We are five months into our Lakes Region Real Estate Market for 2025. I thought I would research how our waterfront sales were performing around our area lakes. Here is a breakdown of the first five months of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.
Lake Winnipesaukee Waterfront Sales
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025) – Including Island Sales
15 Sales
Median Days on Market: 65
Median Sales Price: $2,190,000
Average Sales Price: $2,590,933
Highest Sale Price: $5,500,000
Lowest Sales Price: $725,000
Total Volume: $38,864,000
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024) – Including Island Sales
19 Sales
Median Days on Market: 34
Median Sales Price: $2,585,000
Average Sales Price: $2,842,947
Highest Sale Price: $6,300,000
Lowest Sales Price: $480,000
Total Volume: $54,016,000
Lake Winnisquam Waterfront Sales
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
3 Sales
Median Days on Market: 70
Median Sales Price: $1,950,000
Average Sales Price: $1,900,000
Highest Sale Price: $2,100,000
Lowest Sales Price: $1,650,000
Total Volume: $5,700,000
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
9 Sales
Median Days on Market: 26
Median Sales Price: $1,425,000
Average Sales Price: $1,580,444
Highest Sale Price: $3,600,000
Lowest Sales Price: $360,000
Total Volume: $14,224,000
Newfound Lake Waterfront Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
2 Sales
Median Days on Market: 60
Median Sales Price: $725,000
Highest Sale Price: $1,025,000
Lowest Sales Price: $425,000
Total Volume: $1,450,000
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
No Sales
Squam Lake Waterfront Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
4 Sales
Median Days on Market: 66
Median Sales Price: $3,722,063
Average Sales Price: $3,411,031
Highest Sale Price: $4,750,000
Lowest Sales Price: $1,450,000
Total Volume: $13,644,126
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
No Sales
Lake Waukewan Waterfront Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
2 Sales
Median Days on Market: 67
Median Sales Price: $1,141,000
Highest Sale Price: $1,490,000
Lowest Sales Price: $792,000
Total Volume: $2,282,000
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
1 Sale
Days on Market: 57
Selling Price: $1,150,000
Merrymeeting Lake Waterfront Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
1 Sale
Days on Market: 0
Selling Price: $1,600,000
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
No Sales
Lake Kanasatka Waterfront Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
2 Sales
Median Days on Market: 4
Median Sales Price: $690,000
Highest Sale Price: $825,000
Lowest Sales Price: $555,000
Total Volume: $1,380,000
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
No Sales
Lake Opechee Waterfront Sales
2025 (01/01/2025 – 05/28/2025)
No Sales
2024 (01/01/2024 – 05/28/2024)
1 Sale
Days on Market: 5
Selling Price: $1,162,000
When you compare the waterfront sales activity on the 8 lakes above, there is a considerable drop in the number of closed sales year-to-date compared to 2024 for the same period. It’s discouraging to know that on 5 out of the 8 lakes reviewed, there were no sales to date in 2025. These lakes include:
Newfound Lake
Squam Lake
Merrymeeting Lake
Lake Kanasatka
Lake Opechee
It will be interesting to see how the second half of the year plays out. We all know we’ve experienced:
Major tariff concerns
Ongoing global conflicts
Inventory shortages
Pricing challenges
Interest rates
Looking at the current inventory for sale on Lake Winnipesaukee:
41 active single-family listings
5 are island properties
Lowest-priced properties: $699,000 (Sleeper Island and Rattlesnake Island)
Highest-priced property: $10,950,000 at 20 Wyman Drive, Wolfeboro
Enjoy this summer, and if you have any real estate questions, feel free to contact any of our realtors at Roche Realty Group.
This article was written by Frank Roche.
Frank is President at Roche Realty Group, located in Meredith, NH, and can be reached at (603) 455-7046.
Sales data was compiled by PrimeMLS search and is subject to change.
Visit rocherealty.com to learn more about the Lakes Region and its real estate market.
