Seasonality of the Greater Boston Market -
Historically, each year sees the greatest volume of new inventory in the SPRING (March-June) and FALL seasons (September-October). The slowest times of year for new inventory (and consequently, buyer activity) tend to be January-February, July-August, and November-December:
Apart from the post-Covid bump in inventory, most of the last several years saw a steady supply, while 2023 and 2024 (and, so far, 2025) have seen a substantial dip. Price growth has been generally steady, and while prices have more recently begun to plateau, they have not seen a downturn overall.
(Data is for the urban core: Boston - Cambridge - Somerville - Brookline.)