Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update

Hyde Park has more listings, but buyers are still moving fast

By Juan Murray

Real estate, Hyde Park

More homes are hitting the market in Hyde Park. That is a real shift. But buyers have not slowed down, and the numbers from the Real Estate Data Aggregator show why sellers still need to come in priced right.

For the three months ending August 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 53 homes for sale in ZIP 02136. That is up 71% from the same period in 2025. New listings rose 43.1% too, with 83 homes coming to market in that stretch.

More supply sounds like a buyer's market. But look at what buyers are actually doing. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median days on market at 21 days. That is 5 days shorter than a year ago. Nearly half of all listings, 45.8%, went under contract within two weeks of hitting the market.

Demand is still there. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that homes sold at an average of 101.8% of list price. That means the typical home sold above asking. And 47.2% of sales closed above list price, even as that share dipped 4.5 points from last year.

Prices dipped a little

The median sale price in ZIP 02136 came in at $661,000 for the three months ending August 31, 2026, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is down 3.9% from the same period in 2025. It is a modest dip, not a collapse. But it does mean pricing your home right matters more than it did last year.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator also counted 53 homes sold in that period, down 8.6% from 2025. Pending sales, at 59, were up 1.7%. So the pipeline is refilling even as closed sales pulled back a bit.

The national picture adds context

Hyde Park is not alone in seeing more listings. Realtor.com reported that active listings topped 1.16 million homes nationally in September 2026. Realtor.com also reported that price cuts hit 20.8% of listings in September, the highest share since October 2022.

Rates are a factor too. CNBC reported that the average contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage with a conforming loan balance climbed to 7.49% as of the week ending October 7, 2026. That is real pressure on buyers' budgets, and it is part of why pricing matters more now than it did when rates were lower.

What this means if you are selling

More inventory means buyers have more to compare your home against. The homes that went under contract in two weeks were priced and prepared to compete. The ones that did not were not.

A 101.8% sale-to-list ratio tells you the market rewards accurate pricing. It does not reward wishful thinking. Come in right and buyers are still there.

What this means if you are buying

You have more choices in Hyde Park than you did a year ago. That is real. But the 21-day median and the 45.8% two-week contract rate tell you that good homes move. Do not assume you have weeks to decide on something priced well.

Also keep in mind: Hyde Park has distinct pockets. Cleary Square, Fairmount Hill, Logan Square, and Readville each trade a little differently. One block can read differently from the ZIP code average.