Weymouth Went From 5% Over Asking to Below List in Three Months

In July 2026, the average Weymouth home sold for 105.05% of its asking price. On a $700,000 list price, that is $35,000 over. It was one of the hottest months for Weymouth sellers in our records, which go back to early 2023.

Here is what happened next:

Month	Sale-to-list ratio	Homes sold	Active listings
July 2026	105.05%	49	31
August 2026	104.01%	36	34
September 2026	101.89%	40	50
October 2026	99.94%	22	65

Three months, five points of negotiating power, gone. In October, Weymouth homes sold just under list price for the first time since January.

Caption: Weymouth’s over-asking premium unwound over three months.

The September crack became an October turn

Last month we called September “the first crack” in Weymouth: listings jumped and the over-asking premium shrank. October confirmed the direction.

• Sales fell 41%. Weymouth closed 22 single-family homes in October, against 37 in October 2025. It was the fewest in any month since March, and the steepest year-over-year drop among Weymouth’s large-volume neighbors.
• Listings hit a new high. Weymouth had 65 homes for sale at the end of October, up from 50 in September and 45 a year ago, and the most in our records, which go back to early 2023.
• Homes sat longer. October sales took 47 days, up from 29 a year ago and the slowest month since March.
• Months of inventory rose to 1.77, the highest since April.

The average sale price, $658,955, was down 3.5% year over year and the lowest monthly figure since January.

Caption: Sixty-five listings, up from 34 at the end of August.

Why Weymouth turned faster than most

Weymouth’s summer strength came from one kind of buyer: someone priced out of Quincy, Braintree and Hingham, looking for a postwar cape or colonial they could afford near the Red Line and Route 3. That buyer is usually financing most of the purchase, often with less than 20% down. When rates moved from about 6.5% in the summer to above 7% in October, that buyer’s budget fell by roughly 7%, and the bidding wars stopped.

The rest of the picture is still healthy by normal standards. Over the full year Weymouth has closed 300 single-family homes, and from August through October buyers still paid an average of 102.23% of asking. The town is not in trouble. It has gone from an extreme seller’s market to a normal one in a single season.

For the run-up, see our September Weymouth report. We wrote more about what to do when a listing stalls in why so many Massachusetts houses aren’t selling this fall.

What it means if you’re selling in Weymouth now

The summer playbook — list on Thursday, collect offers over the weekend, take the one with no contingencies — is over for now. With 65 competing listings, buyers will compare, inspect and negotiate.

That hits hardest for houses that need work. Weymouth has a lot of them: original 1950s capes in North and South Weymouth, ranches with old oil systems around Lovell’s Corner, houses with decades of deferred maintenance near Weymouth Landing. In July, a buyer would overlook a tired kitchen to win the house. In November, they will just buy the house down the street.

Bluefin Property Buyers buys Weymouth houses for cash, as they are. We are a Massachusetts real estate company that renovates and resells homes across the South Shore, so condition is something we price in rather than a reason to walk away. No repairs, no showings, no commission, no lender. Get a cash offer on your Weymouth home, or talk with our team about your timeline first.

Take the easy way out.

Data: MLS PIN, single-family homes, Weymouth, through October 31, 2026.

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