March 2026 Home Sales Statistics from the Lawrence MLS
Detailed 22-page report for the City of Lawrence - March 2026
Detailed 22-page report for Douglas County - March 2026
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April 15, 2026
Lawrence Board of REALTORS® Releases Home Sales Figures for March 2026
Homes sales in the City of Lawrence fell by 6.9% in March compared to the prior year. Sales in March 2026 totaled 67 units, down from 72 in 2025.
Among existing homes, 65 units sold in March, a decrease of 1.5% from 66 units that sold in 2025. The average sale price of existing homes was $341,764. This represents a decrease of 1.4% from the March 2025 average price of $346,598.
For new construction, 1 sale occurred in March, down from 6 units the prior year, a decrease of 83.3%. The average sale price of new homes in March was $599,000, up 23.6% from the same period last year.
A total of 127 contracts for sale were written in March 2026, up from 126 in March 2025. This is an increase of 0.8%. Contracts written during the month reflect, in part, sales that will close in the near future.
The inventory of active listings in the City of Lawrence stood at 127 units at the end of March, which is up from 114 homes that were on the market at the end of March last year. At the current rate of sales, this figure represents 1.6 months' supply of homes on the market.
According to Erin Maigaard, President of the Lawrence Board of REALTORS®, “Inventory remains tight and interest rates have increased, and the housing market is off to a sluggish start in 2026. For March we can attribute much of the sluggish numbers to the lack of new construction, which had just 1 sale in the month, compared to 6 in March last year. For existing home sales, 65 sales occurred in March, compared to 66 last year. Outpacing all segments are home sales in the county (excluding Lawrence). Douglas County sales in the first quarter surged to 34 homes this year, compared to 22 units in 2025.”
For questions and/or comments, please contact LBOR President Erin Maigaard at 785-764-5496 or EMaigaard@askMcGrew.com.
Complete statistical summaries for Lawrence and Douglas County are available at http://www.lawrencerealtor.com/market-statistics/.
Three-Year Comparison Through March 2026
