The latest monthly trends report from the NH Association of Realtors shows the median sales price of a home in the state was $445,000 for the month of March, up 1.1 percent from the same period last year. The median price of a residential condominium in March was $360,000, an increase of 2.9 percent over last year.

Compared to last March, there were 13.2 percent fewer single-family home sales and 28.2 percent fewer condo sales.

As it has for some time now, Rockingham County remains the priciest of the state’s 10 counties. A single-family home there had a median sales price of $599,950 in March, a 3.4 percent hike over last year. A not-so-close second was Carroll County at $480,000, followed by Hillsborough at $451,750, Belknap at $442,500, Merrimack at $414,250, Strafford at $400,000, Grafton at $372,000, Sullivan at $325,000, Cheshire at $325,000, and Coos at $215,000.

The NHAR said higher rates have continued to put downward pressure on sales prices.

Within Rockingham County, the Seacoast Board of Realtors also attributed a March slump in sales to higher mortgage interest rates. It reported that, for the first three months of 2023, single-family sales are off 14 percent, though the median sale price is up 3.6 percent to $644,000. It said condominium sales are off 26.4 percent in the first quarter, but the monthly median sale price of $608,703 is up 14.8 percent from last year. — PAUL BRIAND