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Brookline MA Real Estate Market Report Q2 2026 — Sales, Prices, Neighborhoods & Rentals

Corrected market figures for Q2 2026, reconciled against MLS PIN records for Brookline, Massachusetts.

By Elad Bushari
The quarter at a glance

Q2 2026 snapshot

Homes sold186Single-family and condominiums
Median sale price$1,267,500Single-family and condominiums
Average / sq ft$853Single-family and condominiums
Average days on market38.8Single-family and condominiums
Active residential listings263Single-family and condominiums
Months of supply4.2Single-family and condominiums

Executive summary

Q2 2026 · Executive summary
MeasureReported value
Homes sold186
Median sale price$1,267,500
Average / sq ft$853
Average days on market38.8
Active residential listings263
Months of supply4.2

Corrected September 14, 2026 after reconciling MLS PIN transaction records. Counts exclude source-retracted listings and properties outside Brookline, Massachusetts. Figures describe the report period, not current availability.

Q2 2026 included 186 closed residential sales: 44 single-family and 142 condominium. 4 multifamily transactions and 379 rental leases were tracked separately and are not part of the townwide residential count.

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Affordability assumptions

Q2 2026 · Affordability assumptions
MeasureSource packet value
Rate assumption6.49%
Down-payment assumption20%
Rate sourceFRED/MORTGAGE30US
Residential median P&I$6,403
Single-family median P&I$14,144
Condominium median P&I$4,867
Condominium P&I plus median fee$5,503

Illustrative payments use the supplied assumptions, not a current rate quote. P&I excludes taxes, insurance and other costs. The condo fee is included only in the separately labeled row.

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Sales by property type

Q2 2026 · Sales by property type
Property typeSalesMedian priceAverage priceAverage / sq ftAverage days
Brookline residential186$1,267,500$1,680,752$85338.8
Single-family44$2,800,000$3,102,955$87344.2
Condominiums142$963,500$1,240,070$84637.1
Multifamily · separate · Small sample4$2,162,500$2,132,500$52212.8

Multifamily is excluded from the townwide residential total. Fewer than five sales is too small a sample for a reliable trend.

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Competition and time on market

Q2 2026 · Competition and time on market
MeasureResidentialSingle-familyCondominiums
Above asking38.2%40.9%37.3%
At asking12.4%9.1%13.4%
Below asking49.5%50%49.3%
With price reductions23.7%22.7%23.9%
Sold within seven days10.8%13.6%9.9%
Sold within fourteen days29.6%29.5%29.6%
Sold within thirty days61.8%59.1%62.7%

These are observed transaction statistics, not proof of multiple offers or seller motivation.

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Neighborhood observations

Q2 2026 · Neighborhood observations
NeighborhoodSalesMedian priceAverage / sq ftMedian daysAbove asking
Pill Hill7$1,310,000$8631642.9%
Cottage Farm · Small sample2$2,172,500$1,03273.50%
Coolidge Corner60$867,500$8772226.7%
Brookline Village57$967,000$8612838.6%
Washington Square18$1,847,500$88511.561.1%
Fisher Hill7$1,270,000$7482171.4%
South Brookline11$2,150,000$7193236.4%
Chestnut Hill21$3,170,000$7971642.9%
Longwood · Small sample3$1,155,000$9971233.3%

Mapped rows account for 186 of 186 residential sales. Unmapped sales are not assigned to an area by this report.

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School-area observations

These are housing-market observations by the report’s recorded school areas, not school-quality rankings or a guarantee of assignment. Confirm an individual address with Public Schools of Brookline.

Q2 2026 · School-area observations
School areaSalesMedian priceAverage / sq ftMedian daysAbove asking
Lincoln23$765,000$7713613%
Ridley33$1,995,000$9172127.3%
Pierce31$1,200,000$9531754.8%
Lawrence31$749,000$8572232.3%
Runkle26$1,337,500$7813242.3%
Driscoll18$1,847,500$9111955.6%
Hayes11$2,950,000$8031545.5%
Baker13$1,950,000$6842046.2%

Mapped rows account for 186 of 186 residential sales. Unmapped sales are not assigned to an area by this report.

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Rental market

Q2 2026 · Rental market
MeasureReported value
Completed leases379
Median monthly rent$3,500
Average monthly rent$3,956
Active rentals550
Average days on market32.3

Rental leases and monthly rents are kept separate from property sales.

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Inventory and supply

Q2 2026 · Inventory and supply
Property typeActive listingsMonths of supply
Brookline residential2634.2
Single-family805.4
Condominiums1833.9
Multifamily · separate1511.2

Inventory and supply are the source packet’s period snapshot; linked listing pages may reflect later conditions.

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Reading the report as a buyer

Q2 2026 · Reading the report as a buyer
ObservationPractical use
Different property typesCompare like-for-like homes before interpreting a townwide price.
Days on market and sale/list ratiosUse these as context, not as a guaranteed negotiating outcome.
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Reading the report as a seller

Q2 2026 · Reading the report as a seller
ObservationPractical use
Closed salesStart with recent comparable properties, then account for condition and size.
Active inventoryReview direct competing listings before setting an asking price.
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Risk and watch items

Q2 2026 · Risk and watch items
TopicContext
Source cautionVery small multifamily sample (4 sales). MF data is anecdotal only.
Source cautionAverage sale price exceeds median by 30%+, suggesting luxury outlier distortion. Rely on medians.
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What to watch next

Q2 2026 · What to watch next
MeasureInterpretation
Future closingsCompare completed periods and similar property types.
Inventory and supplyReview the next report rather than extrapolating a single quarter.

No numerical forecast is asserted by this report.

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Sources and methodology

Q2 2026 · Sources and methodology
ItemDefinition
SourceMLS PIN via Bushari Market Intelligence
Residential cohortTownwide residential = single-family + condominium closed sales only. Multifamily and rentals are tracked separately and are NEVER included in townwide totals.
Reporting window2026-04-01 through 2026-07-01 (end exclusive)
Data extracted2026-09-14
Small samplesFewer than five closed sales; observations only.
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