Market insights

What really happens to homes listed in Surf City

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: Surf City

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

In the last 12 months, 32% of homes listed in Surf City failed to sell — about 1 in 3. Homes that sold went for a median 96.7% of their first asking price.

For sellers

Listings that failed to sell

32%

up 5.7 pts from a year ago

111 expired or canceled vs 241 sold

Sold vs. first asking price

96.7%

about the same as a year ago

median sale price ÷ original list price

Sold below first asking

80%

share of homes that sold

Price cut before failing

2.4%

median, on listings that didn't sell

For buyers

True days on market

65

up 32 days from a year ago

median for sold homes, counted from the first listing

Typical room below first ask

3.3%

how far under the original price homes sold

Failed, then sold on a relist

22%

of listings that didn't sell the first time

Median sold price

$580K

down 6.6% from a year ago

241 homes sold

By starting price

First askingSoldFailedFail rateTrue daysSold vs. first ask
Under $300K2675%799.5%
$300–400K6857%8295.4%
$400–500K30514%3797.3%
$500–750K381224%3597.3%
$750K–1M473341%7997.7%
$1M+565047%9195.4%

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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