Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Spring Hope
October 19, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Spring Hope: 42% of listings ended without a sale
In Spring Hope over the last 12 months, 93 homes came off the market and 39 of them didn't sell. That's 42%, up from 19% the year before, or 1 in 2 listings. The homes that sold took a median of 76 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 Spring Hope 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 32 days. Needed price cuts: 113 days, and sold for 94.3% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $188 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $298 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $990 + mortgage |
About $990 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 132 days — roughly $4,300 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Nash County rate 0.63 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
25%
18 of about 72 before closing
Those homes that later sold
50%
44% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
92.2%
vs. 98.3% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
127
vs. 47 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 20% · VA 6% · FHA 20%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 28 homes priced right sold in a median of 32 days. The 26 that needed price cuts took 113 days and sold at a median of 94.3% of asking.
- The $300–400K range struggled most, with 56% not selling. Under $300K did best, with 28% not selling.
- Waiting costs money. For a typical home at $357,400, carrying costs run an estimated $990 a month before mortgage. That's about $4,300 while a home sits unsold.
- About 1 in 4 contracts fell apart. Most often that's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, so get ahead of them before you list. A home that sold after a fall-through took a median of 127 days, against 47 days for a first contract.
If you're buying
- You have room to negotiate. 63% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the typical sale landed at 97.6% of it.
- Homes that sit are the ones to watch. Listings that never sold sat a median of 132 days. If a contract falls apart, the next one has typically closed at 92.2% of asking, against 98.3% for a first contract.
- Buyers pay in different ways here: 50% conventional, 20% cash, 20% FHA and 6% VA.
Did you know?
- The median sold price in Spring Hope over the last 12 months was $357,400.
- A year earlier, 19% of Spring Hope listings ended without a sale. Now it's 42%.
- Of the contracts that fell apart, 50% later sold and 44% never sold.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
42%
up 22.9 pts from a year ago
39 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 54 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
97.6%
about the same as a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
63%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.0%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
76
down 7 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
2.4%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
3%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$357K
up 27.2% from a year ago
54 homes sold
The last 24 months
0% latest month · Sep 26
124 latest month · Sep 26
97.8% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 18 | 7 | 28% | 14 | 97.6% |
| $300–400K | 14 | 18 | 56% | 124 | 95.2% |
| $400–500K | 17 | 8 | 32% | 112 | 96.6% |
| $500–750K | 3 | 6 | 67% | 120 | 100.0% |
| $750K–1M | 2 | 0 | 0% | 18 | 99.4% |
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 19, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000