More listings hit Metrowest, and buyers are still stepping in
The big number to know right now: the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 508 homes for sale across Metrowest in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 12.6% from a year ago. More competition for sellers. But here is the other side of it: buyers are still writing offers.
Yes, more homes are hitting the market. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows new listings up 13.4% year over year across Metrowest. That is real. But pending sales rose 11.5% at the same time. Buyers are absorbing the new supply, not ignoring it.
Rates are a headwind nationally. Metrowest is still moving.
CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.49% as of October 7, 2026. That is a real cost. Realtor.com noted rates topped 7% for the first time since January 2025, and 20.8% of listings nationally took a price cut in September, the highest share since October 2022. Nationally, Realtor.com counted 1.16 million active listings in September 2026. Metrowest is not immune to any of that.
Still, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 898 homes sold here in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 4.5% from the same stretch last year. Buyers are still closing.
ZIP by ZIP: the story shifts fast
The market-wide numbers are one thing. What is happening on your street can look very different. Here is how the ZIPs compare on two things sellers care about most: how fast homes move and what share sell above list.
Sherborn (01770) moved fastest: 14 days median, unchanged from a year ago. Wellesley Hills (02481) and Wellesley (02482) were right behind at 17 and 18 days. On the other end, Weston (02493) sat at 44 days, 19 days longer than a year ago. Dover (02030) was 41 days, 18 days longer. Both of those are real shifts worth knowing if you own in those towns.
Nearly two-thirds of homes in Sherborn sold above list, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is up 11.9 points from a year ago. Ashland (01721) was close behind at 61.7%. Dover told a different story: just 5% of homes sold above list, down 28.3 points year over year. That is a big move in one year.
Where prices went up and where they dipped
Hopkinton (01748) saw the biggest price jump: up 16.4% year over year to $1,175,888, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Dover (02030) was up 14.3% to $2,000,000. Wellesley (02482) dipped 9.2% to $1,865,000. Prices moved in both directions. That is worth knowing before you pick a number.
The inventory story is not the same everywhere
Some ZIPs added a lot of supply. Southborough (01772) saw homes for sale jump 88.2% year over year. Ashland (01721) was up 81%. Wayland (01778) up 68.2%. That is a lot more competition for sellers in those towns. Meanwhile, Natick (01760) and Wellesley (02482) actually saw fewer homes for sale than a year ago.
- Metrowest has more listings than a year ago, and buyers are still showing up.
- The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S.
- home prices rose 2.6% year over year through July 2026. Locally, some ZIPs are moving in days and selling above list.
- Others are taking weeks longer than last year.
- One street can read very differently from the ZIP code around it.
- That is the number that matters most for your decision.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 01702, 01721, 01770, 01760, 01778, 01701, 01772, 01748, 02481, 02493, 02492, 02482 and 02030, the three months ending August 31, 2026, compared with the same months of 2025. Real Estate Data Aggregator last updated them on Oct 7, 2026.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.3 Percent in July; Up 2.6 Percent from Last Year | FHFA, Sep 29, 2026
- Redfin: One in Five Home Sellers Cut Prices as Buyer’s Market Persists, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: August 2026 Rental Report: Rents Fall for 37th Straight Month as Concessions Give Renters More Leverage, Sep 17, 2026
- CNBC: Refinance demand is now half what it was a year ago, as mortgage rates rise again, Oct 7, 2026