Somewhere on Washington Street, someone paid $140,000 for a condo smaller than most studio apartments. At 183 square feet, it's barely room for a bed and a bookshelf. That same two-week stretch, a buyer on Clinton Road closed on a 4,257-square-foot colonial condo for $6.7 million.
The $6.56 million gap between those two sales captures Brookline's housing market in miniature: expensive at every level, and wildly stratified.
In all, 36 residential sales closed between June 15 and June 26, according to Warren Group data reported by Brookline.News journalist Sam Mintz on Thursday, July 10. The pace matches what the town has sustained all spring. Brookline recorded 34 sales in the first two weeks of June, 35 in late May, 33 in early May, and a peak of 47 in the late-April-through-May 1 window, according to the same biweekly series. Across five recent two-week periods, the town has averaged roughly 37 sales per cycle.
Even the micro-condo on Washington Street pencils out to about $765 per square foot. The Clinton Road colonial? Roughly $1,573 per square foot.
The bigger picture
Statewide, the Massachusetts median single-family home price held at $665,000 in May 2026, essentially flat year-over-year, according to the Warren Group. Greater Boston condo prices rose 4.7% to the same $665,000 median, with 1,540 condo sales recorded regionwide, a 3.7% bump from May 2025.
"The stability in pricing suggests demand remains resilient even as buyers navigate affordability constraints," Cassidy Norton, associate publisher of the Warren Group, said in the firm's June 17 press release.
Cash is still king
A January 2026 Brookline.News investigation found that down payments of $600,000 or more and all-cash offers have become defining features of the local market, effectively shutting out many would-be buyers. That dynamic hasn't eased.
The town is trying to build its way toward relief. Brookline Town Meeting in May 2026 approved sweeping zoning changes in Chestnut Hill, and voters elected two pro-housing Select Board members. Four major projects in the pipeline would add more than 350 homes: approximately 150 apartments at 654–678 Brookline Avenue (Claremont Companies), 40 units at 429 Harvard Street (Oak Hill Properties), 116 units at 40 Kent Street (DND Homes), and 50 units at 1180 Boylston Street (Chestnut Hill Investments), according to the Charles River Regional Chamber.
The Select Board has also flagged redevelopment of municipal parking lots in Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village, plus further rezoning along Route 9, as next growth opportunities.
The Warren Group's next statewide report covering June transactions is expected in mid-July 2026.
