Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Midway Park
October 9, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.ai
Midway Park Homes Sell in 19 Days at 99.5% of Asking
In Midway Park, the typical home sells in 19 days and fetches 99.5% of the first asking price. Most sellers price it right from the start, but homes that need a price cut sit about 34 days before going under contract. About 15% of listings, or 1 in 7, didn't sell at all over the last 12 months.
Summary written October 7, 2026 from that day's numbers. The figures in the tiles update every hour, so they can differ slightly.
Which pile do you want to be in?
Out of every 20 homes listed in Midway Park over the last 12 months, the solid houses sold. The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.
Priced right from day one: sold in a median 15 days. Needed price cuts: 34 days, and sold for 92.2% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $109 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $167 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $775 + mortgage |
About $775 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 98 days — roughly $2,487 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Onslow County rate 0.655 per $100 (NC Department of Revenue, 2025-26 county rates); town taxes add more inside town limits; insurance, upkeep (1% of value a year) and utilities are typical estimates.
When contracts fall apart
Contracts that fell apart
15%
10 of about 66 before closing
Those homes that later sold
70%
30% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
100.0%
vs. 98.6% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
56
vs. 14 on the first contract
The MLS doesn't record why a contract ends. In our experience the most common reasons are home inspection findings, appraisals that come in below the price, and buyer financing. How buyers paid on closed sales: conventional 7% · cash 13% · VA 54% · FHA 16%.
If you're selling
- Homes priced right from day one typically go under contract in 15 days.
- Listings that need a price cut wait longer, about 34 days, and still often sell for less, around 92.2% of asking.
- 1 in 7 listings in Midway Park didn't sell in the last 12 months.
- Contracts fall apart about 15% of the time, most often due to inspection, appraisal or financing issues. Most of those homes, 70%, go on to sell later.
If you're buying
- About 52% of homes in Midway Park sold below the first asking price, so there's some room to negotiate.
- Homes that sat without selling lingered a median of 98 days, so a long time on market can be a sign to ask questions.
- Buyers here are financing in different ways: 53% used VA loans, 16% FHA, 12% cash, and 9% conventional.
Did you know?
- The typical home in Midway Park sells for $200,000.
- Carrying a typical home here runs about $775 a month before the mortgage, but stretches to about $2,487 a month while a home sits unsold.
- When a contract falls apart, the home that eventually sells again does so at 100.0% of asking, even better than the first-contract median of 98.7%.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
15%
up 0.9 pts from a year ago
10 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 56 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
99.5%
up 0.5 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
52%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.3%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
19
up 6 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
0.5%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
0%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$200K
down 2.2% from a year ago
56 homes sold
The last 24 months
25% latest month · Sep 26
14 latest month · Sep 26
99.4% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 56 | 7 | 11% | 19 | 99.5% |
| $300–400K | 0 | 2 | 100% | — | — |
| $400–500K | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — |
Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Didn't sell" = listings that expired, were withdrawn or were canceled (some owners stop for reasons that have nothing to do with the market); true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated October 9, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000