Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Brunswick Forest, Leland
October 23, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Brunswick Forest, 1 in 4 listings ended without selling
Over the last 12 months, 290 listings in the Brunswick Forest neighborhood of Leland ended. 209 sold and 81 did not, a 28% rate, up from 24% the year before. A typical sale took 54 days, and the median sold price was $575,000.
Summary written October 21, 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 Brunswick Forest, Leland 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 24 days. Needed price cuts: 93 days, and sold for 93.8% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $164 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $479 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,145 + mortgage |
About $1,145 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 134 days — roughly $5,051 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Brunswick County rate 0.342 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
14%
34 of about 242 before closing
Those homes that later sold
56%
44% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
94.0%
vs. 96.5% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
131
vs. 46 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 58% · cash 36% · VA 2% · FHA 1%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 92 listings priced right sold in a typical 24 days.
- Needing cuts costs time. The 117 listings that needed price cuts took a typical 93 days, and sold at a median 93.8% of asking.
- Price matters by range. The $400–500K range had the highest didn't-sell rate at 32%. The $500–750K range was 22%.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that never sold sat a median 134 days and got a median 2.5% price cut. Carrying a typical home is estimated at about $1,145 a month before mortgage, or about $5,051 while unsold.
If you're buying
- Room to negotiate. 83% of sales closed below first asking price, at a median 96.4% of first ask.
- Listings that sit are worth a look. Homes that never sold sat a median 134 days before ending.
- Financing mix: 58% conventional, 36% cash, 2% VA and 1% FHA.
Did you know?
- 290 listings ended in the last 12 months. 209 sold and 81 did not.
- The didn't-sell rate rose from 24% the year before to 28%.
- Of contracts that fell apart, 56% later sold and 44% never sold.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
28%
up 4.1 pts from a year ago
81 expired or canceled vs 208 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
96.4%
down 1.3 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
83%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.5%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
55
up 1 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.6%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
22%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$575K
down 2.1% from a year ago
208 homes sold
The last 24 months
30% latest month · Sep 26
46 latest month · Sep 26
96.7% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300–400K | 9 | 9 | 50% | 54 | 96.3% |
| $400–500K | 46 | 22 | 32% | 57 | 96.3% |
| $500–750K | 97 | 27 | 22% | 51 | 96.8% |
| $750K–1M | 43 | 16 | 27% | 46 | 96.0% |
| $1M+ | 13 | 7 | 35% | 78 | 92.0% |
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 23, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000