Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Holden 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: Holden Beach

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

In the last 12 months, 31% of homes listed in Holden Beach failed to sell — about 1 in 3. Homes that sold went for a median 94.4% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

31%

up 7.4 pts from a year ago

49 expired or canceled vs 111 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

94.4%

about the same as a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

83%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

0.7%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

37

down 7 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

5.6%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

33%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$975K

down 6.3% from a year ago

111 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
$300–400K200%1197.6%
$400–500K5550%4793.9%
$500–750K9325%3397.2%
$750K–1M411831%7595.0%
$1M+542330%3493.5%

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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