Market updates
Another part of Lynn added listings, but sellers still had the edge
Inventory rose sharply in one Lynn ZIP code during the three months ending August 31, 2026, yet buyers were still paying above list price across the city.
Read the post →More Salem homes are hitting the market, but buyers still face real competition
Inventory is up sharply from a year ago, yet half of Salem homes are still selling above list price.
More Beverly listings are showing up, but buyers are still competing
Inventory in Beverly nearly doubled and a half from a year ago, yet nearly two out of three homes still sold above asking price in the three months ending August 31, 2026.
More homes came on in Peabody, but buyers still moved fast
New listings jumped 24.1% in Peabody, yet homes still went under contract in a median of 20 days, and nearly two-thirds sold above asking price.
More Salem listings are giving buyers a little more room
Inventory in Salem is up sharply, and that shift is changing what both buyers and sellers should expect going into a sale.
More listings are giving buyers a little more room
Supply is up across the market, but demand is still real, and pricing matters more now than it did a year ago.
More Beverly listings are helping, but buyers still face real competition
Inventory in Beverly is up sharply from a year ago, yet 1.8 months of supply still means sellers hold most of the cards.
Peabody prices eased a little, but competition did not
The median sale price in Peabody dipped 2.3% from a year ago, yet nearly 63% of homes still sold above list price in the three months ending July 31, 2026.
One part of Lynn stayed tight, even with more homes for sale
ZIP 01904 held its ground through the three months ending July 31, 2026, while the national picture and other parts of Lynn told a different story.
7 Signs Your Salem Condo Price May Be Too High
From every Salem condo listing through September 29, 2026, here is what separates the 32 homes that never sold from the 152 that did.
Can You Still Get Over Asking in Beverly? It Depends on Your Price.
Over asking is still real in Beverly, but the numbers show it is not guaranteed at every price point.
Beverly prices kept rising even as the national market softened
While the national median home price slipped to $439,900 by September 29, 2026, Beverly's median sale price climbed to $801,350 in the three months ending July 31, 2026, up 9.3% from the same period a year before.
A Long Wait In Lynn Just Got A Lot Shorter
In the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the median time to a signed contract in Lynn fell to about 53 days, down from about 81 days in the same window a year earlier.
Buyers in Salem Keep Bracing for a Bidding War. The Median Sale Says Otherwise.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, Salem's median sale-to-list percentage came in at 100%, with just over half of sales landing above asking.
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