Massachusetts Buyers PANIC As Boston Prices COLLAPSE Toward Hartford!

Описание: Massachusetts Buyers PANIC As Boston Prices COLLAPSE Toward Hartford!

The national housing backdrop remains cool on a percentage basis, but Massachusetts displays extreme price gains and a shifting heat map driven by scarcity. Hartford now leads the region in market heat thanks to a 63% inventory deficit, blistering turnover (about a week), and a high share of sales above asking with minimal price cuts. Boston stays hot, but at a higher price base, so percentage gains are smaller even as absolute dollar moves remain large; Providence sits in between, showing meaningful but slower growth anchored by affordability signals. Across Massachusetts, high-end towns around Boston—Weston, Wellesley, Dover, Lexington, Newton—show 20,000 to 80,000 dollar yearly moves and five-year gains often above 300,000 to 800,000 dollars, underscoring a durable halo of wealth around the metro. The story also includes policy and market responses, such as Opus Newton opening for middle-income seniors and Roxbury’s zoning tensions that could redirect supply pipelines. The takeaway for buyers is to expect ongoing two-to-four percent annual gains in many towns, but with rising entry barriers at the top end and the potential for stronger percentage growth in Hartford and Providence where bases are lower. In short, supply discipline and speed remain key: modest statewide gains atop elevated bases, with the strongest momentum clustered around lower starting values and faster turnarounds in pockets like Hartford and southern New England.

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Boston & New England Real Estate News | The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/...
Boston & New England Housing Market News | The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/...
Two New England metros beat Boston on Zillow's list of hottest housing markets for 2026: https://www.boston.com/real-estate/re...
Two New England metros beat Boston on Zillow's list of hottest housing markets for 2026: https://www.boston.com/real-estate/re...
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Massachusetts: https://stacker.com/stories/massachus...


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