The New Hampshire market right now
Sales figures: Redfin Data Center, market tracker (Redfin, a national real estate brokerage), New Hampshire, May 2026, all residential property types. Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026, mid-tier homes, seasonally adjusted. These are area-wide figures, not a value for any one home.
With about 2.9 months of supply, this is a market that leans toward sellers by the usual rule of thumb, and homes sold at or above their list price on average.
Show the numbers
| Month | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | $537,900 |
| Apr 2026 | $508,100 |
| Mar 2026 | $500,500 |
| Feb 2026 | $483,900 |
| Jan 2026 | $507,000 |
| Dec 2025 | $498,500 |
| Nov 2025 | $497,100 |
| Oct 2025 | $502,400 |
| Sep 2025 | $511,900 |
| Aug 2025 | $530,600 |
| Jul 2025 | $514,100 |
| Jun 2025 | $536,100 |
| May 2025 | $513,800 |
| Apr 2025 | $494,900 |
| Mar 2025 | $499,500 |
| Feb 2025 | $483,400 |
| Jan 2025 | $489,000 |
| Dec 2024 | $493,300 |
| Nov 2024 | $479,100 |
| Oct 2024 | $489,000 |
| Sep 2024 | $494,000 |
| Aug 2024 | $503,200 |
| Jul 2024 | $499,900 |
| Jun 2024 | $513,400 |
| May 2024 | $507,300 |
Source: Redfin Data Center, New Hampshire. Monthly figures, not seasonally adjusted, so some ups and downs are just the time of year.
New Hampshire rules that affect sellers
Transfer tax
New Hampshire's real estate transfer tax (RSA 78-B) is $0.75 per $100 of the price, charged separately to both the buyer and the seller, so each side pays 0.75% and the total is 1.5%. There is a $20 minimum on sales of $4,000 or less.
Source: New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, Real Estate Transfer Tax
Seller disclosure
Partly. New Hampshire has no statewide comprehensive condition form, but RSA 477:4-c and 477:4-d require the seller to give the buyer a signed written disclosure covering the private water supply, sewage or septic system, insulation, flood hazard zone status and any residential heating oil underground tank. RSA 477:4-a also requires a signed notice about radon, arsenic, lead, PFAS and flood risk.
Who handles the closing
New Hampshire closings are handled by title companies or attorneys. Sources disagree on whether an attorney must be involved, and no official source reviewed says one is required, so confirm with your title company or attorney.
Source: Bean Group, New Hampshire Closing Costs: What Buyers and Sellers Pay in 2026 (secondary source)
Also worth knowing
Before a purchase contract is signed, the seller or seller's agent must give the buyer a state-worded notice about radon, arsenic, lead, PFAS and flood risk, and the buyer signs a copy to acknowledge it.
Source: New Hampshire RSA 477:4-a
Also worth knowing
The transfer tax is calculated separately for each party and rounded to the nearest whole dollar. On a $535,000 sale, for example, the seller and the buyer each owe about $4,013.
Source: Bean Group, New Hampshire Closing Costs: What Buyers and Sellers Pay in 2026 (secondary source)
Checking an agent's license
Real estate agents in New Hampshire are licensed by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification). You can look up any agent before you work with them.
Rules checked 2026-09-30. They change, and local practice varies: confirm with your title company, closing attorney or agent before relying on them. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Metro areas in New Hampshire
Prices and pace can be very different from one metro to the next, so the local page is a better guide than the statewide figure.
Market figures: Redfin Data Center and Zillow Research, updated monthly. All states.