Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Bald Head Island

The numbers most home sites don't show: how many listings never sell, how long homes really take, and what they sell for against the first asking price.

Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Market insights: Bald Head Island

September 23, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.ai

In the last 12 months, 23% of homes listed in Bald Head Island failed to sell — about 1 in 4. Homes that sold went for a median 92.7% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

23%

down 4.8 pts from a year ago

30 expired or canceled vs 99 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

92.7%

down 1.9 pts from a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

89%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

0.0%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

99

up 50 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

7.3%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

23%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$1.54M

down 3.3% from a year ago

99 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
$500–750K100%1392.1%
$750K–1M7542%12594.2%
$1M+912522%9992.7%

Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Failed to sell" = listings that expired or were canceled; true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated September 23, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000

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