Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Indian Beach
October 24, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Indian Beach: 1 in 2 listings ended without selling
Over the last 12 months in Indian Beach, 29 of 70 listings ended without selling, a 41% rate. That is up from 35% the year before. Homes that did sell took a typical 88 days.
Summary written October 26, 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 Indian Beach 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 18 days. Needed price cuts: 124 days, and sold for 93.2% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $108 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $479 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,082 + mortgage |
About $1,082 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 206 days — roughly $7,349 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Carteret County rate 0.225 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%
9 of about 50 before closing
Those homes that later sold
44%
56% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
90.6%
vs. 95.7% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
180
vs. 78 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 44% · cash 44% · VA 0% · FHA 0%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right at the start sold in a typical 18 days.
- Homes that needed price cuts took a typical 124 days to sell, and sold at 93.2% of first ask.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that never sold sat a typical 206 days and had a typical 3.2% price cut.
- About 1 in 6 contracts fell apart. Most often that comes down to inspection, appraisal or financing issues. Get those sorted before you go under contract.
If you're buying
- There is room to negotiate. The typical home sold at 95.2% of its first asking price, and 95% sold below first ask.
- Some homes sit. Listings that never sold stayed on the market a typical 206 days before ending.
- Cash and conventional loans each made up 44% of buyers in the past year.
Did you know?
- The typical sold price in Indian Beach was $574,700.
- For a typical home, estimated carrying costs before mortgage are about $1,082 a month.
- While a typical home sits unsold, estimated carrying costs before mortgage add up to about $7,349.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
41%
up 6.2 pts from a year ago
29 expired or canceled vs 41 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
95.2%
up 1.3 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
95%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
3.2%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
88
up 19 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
4.8%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
21%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$575K
down 2.3% from a year ago
41 homes sold
The last 23 months
43% latest month · Sep 26
126 latest month · Sep 26
90.9% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300–400K | 1 | 1 | 50% | 18 | 97.7% |
| $400–500K | 4 | 2 | 33% | 126 | 88.8% |
| $500–750K | 26 | 20 | 44% | 95 | 95.6% |
| $750K–1M | 2 | 2 | 50% | 182 | 93.2% |
| $1M+ | 8 | 4 | 33% | 41 | 95.9% |
Indian Beach housing market: quick answers
How long do homes take to sell in Indian Beach?
Homes that sold in Indian Beach over the last 12 months took a median of 88 days, counted from the day they were first listed (relists included). That's up 19 days from a year ago.
What do homes in Indian Beach sell for compared to the asking price?
The median home in Indian Beach sold for 95.2% of its first asking price in the last 12 months, and 95% of the homes that sold went for less than the original price. That's up 1.3 pts from a year ago.
What percentage of homes listed in Indian Beach don't sell?
41% of homes listed in Indian Beach over the last 12 months expired or were canceled without selling — about 1 in 2 (29 didn't sell vs 41 sold). That's up 6.2 pts from a year ago. The homes that didn't sell had already cut their price a median 3.2%.
What is the median sold price in Indian Beach?
The median sold price in Indian Beach over the last 12 months was $574,700, across 41 homes sold. That's down 2.3% from a year ago.
Where do these Indian Beach housing market numbers come from?
Hive MLS listing and sales records for homes only (land excluded), covering the last 12 months and updated October 24, 2026. The figures refresh from the MLS every hour; "didn't sell" counts only expired and canceled listings. Compiled by Buddy Blake Team, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.
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 24, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000