Real Estate

Natick Housing Costs Are Up, But Market 'More Thoughtful,' Expert Says

More Massachusetts homes are selling in 2025 than 2024, but home prices are increasing as well, a new study found.

MASSACHUSETTS — Home prices in Massachusetts jumped in September when compared to the same period in 2024, a new report found.

That is also true in Natick, where the median home sale price rose to $895,000 across 15 sales, a jump of nearly 2 percent in price. For the year, the average home costs $980,000, an increase of 7 percent over the same period in 2024.

The Warren Group has published its September home sale report, finding that the median cost for a single-family home in Massachusetts was up 4.2 percent from last September, reaching an average cost of $625,000.

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There were 3,769 single-family home sales in Massachusetts in September, an 8 percent increase from September 2024, when there were 3,489 transactions.

There were 31,980 single-family home sales in the first nine months of 2025, a 3 percent increase from 2024. The median single-family home sale price increased 3 percent on the same basis to $640,000.

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“The September housing market showed continued signs of shifting dynamics,” said Cassidy Norton, Associate Publisher and Media Relations Director of The Warren Group. “A recent mortgage rate cut, increased inventory, and the approaching end of the year are all contributing to a slower, more thoughtful market. Anticipated additional rate cuts will continue the trend.”

Although Norton points out that many expected another rate cute, mortgage rates jumped last week after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a December rate cut may not happen.

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