PORTSMOUTH—April sales of single-family homes and condominiums in the 13 Sample Seacoast Towns surged to their best levels in four and six years respectively, according to statistics just released by the Seacoast Board of REALTORS.

The 13 Sample Seacoast Towns are Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, North Hampton, Newmarket, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook, and Stratham.

With inventory at its highest April level since 2020, the month saw 59 single-family sales, up 23.7% from last year and the most sales since December. There were 19 sales more than $1 million dollars, an April record, and the third monthly record for high-end sales set this year. The monthly median sale price of $815,000 is down 5.3% from last year.

The month’s biggest sale came at 12 Willow Avenue in North Hampton, a 6,456 s.f. residence on .73 acres that closed for list at $4 million dollars, placing the transaction in the top seven all-time biggest sales in North Hampton.

The month’s 57 condominium sales were the most since October and the biggest April since 2019. Inventory levels were at the highest mark since 2020. The monthly median of $550,000 is up 2.8% from last year. Once again, the three biggest condominium sales were in Portsmouth with the top sale coming at 25 Maplewood Avenue for a 3-bedroom, 1,782 s.f. unit, closing at the list price of $2,795,000.

For the year, single-family sales are up 19.2 percent and the median sale price of $831,500 is up 7.3 percent. Condominium sales are down 17 percent and the median sale price of $559,950 is also down 3.7 percent.

“Our single-family numbers continue to impress when compared with other markets,” said Seacoast Board of REALTORS President Lexi Leddy. “To be as strong as they are in the current economic climate is mute testimony to the confidence buyers have in Seacoast real estate.”