PORTSMOUTH –Sales of high-end condominiums in the 13 Sample Seacoast Towns set a new March record. But the spring real estate market got off to a mixed start, 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.

There were 12 condominium sales of $1 million dollars or more even as the median price of a condominium for the first three months of 2026 fell 8 percent from 2025 to $535,000. The March median sales price slipped 12.3 percent to $510,000. Sales volume for the period was essentially flat at 56 sales, one less than last year.

The biggest condominium sale closed at the asking price of $2.75 million for a 2,759 square foot, 3-bedroom, 3-bath unit at 70 Maplewood Avenue, Portsmouth.

March single-family sales were up 11.3 percent on 49 transactions, while the median sale price reached $852,000, about the same as last year’s $849,500. For the year, the median sale price is off 5.3% at $800,000 but total sales are up 11%.

The biggest sale came at 155 Cable Road, Rye, a 5,307 sf, 5-bedroom, 5-bath property about a block from Ocean Boulevard, closing at $5.4 million, or $200,000 over ask. This is also the biggest sale in the 13 Sample Seacoast Towns thus far in 2026.

Both single-family and condominium active listings are off from last year. April began with 95 active single-family homes, off 14.4% from 2025, while the 81 available condominium units was the same as last month, but off 19.8% from last year.

“In terms of sales volume, we seem to be off to a solid start despite low inventory,” said Seacoast Board of REALTORS President Ryan Kaplan. “The good news for buyers is that prices have retreated from where they were in January.”