Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Carolina Beach

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: Carolina Beach

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

In the last 12 months, 43% of homes listed in Carolina Beach failed to sell — about 1 in 2. Homes that sold went for a median 95.9% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

43%

up 4.8 pts from a year ago

268 expired or canceled vs 350 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

95.9%

up 1.0 pts from a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

84%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

3.1%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

59

up 4 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

4.1%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

18%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$675K

up 4.7% from a year ago

350 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K4556%3695.0%
$300–400K272649%9394.8%
$400–500K353046%6897.0%
$500–750K1269042%6495.9%
$750K–1M936340%4996.1%
$1M+655445%3795.2%

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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