Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Calabash

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: Calabash

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

In the last 12 months, 28% of homes listed in Calabash failed to sell — about 1 in 4. Homes that sold went for a median 96.0% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

28%

up 5.1 pts from a year ago

276 expired or canceled vs 717 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

96.0%

down 0.8 pts from a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

80%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

2.8%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

49

up 7 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

4.0%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

19%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$354K

down 1.1% from a year ago

717 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K21510733%4095.0%
$300–400K2186824%5396.1%
$400–500K1593619%3496.4%
$500–750K1005134%9896.2%
$750K–1M221031%6696.4%
$1M+3457%5595.3%

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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