10/12/2026
Two towns, same metro, opposite seller behavior.
In Brockton, single family listings are asking three percent less than what the town actually closed at. Those sellers already repriced, and it worked. Seventy one percent of Brockton closings came in at or above asking.
In Boston, single family listings are asking thirty seven percent more than what closed. Forty two percent of Boston closings came in at or above asking.
Here is the part most sellers get backwards. You do not compete with the house that sold down the street. You compete with the houses standing on the market next to yours. In Brockton that competition has already corrected, so a new listing has to be sharp to win. In Boston the standing competition sits far above what buyers are paying, so a correctly priced Boston listing stands close to alone and takes the whole buyer pool.
Same month. Same metro. Two completely different pricing decisions.
September 2026 MLS PIN data, single family. We pull active asking against closed price on your street.
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