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Jamaica Plain housing market report, October 2026

Homes in Jamaica Plain took 8 days less to find a buyer than a year earlier.

29
homes sold in October (30 a year earlier)
7 days
typical time to an accepted offer
55%
sold for the first asking price or more

29 homes sold in Jamaica Plain in October, about the same as the 30 a year earlier. The typical sale price was $840K, or $640 a square foot. Per square foot, which evens out the size of the homes that sold, that's close to a year earlier.

The typical home had an accepted offer in 7 days (15 a year earlier). 55% sold for the first asking price or more, against 40% a year earlier.

Sellers listed more homes than buyers took: 46 came on the market and 30 got an accepted offer.

Across Boston, 38% of homes sold for the asking price or more. Buyers in Jamaica Plain were more likely to pay full price.

By type of homeOctober, with a year earlier

TypeSoldTypical pricePer sq ftDays to offerAt or above asking
Single-family homes5 (3)$1.2M$655780%
Condos24 (23)$789K ($773K)$629 ($654)7 (16)50% (39%)

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.

Jamaica Plain sales in October matched a year earlier

Homes sold each month, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

6030
29
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthHomes sold
Oct 202530
Nov 202529
Dec 202521
Jan 202618
Feb 202616
Mar 202622
Apr 202626
May 202645
Jun 202644
Jul 202654
Aug 202636
Sep 202620
Oct 202629

What buyers paid against the first asking price in Jamaica Plain

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

100.0%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSale ÷ first asking
Oct 202597.3%
Nov 202597.2%
Dec 202594.6%
Jan 202693.7%
Feb 202698.2%
Mar 2026100.0%
Apr 202699.6%
May 2026101.4%
Jun 2026100.0%
Jul 2026100.8%
Aug 202697.7%
Sep 202695.7%
Oct 2026100.0%

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Boston Real Estate Observer, "Jamaica Plain housing market report, October 2026," published November 11, 2026, https://bostonrealestateobserver.com/reports/boston/jamaica-plain/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.