--- title: What's Happening in the Cambridge, MA Real Estate Market? description: The real estate market in Cambridge, MA, saw a sharp increase in single-family home prices and a simultaneous fall in condominium prices in February 2026. image: https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/hubfs/Cambridge-February-2026-Infographic.png --- (978) 835-5906             [![Search Icon](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Search%20Icon.png?width=30&height=30&name=Search%20Icon.png)](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/search-results-page) [![Buyers Brokers Only, LLC – Real Estate Buyer Agents](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2023%20BBO%20Logo%20800x170.png?width=1600&height=340&name=2023%20BBO%20Logo%20800x170.png "Buyers Brokers Only, LLC – Real Estate Buyer Agents")](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/) # Massachusetts Home Buyer Guide ![smaller-dotted-line.png](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298849/file-263826832-jpg/true_gray_line_websites.jpg?width=1175&name=true_gray_line_websites.jpg "smaller-dotted-line.png") What's Happening in the Cambridge, MA Real Estate Market? 3:47 ## [What's Happening in the Cambridge, MA Real Estate Market?](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/whats-happening-in-the-cambridge-ma-real-estate-market) Apr 8, 2026 5:45:31 PM The real estate market in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showed a sharp increase in single-family home prices and a simultaneous decline in condominium prices in February 2026, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. Both houses and condos saw year-over-year sales increases and declines in inventory in February.   ## Cambridge Single Family Homes (February 2026) **Median Sales Price**: [Homebuyers](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/personal-home-buyer-consultation) needed more than $3 million to buy a median-priced home in Cambridge, MA. The median price reached $3,512,500 in February, up 24 percent from $2,837,500 in February 2025. **Closed Sales**: Year-over-year sales rose by one to six in February. **Inventory of Homes for Sale**: The supply of single-family homes slipped to 13 in February, two fewer than in February 2026. **Months Supply of Inventory**: There was 1.4 months of supply, a 17.6 percent decrease from 1.7 months in February 2025. **Percent of Original List Price Received**: Tight inventory led to increased competition for single-family homes. Home buyers paid 103 percent of the original listing price on average, up from 96 percent in February 2025.   ## Cambridge Single Family Homes (January through February) **[![Cambridge, Massachusetts, January-February 2026 Real Estate Market Infographic](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cambridge-February-2026-Infographic.png?width=450&height=450&name=Cambridge-February-2026-Infographic.png)](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/-ab-variant-4878209a-dd94-43af-b306-e49b15ff25a0)Median Sales Price**: Through February, the median price reached $2,575,000, up 22 percent from $2,107,500 during the same two-month period in 2025 **Closed Sales**: [Home buyers](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/guide-to-the-home-buying-process-massachusetts) purchased 11 houses through February, one fewer than the same period last year. **Percent of Original List Price Received**: On average, home buyers paid 101 percent of the original listing price, up from 100 percent last year.   ## Cambridge Condominiums (February 2026)   **Median Sales Price**: The median condo price fell by $139,500 to $782,500 in February, a 15 percent decrease from $922,000 in February 2025. **Closed Sales**: Home buyers purchased 26 units in February, a 30 percent rise from 20 in February 2025. **Inventory of Homes for Sale**: There were 89 [condominiums](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/12-condo-questions) on the market, down 5 percent from 94 units in February 2025. **Months Supply of Inventory**: The months of supply remained flat at 2.2 months in February, down from 2.4 months in February 2025. **Percent of Original List Price Received**: Home buyers paid, on average, about 96 percent of the original list price, a slight decrease from 98 percent.   ## Cambridge Condos (January through February)   **Median Sales Price**: $855,000, down 2.8 percent from $880,000 during the same two-month period in 2025 **Closed Sales**: Sales were flat year over year in February, rising by one to 50 units. **Percent of Original List Price Received**: On average, home buyers paid 95 percent of the original listing price, down from 97 percent during the first two months of 2025. **Bottom Line**: The divergent paths of the single-family and condominium sectors in Cambridge highlight the need for in-depth localized market data. 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