Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Castle Hayne

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: Castle Hayne

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

In the last 12 months, 17% of homes listed in Castle Hayne failed to sell — about 1 in 6. Homes that sold went for a median 98.4% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

17%

down 0.6 pts from a year ago

55 expired or canceled vs 277 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

98.4%

about the same as a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

62%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

2.4%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

27

down 9 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

1.6%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

26%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$400K

down 1.7% from a year ago

277 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K39511%2697.1%
$300–400K861010%2898.8%
$400–500K1041311%1999.3%
$500–750K301025%10395.0%
$750K–1M91359%8898.8%
$1M+9431%4998.3%

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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