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Living in, buying in, or renting in Boston — the market, the open houses, and the news, in one place.

This Week’s Open Houses

Updated every Friday morning

A short, editor-picked list of open houses worth your weekend — chosen by our editors, described in our own words, no listing feeds.

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This week’s picks land Friday morning.

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What would it cost per month?

Principal & interest on a typical Boston condo, at the latest weekly average rate — adjust the numbers to fit your search.

Prefilled near the median assessed value of a Boston condo.

U.S. weekly average (week of June 25, 2026): 6.49%

Estimated monthly payment
$3,287

principal & interest

Borrowing $520,000 after a 20% down payment ($130,000) · 30-year fixed at 6.5%.

Property taxes, homeowners insurance, and condo/HOA fees are extra.

Rate prefills are the Freddie Mac weekly U.S. averages via FRED — 30-year 6.49%, 15-year 5.84% (week of June 25, 2026). Estimates only, not lending advice; your rate will vary.

The Boston market right now

The freshest public, citable numbers on Boston housing — with honest vintage labels, because good data takes time to collect.

6.49%
Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate in the U.S.
Week of June 25, 2026 — holding flat near 6.5% for the past month. Source: Freddie Mac via FRED.
$722,800
Median owner-occupied home value in Boston
Census ACS 2024 1-year estimates (surveyed calendar 2024). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, table DP04.
$2,196/mo
Median gross rent in Boston (contract rent + utilities)
Census ACS 2024 1-year estimates; gross-rent medians run below asking-rent listings. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, table DP04.
$639,350
Median FY2026 assessed value of a Boston condo
Assessed value for taxation (reflects the market as of Jan 1, 2025) — not a sale price. Source: City of Boston Assessing Dept. via Analyze Boston.

More from the same books: the average 15-year fixed rate is 5.84% (same week, Freddie Mac via FRED), and Boston’s FY2026 assessment roll runs to 184,552 records — including 74,254 condo units (median assessed value $639,350) and 30,441 single-family homes (median $703,400).

Real Estate News

What’s moving in Boston housing — new towers and conversions, rents, mortgage rates, and policy out of City Hall and Beacon Hill. We track it on the ExploreBoston news hub, refreshed throughout the day.

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Market data: Freddie Mac, 30-Year and 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Averages, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, table DP04 · City of Boston Assessing Department via Analyze Boston (FY2026 property assessments, valued as of Jan 1, 2025). Mortgage figures are weekly national averages. ExploreBoston curates open-house picks editorially; we are not a brokerage, and nothing on this page is lending, legal, or investment advice.