45%)

A year earlier in brackets. Typical means the middle sale: half sold for more, half for less. Monthly prices move with the mix of homes that sell, so small changes mean little; we compare prices per square foot, and only when 20 or more homes sold in both months.

Beacon Hill sales in October were 7% above a year earlier

Homes sold each month, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

2513
15
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthHomes sold
Oct 202514
Nov 20259
Dec 202513
Jan 202610
Feb 20267
Mar 20269
Apr 202622
May 202613
Jun 202619
Jul 202621
Aug 202616
Sep 202613
Oct 202615

What buyers paid against the first asking price in Beacon Hill

Typical sale price as a share of the first asking price, by month. The line at 100% is full price.

98.2%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSale ÷ first asking
Oct 202595.3%
Nov 202595.5%
Dec 202592.1%
Jan 202695.4%
Feb 202688.0%
Mar 202696.0%
Apr 202697.9%
May 202697.0%
Jun 202698.3%
Jul 202695.6%
Aug 202693.4%
Sep 202693.8%
Oct 202698.2%

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Boston Real Estate Observer, "Beacon Hill housing market report, October 2026," published November 11, 2026, https://bostonrealestateobserver.com/reports/boston/beacon-hill/2026-10/.

Homes are single-family, condo and multi-family sales, not rentals, counted in the month they closed. Days to an accepted offer run from listing to accepted offer. Figures were frozen on November 11, 2026 and won't change; the live page has today's numbers. Source: verified market data; analysis by the Boston Real Estate Observer.