Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Stateside, Jacksonville
October 24, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Stateside listings that didn't sell fell from 24% to 9%
In the Stateside neighborhood of Jacksonville, 12 of 138 listings that ended in the last 12 months didn't sell, a 9% rate. That's down from 24% the year before. Typical time to sell was 81 days, and the typical sold price was $370,000.
Summary written October 22, 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 Stateside, Jacksonville 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 78 days. Needed price cuts: 130 days, and sold for 96.2% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $202 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $308 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,011 + mortgage |
About $1,011 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 83 days — roughly $2,742 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Onslow County rate 0.655 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
9%
13 of about 140 before closing
Those homes that later sold
92%
8% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
101.1%
vs. 100.0% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
193
vs. 64 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 12% · cash 6% · VA 75% · FHA 6%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 118 listings that were priced right from the start sold in a typical 75 days.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that needed price cuts took a typical 130 days to sell, and estimated carrying costs before mortgage while unsold were about $2,742.
- The $400–500K range struggled most, with 14% of listings not selling, compared with 8% in the $300–400K range.
- Contracts that fell apart later sold 92% of the time, but it took a typical 193 days, compared with 64 days for a first contract. Most often, inspection, appraisal or financing issues are the cause, based on general industry experience.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. The typical sold price was 100.0% of first ask, and 17% of homes sold below first ask.
- Homes that never sold sat a typical 83 days, with a median price cut of 0.3%.
- VA loans are how most buyers here are paying: 75% of buyers used VA financing, followed by conventional at 12%, and cash and FHA at 6% each.
Did you know?
- 1 in 11 contracts in Stateside fell apart in the last 12 months.
- Of contracts that fell apart, 8% never sold, and the rest sold at a typical 101.1% of first ask.
- Only 1 in 11 listings didn't sell in the last year, down from 24% the year before.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
9%
down 15.6 pts from a year ago
12 expired or canceled vs 127 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
100.0%
about the same as a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
17%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.3%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
83
down 13 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
0.0%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
33%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$370K
up 5.7% from a year ago
127 homes sold
The last 24 months
10% latest month · Sep 26
64 latest month · Sep 26
100.0% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 9 | 0 | 0% | 212 | 103.0% |
| $300–400K | 86 | 7 | 8% | 81 | 100.0% |
| $400–500K | 31 | 5 | 14% | 53 | 100.0% |
| $500–750K | 1 | 0 | 0% | 114 | 101.0% |
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