In a market where buyers barely have time to blink, Boston homes are still disappearing from listings in just over a month. The typical property went under contract in about 36 days in January 2026, and roughly 44% of listings found a buyer within two weeks. That brisk clip keeps Boston ahead of much of the country and leaves sellers with notable bargaining power in many popular neighborhoods.
According to data from Boston 25, which republished Redfin’s January tallies, Boston’s median days on market was 36 and 44.3% of homes sold within two weeks. The same dataset put the city’s median sale price at $734,000 and the average sale-to-list ratio at about 99.1%. These figures represent monthly averages for January 2026 and reflect listings that went under contract…..