Sunset Beach housing market — September 2024

What sold, what it sold for, and how long it took. Published September 22, 2026 and kept as written.

32

Homes sold

up 18.5% from a year ago

$375,000

Middle sale price

down 24.8% from a year ago

$226

Per square foot

middle, sold

20

Days on market

middle

98.7%

Of first asking price

6 sold above asking

5.8

Months of supply

at this pace

32 homes sold in Sunset Beach in September 2024 at a middle price of $375,000, about $226 a square foot. The middle home took 20 days to sell. Sellers received 98.7% of their first asking price on average, and 6 homes sold above it.

A year earlier, 27 homes sold at a middle price of $498,649 — sales are up 18.5% and the middle price is down 24.8%.

35 homes came on the market during the month. New construction was 37.5% of everything that sold.

As this report was written, 186 homes were for sale in Sunset Beach and 68 were under contract — about 5.8 months of supply at September 2024's pace of sales.

Busiest neighborhoods in September 2024

NeighborhoodTownSoldMiddle price
Sandpiper BaySunset Beach8$263,750
Sea Trail PlantationSunset Beach6$514,000
Ocean Ridge PlantationSunset Beach5$635,000
Sunfish CoveSunset Beach4$270,750
Colony IISunset Beach2$206,000

Every month on file for Sunset Beach

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Questions, answered

How many homes sold in Sunset Beach in September 2024?

32 homes sold in Sunset Beach in September 2024 at a middle price of $375,000, about $226 a square foot. The middle home took 20 days to sell. Sellers received 98.7% of their first asking price on average, and 6 homes sold above it.

What is the median home price in Sunset Beach?

$375,000 for homes that sold in September 2024, about $226 per square foot.

Are home prices going up or down in Sunset Beach?

A year earlier, 27 homes sold at a middle price of $498,649 — sales are up 18.5% and the middle price is down 24.8%.

Which neighborhoods sold the most homes in Sunset Beach?

Sandpiper Bay (8), Sea Trail Plantation (6), Ocean Ridge Plantation (5), Sunfish Cove (4), Colony II (2).

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Computed from Hive MLS records of homes that closed in September 2024 in Sunset Beach. 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.