This Monthly Boston SF real estate market report summarizes recent sales and listing activity using MLS-recorded transaction data from mlspin.

Metrics are derived directly from recorded listing and sales activity during the period and include measures of transaction volume, pricing trends, time on market, and buyer competition. The narrative is generated systematically from underlying data to provide a consistent, objective view of current market conditions.

Compared with the same month last year, pricing conditions in August 2026 were mixed.

Sales activity remained steady at 70 single-family listings sold, closely matching the prior period’s 70.

The median sale price was $1,150,000, up 28.9% from $892,450.

Homes spent a median of 69 days on market, up 3.0% from 67 days.

47% of homes sold above asking price, up from 46%, signaling stronger buyer competition.

Looking at month-to-month momentum, conditions shifted from the prior period.

Sales activity decreased 36.4% from July 2026, moving from 110 listings.

Home prices increased 28.4%, up from $895,493.

Sellers faced longer selling timelines, with time on market up 17.9% from 59 days.

Buyer competition intensified, with a greater share of homes selling above asking compared to the prior period.

A notable development this period: median sale prices reached their highest level on record.