Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Pinehurst No. 6, Pinehurst
October 18, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Pinehurst No. 6: 29% of Homes Didn't Sell, Up From 14%
In the Pinehurst No. 6 neighborhood in Pinehurst, 79 homes ended their listings in the last 12 months. 56 sold and 23 didn't, a rate of 29%, or 1 in 3. The year before, it was 14%. The median sold price was $543,200, and the typical sale took 34 days.
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 Pinehurst No. 6, Pinehurst 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 10 days. Needed price cuts: 84 days, and sold for 94.5% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $134 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $453 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,091 + mortgage |
About $1,091 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 149 days — roughly $5,349 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Moore County rate 0.295 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%
12 of about 68 before closing
Those homes that later sold
58%
42% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
93.3%
vs. 97.5% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
58
vs. 32 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 46% · cash 34% · VA 18% · FHA 0%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 26 homes priced right sold in a typical 10 days. The 30 that needed cuts took a typical 84 days and sold at 94.5% of asking.
- Small cuts late in the game didn't rescue the listings that never sold. Their median cut was 2.3%, and they sat a median of 149 days.
- Waiting costs money. On a typical home at $543,200, carrying costs before the mortgage are estimated at about $1,091 a month. An unsold home is estimated at about $5,349 in carrying costs before the mortgage.
- Contracts fell apart 18% of the time, about 1 in 6. The MLS doesn't record why. In general industry experience, it's most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues, so get ahead of those before you list.
If you're buying
- There is room to negotiate. 70% of homes sold below the first asking price, and the typical home sold at 96.4% of first ask.
- Homes that sit are the best leverage. Listings that never sold sat a median of 149 days, and the ones that needed cuts sold at 94.5% of asking.
- Here is how buyers paid: 34% cash, 46% conventional, 18% VA and 0% FHA.
Did you know?
- When a contract fell apart, 58% of those homes later sold and 42% never sold.
- A home that sold after a contract fell apart sold at 93.3% of asking. A home that held its first contract sold at 97.5%.
- After a fall-through, the typical home took 58 days to sell. A home that held its first contract took 32 days.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
28%
up 13.5 pts from a year ago
22 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 56 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
96.4%
down 1.4 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
70%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.0%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
34
about the same as 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
18%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$543K
down 2.6% from a year ago
56 homes sold
The last 24 months
0% latest month · Sep 26
24 latest month · Sep 26
97.7% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300–400K | 3 | 0 | 0% | 46 | 97.7% |
| $400–500K | 13 | 7 | 35% | 13 | 97.5% |
| $500–750K | 31 | 4 | 11% | 34 | 96.7% |
| $750K–1M | 9 | 9 | 50% | 29 | 95.6% |
| $1M+ | 0 | 2 | 100% | — | — |
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 18, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000