New Bern housing market — December 2025

What sold, what it sold for, and how long it took. Published September 26, 2026 and kept as written.

113

Homes sold

up 15.3% from a year ago

$335,000

Middle sale price

up 4.9% from a year ago

$175

Per square foot

middle, sold

52

Days on market

middle

98.6%

Of first asking price

20 sold above asking

3.4

Months of supply

at this pace

113 homes sold in New Bern in December 2025 at a middle price of $335,000, about $175 a square foot. The middle home took 52 days to sell. Sellers received 98.6% of their first asking price on average, and 20 homes sold above it.

A year earlier, 98 homes sold at a middle price of $319,500 — sales are up 15.3% and the middle price is up 4.9%.

74 homes came on the market during the month. New construction was 32.7% of everything that sold.

As this report was written, 383 homes were for sale in New Bern and 169 were under contract — about 3.4 months of supply at December 2025's pace of sales.

Busiest neighborhoods in December 2025

NeighborhoodTownSoldMiddle price
Fairfield HarbourNew Bern12$402,500
Bluewater RiseNew Bern11$335,000
West New BernNew Bern6$348,745
Athens AcresNew Bern5$382,000
Tyler, Home on the LakeNew Bern5$350,000
TabernaNew Bern4$520,000
Craeberne ForestNew Bern3$277,000
Madeline FarmNew Bern3$353,170

Every month on file for New Bern

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December 2025 elsewhere in southeastern NC

Questions, answered

How many homes sold in New Bern in December 2025?

113 homes sold in New Bern in December 2025 at a middle price of $335,000, about $175 a square foot. The middle home took 52 days to sell. Sellers received 98.6% of their first asking price on average, and 20 homes sold above it.

What is the median home price in New Bern?

$335,000 for homes that sold in December 2025, about $175 per square foot.

Are home prices going up or down in New Bern?

A year earlier, 98 homes sold at a middle price of $319,500 — sales are up 15.3% and the middle price is up 4.9%.

Which neighborhoods sold the most homes in New Bern?

Fairfield Harbour (12), Bluewater Rise (11), West New Bern (6), Athens Acres (5), Tyler, Home on the Lake (5), Taberna (4).

See what's for sale now

Computed from Hive MLS records of homes that closed in December 2025 in New Bern. Middle = median; days on market counts every listing period for the home. Inventory figures are as of the day this report was written. Published figures are never restated — a later report may differ as late closings are recorded. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.