Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Wrightsville Beach
October 6, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.ai
Wrightsville Beach: 1 in 4 Listings Didn't Sell
Over the last 12 months in Wrightsville Beach, 130 listings ended and 96 sold, but 1 in 4 didn't sell at all. Homes priced right from the start sold in 5 days, while the ones that needed price cuts took 92 days and still sold for less.
Summary written September 30, 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 Wrightsville Beach 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 5 days. Needed price cuts: 92 days, and sold for 91.3% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $441 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $1,442 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $2,385 + mortgage |
About $2,385 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 134 days — roughly $10,468 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: New Hanover County rate 0.306 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
11%
13 of about 114 before closing
Those homes that later sold
69%
15% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
81.4%
vs. 94.9% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
159
vs. 45 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 35% · cash 57% · VA 2% · FHA 0%.
If you're selling
- Homes priced right from day one sold in just 5 days and 28 of them did.
- 68 listings needed price cuts, took 92 days, and sold at 91.3% of asking instead of the full price.
- Listings that never sold sat for a median of 134 days even after a 1.8% price cut.
- 1 in 10 contracts fell apart before closing, most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues, and those homes then took 159 days to resell.
If you're buying
- Typical sold price is $1,729,800, and 82% of homes sold below the first asking price.
- Homes needing a price cut eventually sold at 91.3% of asking, so there's room to negotiate on ones that have sat a while.
- 57% of buyers paid cash, 34% used conventional financing, 2% used VA, and 0% used FHA.
Did you know?
- Median days to sell in Wrightsville Beach is 54 days.
- A typical $1,729,800 home at a 7.03% mortgage rate runs an estimated $11,620 a month to carry.
- A home that sits unsold costs an estimated $51,000 in carrying costs before it ever closes.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
24%
down 5.5 pts from a year ago
31 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 100 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
94.1%
down 2.9 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
83%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
1.8%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
54
up 41 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
5.9%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
10%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$1.75M
up 4.5% from a year ago
100 homes sold
The last 24 months
8% latest month · Sep 26
102 latest month · Sep 26
94.7% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300–400K | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| $400–500K | 5 | 3 | 38% | 123 | 91.9% |
| $500–750K | 12 | 4 | 25% | 95 | 91.5% |
| $750K–1M | 2 | 1 | 33% | 32 | 98.1% |
| $1M+ | 80 | 23 | 22% | 54 | 94.1% |
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 6, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000