The Greater Boston housing market split in two directions last year, with single-family home prices climbing while condominiums lost ground, according to new figures from The Warren Group.
Sales of houses and condos also diverged in 2025. Single-family home sales were nearly unchanged from 2024, while condominium sales posted a notable increase compared to the previous year.
The Warren Group defines Greater Boston as the 139 cities and towns located within Interstate 495.
Greater Boston Single-family Homes Market Report in 2025
Greater Boston home buyers paid 5 percent more for single-family homes in 2025 compared to 2024. The median price of a house reached $799,000 in 2025 from $760,000 in 2024. In December, the median house price rose slightly more than 1 percent to $760,000 from $750,000 in December 2024.
Home buyers bought 14 more single-family homes in December than in December 2024, when 1,728 were sold. Single-family home sales in Greater Boston rose nearly 3 percent in 2025. Sales reached 21,009, up from 20,478 in 2024.
There were 19,642 home sales in 2023. The market peaked at 25,664 sales in 2022. While 2025 saw a modest uptick over the previous year, sales still lagged 18 percent behind 2022.
Greater Boston Condominium Market Report in 2025
The median condo price in 2025 was nearly unchanged from 2024, decreasing by $1,014 to $618,986 from $620,000. In December 2025, condominium prices decreased by 4 percent to $576,520, down from $600,450 in December 2024.
Condominium sales jumped nearly 10 percent in December, rising to 1,139 units sold and up from 1,040 in December 2024. Home buyers purchased 13,938 condos in 2025, a 3 percent increase from 13,557 units in 2024.
There were 13,866 condominium sales in 2023 and 16,967 in 2022. Compared to 2022, there were also 18 percent fewer condo sales last year.
Congress Considers Housing Affordability
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan package of bills designed to boost housing affordability by incentivizing home construction and reducing regulatory barriers, CNBC reported.
Passed by a 390-9 vote, the legislation mirrors a companion bill that previously cleared the Senate and is likely to become law due to strong bipartisan support.
Key provisions include easing housing and environmental regulations to streamline homebuilding, offering grants to communities to support pre-approved designs and faster project approvals, and updating definitions for manufactured and modular housing to encourage factory-built homes.
The bill also seeks to strengthen community banks by allowing them to accept more custodial and reciprocal deposits, potentially increasing mortgage availability. Additional measures would simplify the process for establishing new banks and revise the FDIC's evaluation of banking mergers.
Overall, the legislation aims to increase housing accessibility by promoting new construction and supporting financial institutions that serve homebuyers.
