AUGUSTA —According to Maine Listings, 1,697 Maine homes sold in July—a jump of 7.75 percent from July 2025. The median sales price (MSP) also rose 1.67 percent to $427,000 comparing July 2026 to July 2025. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

But along the coast, sales declined in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties (see chart below).

Source: Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc. (d/b/a Maine Listings). Maine Listings, a subsidiary of the Maine Association of Realtors, is a statewide Multiple Listing Service with over 6,300 licensees inputting active and sold property listing data. All statistics are point-in-time data collected on the fourth business day of each month. All data may reflect late reporting of sold data from a prior period.

 “Qualified buyers are actively searching across Maine,” said Judy Oberg, 2026 President of the Maine Association of Realtors, in an Aug. 11 press release. “July statistics show us that more homes for sale results in the sale of more homes."

She said: “Active home sale listings exceeded 6,200 for the first time since December 2019, resulting in the eighth best July since the year 2000. With 1,697 sales, on average, 77 families bought a home each business day during July.”

The National Association of Realtors posted a 0.8 percent increase in sales nationwide in July 2026 compared to July 2025. Nationally, the MSP rose 1.9 percent to $440,300 from July 2025. Regionally, July 2026 sales in the Northeast remained unchanged, while the regional MSP increased 5.2 percent to $563,800 compared to July 2025, the release said.

“July’s statewide median sold price of $427,000 was 2.1 percent below the MSP of last month’s historic high,” said Oberg. “With increased inventory and the shift toward the autumn season, sellers should consider pricing to their current local market conditions and seasonal trends with the knowledge that buyers, in some markets, can be more discerning and have additional negotiating leverage. It’s a great time to purchase a home in Maine.”

Below are two charts showing statistics for Maine and its 16 counties. The first chart lists statistics for the month of July (2025/2026), statewide. The second chart compares the number of existing, single-family homes sold (units) and volume (MSP) during the rolling quarter of May, June and July (2025/2026).