NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME SALES REPORT
From January through December 2025, a total of 18,229 residential properties sold across New Hampshire, including 12,456 single-family homes, 4,322 condominiums, and 1,451 mobile homes.
Pricing for single-family homes remained elevated throughout the year. The median list price statewide was $535,000, and the median sold price was $536,900.
While statewide figures provide a useful high-level view, pricing and sales activity varied significantly at the county level. Median sold prices for single-family homes differed widely across the state, as did the number of homes sold in each county. These variations highlight how local market conditions can influence both price and transaction volume, even within the same statewide market.
Time on market also varied by location. Across New Hampshire, single-family homes averaged 30 days on market, with a median of 10 days, though individual counties experienced different pacing depending on factors such as housing supply, price points, and local demand.
Looking at county-level data alongside statewide numbers offers a picture of how New Hampshire’s housing market functioned in 2025 and reinforces the importance of regional context when evaluating market conditions.
While county-level data helps highlight regional differences across New Hampshire, a closer look at the Sunapee Region and its individual towns provides additional clarity on how pricing and sales activity played out locally.
SUNAPEE REGION HOME SALES REPORT
From January through December 2025, a total of 633 residential properties sold across the Sunapee Region. This included 553 single-family homes, 59 condominiums, and 21 mobile homes, with single-family homes accounting for the majority of residential sales activity in the region.
Pricing for single-family homes reflected the variety of housing options and locations found across Sunapee Region towns, with sale prices ranging from $200,000 to over $9,000,000. The median list price for single-family homes was $515,000, and the median sold price was $500,000, marking the highest annual median sold price recorded in the Sunapee Region.
Looking closely at where single-family home sales occurred across price ranges provides additional context:
- $250,000 and under: 5%
- $251,000–$500,000: 45%
- $501,000–$750,000: 29%
- $751,000–$1,000,000: 10%
- Over $1,000,000: 11%
The accompanying chart shows annual single-family home sales alongside the median sold price in the Sunapee Region from 2005 through 2025, offering longer-term context for changes in pricing and sales activity over time.
Time on market varied throughout the region. Single-family homes averaged 37 days on market, with a median of 13 days, highlighting differences in pacing depending on property characteristics, condition, and town-specific factors.
Reviewing past home sales can help highlight how market activity differs from town to town within the Sunapee Region. The links below provide historical single-family home sales data for each town, grouped by county, with metrics including sales volume, number of homes sold, median sold prices, and average days on market from 2005 through 2024.
- Sullivan County – Sunapee Region Home Sales by Town
- Merrimack County – Sunapee Region Home Sales by Town
Listing Price Decreases in the Sunapee Region
This chart highlights the share of closed single-family home sales that experienced at least one price decrease prior to going under contract, based on available transaction data (note that not all price changes are captured, such as listings that did not result in a sale).
Between 2014 and 2019, price reductions were a common part of the selling process, with roughly 34% to 40% of homes experiencing at least one decrease before sale. From 2020 through 2023, that percentage declined, reaching a low point of 19% in both 2022 and 2023.
In 2025, 27% of homes sold in the Sunapee Region had a price decrease prior to sale. Of those price reductions, 61% occurred during the second half of the year, between July and December.
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reported that nationwide price reductions have returned to attract buyers as Days on Market rise. MLS data shows the average reductions based on days on market as follows:
0–14 days: 4.9% cut
15–30 days: 6.1% cut
31–60 days: 7.3% cut
61–90 days: 9% cut
91–120 days: 10.6% cut
Over 120 days: 13.8% cut
Days on Market
Days on Market (DOM) can be examined using two separate data sets: closed sales and active listings. In the Sunapee Region, closed sales data for 2025 shows a median DOM of 13 days for single-family homes. Homes currently listed for sale in the region show a median DOM of 101 days.
2025 Home Buyer Activity
According to NAR’s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers Report, covering June 2024 through June 2025, first-time buyers accounted for 21% of home purchases, the lowest share recorded since the organization began tracking this data in 1981.
The report also noted that the median age of first-time buyers increased to 40, with high rents and student loan debt cited as factors contributing to the challenges of entering homeownership.
Another data point highlighted in the report relates to expected homeownership tenure. Buyers reported a median expected length of ownership of 15 years, with 28% indicating they expect their next home to be their “forever home.” This represents a notable change from the early 2000s, when homeowners typically remained in their homes for approximately six years.
Financing trends also continue to evolve. Over the past year, all-cash purchases represented an average of 26% of national home sales, the highest level recorded. In contrast, from 2003 through 2010, fewer than 10% of buyers paid all cash for a home. In the Sunapee Region, cash purchases accounted for 35% of single-family home sales.
2026 Housing Forecast
In January, the O’Halloran Group team traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona to attend an educational real estate conference. We had the pleasure of learning from Lawerence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of REALTORS®. Yun’s 2026 housing market forecast included the following noteworthy insights:
- Mortgage rates are projected to stay around 6% for 2026 (lower than the 7% we saw in early 2025).
- Home sales will see an increase of 14%. This will be supported by expanded buyer qualifications as mortgage rates decrease.
- Home prices nationwide will continue to grow 3-4%.
- Inventory of homes for sale is expected to continue increasing (locally, we saw a slight increase in 2025, but New England continues to face a housing shortage).
When looking at New Hampshire housing inventory for the month of December, available homes for sale increased in 2025 compared to 2024 and 2023, as shown in the accompanying chart. This is a data point we’ll continue to monitor into the first quarter of 2026.
if you’d like to talk through how these year-end numbers compare to a specific town, time frame, or property, you’re welcome to reach out to start a data-focused conversation.
To view current homes for sale in the Sunapee Region, you can explore our just-listed and active homes search.
*We define the Sunapee Region as the following 16 towns: Andover, Bradford, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Lempster, New London, Newbury, Newport, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Unity, Warner, Washington and Wilmot.
**Data sourced through PrimeMLS, January 22 - January 25, 2026. Data is subject to human error.
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