Only 6 of 28 tracked Boston ZIPs are cooling, so this does not read as a citywide buyer's market — leverage is ZIP by ZIP. The median tracked ZIP records about 71 pending homes per 100 new listings. 2 of 28 ZIPs (7%) show faster inventory growth. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $597,147 in 02126 to $3,619,095 in 02199 — a factor of 6.1.
Key stats
- The median tracked ZIP records about 71 pending homes per 100 new listings.
- 2 of 28 ZIPs (7%) show faster inventory growth.
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $597,147 in 02126 to $3,619,095 in 02199 — a factor of 6.1.
- The metro income-needed indicator changed 2.90% year over year.
- Tracked ZIP markets
- 28
- Median ZIP home value
- $788,761
- Median ZIP rent
- $3,209
- median pending flow
- The median tracked ZIP records about 71 pending homes per 100 new listings.
- inventory growth share
- 2 of 28 ZIPs (7%) show faster inventory growth.
- housing cost spread
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $597,147 in 02126 to $3,619,095 in 02199 — a factor of 6.1.
Where buyers have measurable leverage
Only 6 of 28 tracked Boston ZIPs are cooling, so this does not read as a citywide buyer's market — leverage is ZIP by ZIP. 2 of 28 ZIPs (7%) show faster inventory growth.
Across tracked ZIPs, the median is 71 pending homes per 100 new listings.
Sources and method
- HomeMarketCap.com data sources: ZIP and metro housing-market datasets
- HomeMarketCap.com methodology: calculation and missing-data rules
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