Published September 23, 2026 in Market Update

Roslindale's Best Offers Went to Homes Priced Over $600K

By Juan Murray

Real estate, Roslindale

A lot of sellers in Roslindale assume the lower they price, the more offers they get. Price it cheap, create a frenzy, walk away with more than you asked. I hear it all the time. I pulled every lived-in home that sold in Rozzie through September 23, 2026, and the numbers say something different.

The homes that pulled the best offers were not the cheapest ones.

Of the 41 homes priced between $750,000 and $900,000, 75.6% sold at or above what they first asked. That was the strongest result of any price band in Roslindale. The 38 homes priced at $900,000 and up were close behind at 73.7%.

The 51 homes priced under $600,000 came in last. Only 64.7% of them sold at or above asking. That is a gap of nearly 11 points compared to the $750K to $900K range. ==Pricing lower did not produce better offers. It produced fewer of them.

The $600,000 to $750,000 band landed in the middle at 71.1%. So the pattern holds across all four ranges: as the price climbed from under $600K toward $900K, the share of homes that met or beat their asking price went up with it.

What the first asking price tells you about how a home will do.

When I cut the same data by what a home first asked, the story sharpens. Homes first listed between $650,000 and $800,000 sold for 102.2% of their first asking price. Homes first listed between $550,000 and $650,000 sold for 101%. Homes first listed under $550,000 sold for exactly 100% of what they first asked. The typical home in that range got every dollar it asked for, and no more.

The homes first listed at $950,000 and up tell a different story. They gave up at a 34.7% rate, the highest of any range. The typical home that gave up first asked $929,000. The typical home that sold first asked $717,000. That is a $212,000 gap. Pricing too high has a real cost, and so does pricing too low.

What this means for you, whether you are selling or buying.

If you are selling, the data says the middle of the Roslindale market is where buyers competed hardest. The typical home sold in 20 days and got 100.1% of its first asking price. Homes that sold in the first month got 102.2% of what they first asked. Homes that took a second month to find a buyer got 97.7% of what they first asked. That 4.5-point difference starts with where you open. Speed and price are connected, and both start with the number you put on the sign.

There is also a clear penalty for coming in too high. Of the 32 homes that first asked $950,000 or more and did sell, the typical one took 21 days. But 17 homes in that same range gave up entirely, never finding a buyer. That is a 34.7% give-up rate, more than double any other price band. If you are thinking about stretching your opening price, that figure is worth sitting with.

Timing matters too. Homes that sold in May 2026 got 103.1% of their last asking price. Homes that sold in June got 104%. By August, the typical home sold for exactly 100% of its last asking price and took 28 days. The market did not collapse, but the urgency softened. Sellers who moved early in the spring captured the strongest results.

If you are buying, the market here is still tight. There are 1.9 months of supply right now, well under the 4-month mark that favors sellers. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.95% as of September 17, 2026, up from 6.26% a year ago (Freddie Mac). That rate rise has cooled buyer activity nationally, with US existing-home sales down 2.0% in August to 3.98 million units (NAR). But in Roslindale, homes priced well are still moving in under three weeks. Budget carefully, and do not assume a low asking price means less competition. The homes that drew the strongest offers were not the ones priced lowest.