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Norwood housing market report, October 2026

Homes in Norwood took 11 days longer to find a buyer than a year earlier.

11
homes sold in October (14 a year earlier)
19 days
typical time to an accepted offer
36%
sold for the first asking price or more

11 homes sold in Norwood in October, down from 14 a year earlier. The typical sale price was $590K, or $403 a square foot.

The typical home had an accepted offer in 19 days (8 a year earlier). 36% sold for the first asking price or more, against 64% a year earlier.

Sellers listed more homes than buyers took: 43 came on the market and 25 got an accepted offer.

Across Greater Boston, 43% of homes sold for the asking price or more. Buyers in Norwood were less 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 (6)$797K$4922140%
Condos4 (4)––––
Multi-family homes2 (4)––––

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.

Norwood sales in October were 21% below a year earlier

Homes sold each month, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

2513
11
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthHomes sold
Oct 202514
Nov 202523
Dec 202519
Jan 202614
Feb 202613
Mar 202619
Apr 202611
May 202619
Jun 202623
Jul 202625
Aug 202622
Sep 202620
Oct 202611

What buyers paid against the first asking price in Norwood

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

99.5%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSale ÷ first asking
Oct 2025102.9%
Nov 202596.8%
Dec 202597.2%
Jan 2026100.0%
Feb 2026100.0%
Mar 2026104.1%
Apr 2026102.2%
May 2026101.7%
Jun 2026103.1%
Jul 2026101.0%
Aug 2026100.0%
Sep 202697.1%
Oct 202699.5%

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