Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Southport

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: Southport

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

In the last 12 months, 25% of homes listed in Southport failed to sell — about 1 in 4. Homes that sold went for a median 95.4% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

25%

up 0.5 pts from a year ago

257 expired or canceled vs 755 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

95.4%

down 0.6 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

57

up 8 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

4.6%

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

$460K

up 1.7% from a year ago

755 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K1243924%3497.3%
$300–400K1606629%6495.4%
$400–500K1024129%5595.1%
$500–750K2124718%5495.6%
$750K–1M912924%7094.6%
$1M+663535%5794.1%

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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