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Marblehead housing market report, October 2026

43% of Marblehead homes sold for the asking price or more, down from 56% a year earlier.

21
homes sold in October (25 a year earlier)
8 days
typical time to an accepted offer
43%
sold for the first asking price or more

21 homes sold in Marblehead in October, down from 25 a year earlier. The typical sale price was $925K, or $549 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 8 days (7 a year earlier). 43% sold for the first asking price or more, against 56% a year earlier.

Across Greater Boston, 43% of homes sold for the asking price or more, about the same as in Marblehead.

By type of homeOctober, with a year earlier

TypeSoldTypical pricePer sq ftDays to offerAt or above asking
Single-family homes15 (18)$1.07M$5058 (7)53% (56%)
Condos5 (7)$465K$5705220%
Multi-family homes1––––

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.

Marblehead sales in October were 16% below a year earlier

Homes sold each month, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

4020
21
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthHomes sold
Oct 202525
Nov 202514
Dec 202517
Jan 202616
Feb 202611
Mar 20265
Apr 202616
May 202621
Jun 202626
Jul 202640
Aug 202620
Sep 202619
Oct 202621

What buyers paid against the first asking price in Marblehead

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 2025100.0%
Nov 202596.7%
Dec 202597.1%
Jan 202696.9%
Feb 2026100.2%
Mar 2026100.0%
Apr 2026100.4%
May 2026102.6%
Jun 2026100.0%
Jul 2026100.3%
Aug 202697.2%
Sep 202695.3%
Oct 202698.2%

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Boston Real Estate Observer, "Marblehead housing market report, October 2026," published November 11, 2026, https://bostonrealestateobserver.com/reports/marblehead/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.