PORTSMOUTH, NH-October sales of single-family homes in the 13 Sample Seacoast Towns reached the highest October level since 2021 while median sale prices moderated.

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

The October median sale price of a single-family home was $872,500, off 3.7 percent from last year. There were 72 transactions, up 10.7 percent from 2024, against a background of 176 active listings, the most for October since 2019.

The month’s biggest sale came at 11 Atlantic Ave, North Hampton at $5.2 million, selling at full price. The five-bedroom, ocean view Victorian is renovated to an exceedingly high level. This was one of two $5 million-dollar sales for the month, the other coming at 56 Old Beach Road, Rye, which sold for full price at $5 million.

For the year, single-family sales are up 7.6 percent and the median sale price of $850,000 is up 4.5 percent.

October condominium sales fell to the lowest level since March. The 48 transactions are off 21.3 percent from last year even though the 148 active listings at month’s end are the most since July 2020. The median price of a condominium slipped 7 percent from last year to $511,000, the lowest figure since January.

The biggest condominium sale came at 77 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, closing at $2.4 million, some $89,000 below ask. The 2-bedroom, 3-bath 2,103 square foot penthouse unit was the only sale above $2 million of the six-million-dollar condominium transactions for the month.

For the year, condominium sales are flat, up .7 percent while the median sale price of $572,500 is off 3.8 percent from last year.

“Our single-family market continues to generate strong buyer interest,” said Seacoast Board of REALTORS President Lexi Leddy. “With prices moderating and interest rates coming down, we seem to be enjoying a solid fall market.”