Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Brunswick Plantation, Calabash
October 20, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Brunswick Plantation: 30% of listings ended without a sale
In the Brunswick Plantation neighborhood in Calabash, 70 of 237 homes that came off the market in the last 12 months didn't sell. That's 30%, or 1 in 3, up from 17% the year before. The 167 homes that did sell took a typical 41 days at a median price of $370,000.
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, Calabash 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 14 days. Needed price cuts: 60 days, and sold for 90.7% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $105 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $308 |
| 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 178 days — roughly $5,355 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
21%
44 of about 215 before closing
Those homes that later sold
52%
48% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
91.7%
vs. 94.4% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
63
vs. 34 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 50% · cash 44% · VA 4% · FHA 1%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. In the last 12 months, 56 homes priced right sold in a typical 14 days. The 111 that needed price cuts took 60 days and sold at 90.8% of asking.
- Small cuts late didn't rescue anything. Listings that never sold took a median cut of just 2.9% and sat a median 178 days.
- Under $300K is the toughest range, with 43% not selling. $400–500K is the strongest at 16%.
- About 1 in 5 contracts fell apart (20%). The MLS doesn't record why, but in general experience it's most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues. Get ahead of those before you list. After a contract fell apart, 51% later sold and 49% never sold. Those that sold went for 91.7% of the first ask, against 94.5% for first contracts that held.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 86% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sale came in at 94.3% of it.
- Homes that sit are common here. Listings that never sold sat a median 178 days, and after a contract fell apart, the next sale took a typical 64 days versus 34 days for a first contract that held.
- Cash is a big part of the market. 44% of buyers paid cash, 51% used conventional loans, 4% used VA and 1% used FHA.
Did you know?
- Did you know? The share of Brunswick Plantation listings that didn't sell went from 17% a year earlier to 30%.
- Did you know? Carrying a $370,000 home costs an estimated $911 a month before the mortgage. An estimated $5,355 adds up while a home sits unsold.
- Did you know? Contracts fell apart on about 1 in 5 Brunswick Plantation homes, and 49% of those never sold afterward.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
29%
up 12.3 pts from a year ago
70 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 171 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
94.2%
down 2.7 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
86%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.8%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
41
up 7 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
5.8%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
24%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$368K
down 10.0% from a year ago
171 homes sold
The last 24 months
20% latest month · Sep 26
42 latest month · Sep 26
92.6% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 48 | 34 | 42% | 53 | 90.9% |
| $300–400K | 43 | 9 | 17% | 29 | 96.8% |
| $400–500K | 48 | 9 | 16% | 36 | 91.5% |
| $500–750K | 27 | 14 | 34% | 52 | 96.6% |
| $750K–1M | 5 | 4 | 44% | 49 | 95.8% |
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