A condominium for sale in Salem in August. iStock photo illustration

Greater Boston saw the third-largest year-over-year increase in new listings, according to new data from Redfin.

New residential for-sale listings of all types increased in Boston by 8.5 percent for the four weeks ending on March 29, the listings portal and brokerage’s economists reported. There were 1,172 new single-family and condominium listings during that time.

The jump comes after a quieter-than-normal winter housing market, where data suggests both buyer and seller activity was suppressed due to a series of storms and arctic temperatures.

New listings are ticking up across the country as well. They rose 1.7 percent year over year across the United States.

Additionally, there are 630,000 more home sellers than buyers in the market, the biggest gap in records dating back to 2013.

In Greater Boston, though, the gap is 10,105 sellers and 10,012 buyers. With a balanced market, agents believe that the condition of homes is crucial for sellers.

“My advice for sellers is to remember you’re selling the dream of homeownership,” Rockville, Maryland-based Redfin agent Hazel Shakur said in a statement. “When house hunters walk through the door, it should look good, smell good and give the impression that every room is orderly. Buyers should be able to visualize what life is going to be like living in the home. And it goes beyond cosmetics: Some buyers are walking away during the inspection period if they uncover an issue, so sellers should make sure they have taken care of basic maintenance and repairs before listing.”