Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Benson
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Benson, 45% of listings ended without a sale
Over the last 12 months, 62 Benson listings ended, 34 sold and 28 didn't, which is 45%, or 1 in 2. The year before, that number was 22%. A typical Benson home that sold took 56 days and went for 97.0% of first asking price.
Summary written October 17, 2026 from that day's numbers. The figures in the tiles update every hour, so they can differ slightly.
Which pile do you want to be in?
Out of every 20 homes listed in Benson over the last 12 months, the solid houses sold. The outlined ones expired or were canceled.
Priced right from day one: sold in a median 32 days. Needed price cuts: 93 days, and sold for 93.6% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $140 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $269 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $911 + mortgage |
About $911 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 156 days — roughly $4,656 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Johnston County rate 0.52 per $100 (NC Department of Revenue, 2025-26 county rates); town taxes add more inside town limits; insurance, upkeep (1% of value a year) and utilities are typical estimates.
When contracts fall apart
Contracts that fell apart
17%
7 of about 42 before closing
Those homes that later sold
86%
14% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
92.4%
vs. 99.0% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
245
vs. 45 on the first contract
The MLS doesn't record why a contract ends. In our experience the most common reasons are home inspection findings, appraisals that come in below the price, and buyer financing. How buyers paid on closed sales: conventional 54% · cash 6% · VA 23% · FHA 17%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. In Benson, 17 homes priced right sold in a typical 36 days. 17 homes that needed price cuts took 93 days and sold at 93.6% of asking.
- Waiting is expensive. Listings that never sold sat a median of 156 days. On a typical $322,940 home, carrying costs are estimated at about $911 a month before the mortgage, or about $4,656 while a home sits unsold.
- Expect buyers to negotiate. 74% of Benson sales closed below the first asking price.
- Contracts fall apart in Benson too: 17%, or 1 in 6. Most often that's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, based on general industry experience. Get the home ready and your paperwork in order before you list. 86% later sold, but 14% never did.
If you're buying
- You have room to negotiate. 74% of sales closed below first ask, and the typical sale was at 97.0% of it.
- Homes that sit can get cheaper. Those that needed price cuts sold at 93.6% of asking, and listings that never sold sat a median of 156 days.
- Buyers here pay in different ways: 53% conventional, 24% VA, 18% FHA and 6% cash.
Did you know?
- Did you know? In Benson, 45% of listings ended without a sale, up from 22% the year before.
- Did you know? A home that went under contract and fell apart took a typical 245 days to sell. A first contract that held took 47 days.
- Did you know? Homes that sold after a contract fell apart went for 92.4% of asking. Homes that held on the first contract went for 98.4%.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
44%
up 22.8 pts from a year ago
28 expired or canceled vs 35 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
97.0%
down 2.5 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
71%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.0%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
55
up 10 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.0%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
4%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$323K
down 5.8% from a year ago
35 homes sold
The last 24 months
95% latest month · Sep 26
25 latest month · Sep 26
95.4% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 12 | 1 | 8% | 58 | 97.7% |
| $300–400K | 15 | 1 | 6% | 40 | 99.0% |
| $400–500K | 7 | 13 | 65% | 87 | 96.0% |
| $500–750K | 0 | 12 | 100% | — | — |
| $1M+ | 1 | 1 | 50% | 93 | 91.5% |
Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Didn't sell" = listings that expired or were canceled — withdrawn and on-hold listings are not counted (some owners stop for reasons that have nothing to do with the market); true days on market counts from the first listing, even when a home was relisted. Source: Hive MLS listing and sales records, updated October 22, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000