Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Brunswick Plantation, Ash
October 20, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Brunswick Plantation homes typically took 146 days to sell
In the Brunswick Plantation neighborhood in Ash, the typical home took 146 days to sell over the last 12 months, at a median sold price of $328,000. Of 68 homes that ended, 61 sold and 7 didn't, about 1 in 10. That compares with 11% the year before.
Summary written October 14, 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 Plantation, Ash over the last 12 months, the solid houses sold. The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.
Priced right from day one: sold in a median 2 days. Needed price cuts: 186 days, and sold for 90.4% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $93 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $273 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $863 + mortgage |
About $863 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 145 days — roughly $4,122 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
18%
13 of about 74 before closing
Those homes that later sold
85%
15% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
96.9%
vs. 92.8% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
103
vs. 150 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 90% · cash 0% · VA 8% · FHA 2%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 20 homes priced right sold in a typical 22 days. The 41 that needed price cuts took 188 days and sold at 90.4% of asking.
- Expect buyers to negotiate. 97% of homes sold below the first asking price, and the typical home sold at 92.7% of first ask.
- Waiting costs money. On a typical $328,000 home, carrying costs are estimated at about $863 a month before the mortgage. That's about $4,122 estimated while a home sits unsold.
- Listings that never sold sat a typical 145 days and cut price a median of 11.6%. Cutting late didn't rescue them.
If you're buying
- You have room to negotiate. Nearly all homes sold below first ask, and the median was 92.7% of the first asking price.
- Homes that sit are your opening. Ones that needed price cuts took a typical 188 days and sold at 90.4% of asking.
- Most buyers here used conventional loans at 90%. VA was 8%, FHA was 2%, and cash was 0%.
Did you know?
- Did you know? In the last 12 months, 7 of 68 homes in Brunswick Plantation ended without selling.
- Did you know? When a contract fell apart, 85% of those homes sold later, and 15% never sold.
- Did you know? Listings that never sold in Brunswick Plantation sat a median of 145 days and cut price a median of 11.6%.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
9%
down 3.4 pts from a year ago
6 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 60 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
93.0%
up 5.8 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
97%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
11.8%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
136
down 6 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
7.0%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
50%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$333K
up 7.6% from a year ago
60 homes sold
The last 20 months
0% latest month · Sep 26
87 latest month · Sep 26
97.6% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 16 | 2 | 11% | 161 | 86.2% |
| $300–400K | 27 | 4 | 13% | 172 | 92.1% |
| $400–500K | 17 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 97.3% |
Homes only (land excluded), last 12 months unless noted. "Didn't sell" = listings that expired, were withdrawn or were canceled (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 20, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000