Kinsellagh JesiolowskiBoston Luxury Advisory SERHANT.
Our luxury research starts around the top 10% of Greater Boston asking prices, about $2.3 million and above. That benchmark comes from Realtor.com’s September 2026 report for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro. We apply the rounded price threshold to Boston homes; it is not a claim that these homes are exactly the city’s top 10%.
Our research focuses on homes within Boston city limits. Browse Boston homes for sale across participating brokerages.
218 condominium listings · 49 single-family listings · 3 cooperative listings. Some homes have more than one listing.
Past 12 months, through October 15, 2026. Boston buildings we track.
Homes for sale: October 17, 2026 snapshot. Condo sales cover the 12 months from October 16, 2025–October 15, 2026. Sales cover the Boston buildings we track; some buildings and sales are missing. Asking prices include houses and condos. Sale prices cover condos only. These figures do not show price growth or how much buyers negotiated off asking.
The rounded $2.3M floor keeps the research broad enough to include entry-level luxury. It does not define the value or quality of an individual home.
Covered Boston-proper condo sales, October 16, 2025–October 15, 2026. Price bands do not overlap.
October 16, 2025–October 15, 2026 · median $2.60M
October 16, 2025–October 15, 2026 · median $3.60M
October 16, 2025–October 15, 2026 · median $6.78M
This $3M+ snapshot uses Boston asking inventory verified October 29, 2026, and covered condominium closings from October 29, 2025–October 29, 2026. The separate $2.3M research sample above retains its own source dates.
Boston MLS listings asking at least $3 million in live-market statuses. Some homes have more than one MLS listing.
Past 12 months, through October 29, 2026. Condo sales at $3 million or more in the Boston buildings we track; some buildings and sales are missing.
The October 29 inventory snapshot shows a buyer's alternatives and a seller's competition. Recorded closings show where transactions actually settled.
The two sets include different property types and different residences. We never turn their headline medians into a supposed “discount” or an automatic valuation.
Among recorded $3M+ condominium closings, price bands reveal how quickly the comparable pool narrows. At $8 million or more, property-specific scarcity matters more than a citywide average.
October 29, 2025–October 29, 2026
Median $3.60M · $1,864/SF
October 29, 2025–October 29, 2026
Median $5.67M · $2,255/SF
October 29, 2025–October 29, 2026
Median $11.63M · $2,964/SF
Recorded condominium sales from October 29, 2025–October 29, 2026 help orient the discussion. Housing form, service, condition, views, parking, and exact location still determine whether a residence belongs in the comparison.
These six core markets account for 202 of the 204 tracked-building $3M+ Boston condominium closings in the trailing year. The citywide total retains two other qualifying closings, but their neighborhood sample is too thin to present as a useful market benchmark. Recorded-sales Seaport combines Seaport and Fort Point; the asking-inventory Seaport count uses the exact Seaport District listing area. Downtown core combines Downtown, Financial District, and West End; Waterfront combines Waterfront and North End.
Of the 178 listings asking at least $3 million, 68 are in Back Bay, 28 in Beacon Hill, 22 in Downtown/Midtown, 19 in Seaport, 7 on the Waterfront, and 22 in the South End.
For a buyer
We compare the closest live alternatives, then identify what the extra money actually buys.
For an owner
We remove superficial comps and explain the differences that a buyer will notice.
For an investor
We test carrying costs, rental constraints, supply, and the likely future buyer pool.