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## [Greater Boston Home Sales: March Slowdown Doesn't Stop Price Gains](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/greater-boston-home-sales-march-slowdown-doesnt-stop-price-gains)

 Apr 30, 2025 11:56:56 AM

Greater Boston home sales took a breather in March after a hot start to 2025, but that didn't stop median home prices from rising.

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House sales rose [6 percent in February](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/greater-boston-real-estate-market-2025-sales-price-trends-analysis) and [11 percent in January](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/massachusetts-home-sales-hot-january-modest-2024) in Greater Boston.

Through the first three months of 2025, single-family home sales are up slightly over 3 percent in Greater Boston, defined as 139 cities and towns within Interstate 495.

Greater Boston condominium sales fell 9 percent in March to 982 from 1,076 in March 2024. Condo sales were flat in February but soared in January, increasing 21 percent. Statewide, condominium sales slipped 3 percent in March.

Condo sales in Greater Boston were up about 2 percent in the first quarter compared to Q1 2024.

Despite a bump in home sales to start 2025, Massachusetts single-family home sales increased slightly less than 3 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, [not much of an increase coming off a 22 percent drop from 2022 to 2023](https://www.realboston.info/p/home-sales-hype-a-closer-look).

Single-family home prices in Greater Boston rose 2 percent in March to $756,000 from $740,000 in March 2024. The median house price rose 6 percent through the first quarter to $750,000. Statewide, house prices rose 3 percent in March and 5 percent in the first quarter.

[Condominium](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/12-condo-questions) prices rose 2 percent in March to $650,000 compared to $640,000 in March 2024. In Q1, the median condo price also increased by about 2 percent. Statewide, condominium prices fell nearly 2 percent in March and rose 2 percent during the first quarter.

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The following is a random selection of Greater Boston cities and towns and how ***single-family home*** prices increased or decreased in these communities in the ***first quarter***. The data is from [The Warren Group](https://www.thewarrengroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MA-March-2025-Sales_Town.pdf).

**Note**: First-quarter median prices tend to be a little lower than full-year prices. Also, a low number of sales might have an outsized impact on the median price, up or down.

**Amesbury, MA**: The median price jumped by 28 percent to $658,000 on 21 sales.

[**Andover, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/andover-ma-homes-for-sale): At $1,307,500, the median increased by 12 percent on 42 sales.

[**Belmont, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/belmont-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price rose 14 percent to $1,651,000 on only 11 sales.

**Braintree, MA**: The median house price was $665,000, a 1 percent *decline* on 30 sales.

**Brookline, MA:** The median price reached $2,455,000, a 2 percent rise on 12 sales.

[**Burlington, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/burlington-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price rose 11 percent to $830,000 on 29 sales.

**Cambridge, MA**: The median price increased almost 10 percent to $2,080,000 on 19 sales.

**Canton, MA:** On 24 sales, the median price *dropped* 14 percent to $730,000.

**Chelmsford, MA**: The median price remained at $650,000 on 34 sales.

**Danvers, MA**: The median price increased by 3 percent to $660,000 on 22 sales.

**Dedham, MA**: The median price increased almost 11 percent to $779,950 on 26 sales.

**Foxboro, MA**: There were 26 sales, and the median price rose 1 percent to $657,500.

**Hanover, MA**: The median price *plunged* 11 percent to $647,500 on 18 sales.

[**Haverhill, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/haverhill-ma-homes-for-sale): Homebuyers bought 52 houses, and the median price increased almost 8 percent to $565,000.

**Ipswich, MA**: On 15 sales, the median price increased 11 percent to $975,000.

[**Lexington, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/lexington-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price soared almost 20 percent to $1,912,500 on 34 sales.

**Lynn, MA**: There were 73 sales, and the median price increased 6 percent to $580,000.

[**Lynnfield, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/lynnfield-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price increased 4 percent to $918,000 on 16 sales.

**Marblehead, MA:** The median price *fell* 9 percent to $898,000 on 36 sales.

[**Melrose, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/melrose-ma-homes-for-sale): On 20 sales, the median price *slipped* almost 2 percent to $847,500.

**Milton, MA**: The median price *declined* 2 percent to $880,000 on 27 sales.

**Nahant, MA**: There were only nine sales, and the median price *fell* 8 percent to $838,000.

**Natick, MA**: The median price increased 12 percent to $950,000 on 51 sales.

[**Needham, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/needham-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price jumped 27 percent to $1,700,000 on 45 sales.

**Newburyport, MA**: On 27 sales, the median price *fell* 5 percent to $900,000.

[**North Andover, MA**](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/north-andover-ma-homes-for-sale): The median price increased 5 percent to $742,000 on 18 sales.

**North Reading, MA**: The median price *plunged* 19 percent to $830,000 on 17 sales.

**Norwood, MA**: The median price jumped 18 percent to $730,000 on 25 sales.

**Quincy, MA**: On 74 sales, the median price *decreased* almost 4 percent to $640,000.

**Reading, MA**: There were 38 sales, and the median price increased by 10 percent to $905,000.

**Revere, MA**: The median price increased 10 percent to $623,950 on 20 sales.

**Scituate, MA**: On 27 sales, the median price jumped 16 percent to $975,000.

**Wakefield, MA**: There were 28 sales, and the median price reached $779,500, a 9 percent rise.

**Waltham, MA**: The median price soared nearly 21 percent to $875,000 on 43 sales.

**Watertown, MA**: The median price reached $1,033,750, a 33 percent jump, on 16 sales.

**Woburn, MA**: The median price *decreased* 4 percent to $705,000.

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