Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Holly Ridge

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: Holly Ridge

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

In the last 12 months, 24% of homes listed in Holly Ridge failed to sell — about 1 in 4. Homes that sold went for a median 98.2% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

24%

up 5.3 pts from a year ago

101 expired or canceled vs 324 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

98.2%

down 0.5 pts from a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

65%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

1.6%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

41

up 17 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

1.8%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

29%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$365K

down 0.8% from a year ago

324 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K722022%4998.1%
$300–400K1241813%2298.6%
$400–500K441728%4899.4%
$500–750K602429%6397.7%
$750K–1M201543%5096.6%
$1M+4764%17898.4%

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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