Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Tabor City
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Tabor City, 1 in 3 homes didn't sell in the last 12 months
In Tabor City, 25 of the 83 homes that came off the market in the last 12 months didn't sell. That's 30%, up from 16% the year before. Homes that sold took a median of 54 days and closed at 93.3% of the first asking price.
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 Tabor City 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 38 days. Needed price cuts: 56 days, and sold for 90.5% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $152 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $188 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $838 + mortgage |
About $838 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 200 days — roughly $5,533 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Columbus County rate 0.805 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
29%
23 of about 79 before closing
Those homes that later sold
61%
30% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
91.4%
vs. 94.9% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
180
vs. 40 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 36% · cash 23% · VA 11% · FHA 25%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. In Tabor City, the 16 homes priced right sold in a median of 38 days. The 42 that needed cuts took 61 days and sold at 90.5% of asking.
- Cutting late doesn't fix it. Listings that never sold sat a median of 200 days and took a median price cut of just 2.3%.
- Waiting costs money. On a $226,000 home, estimated carrying costs before the mortgage are about $838 a month. Over a long unsold stretch that's about $5,533.
- Contracts fall apart in Tabor City about 1 in 3 times, or 29%. Most often it's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, in our general experience. Get the home ready and the paperwork lined up before you list. A first contract sold at 95.1% of asking in a median of 42 days. After a fall-through, it took a median of 173 days and sold at 90.4%.
If you're buying
- You have room to negotiate. 90% of homes that sold in Tabor City went for less than the first asking price. The median sold price was $226,000.
- Watch the homes that sit. A listing that has been on the market a long time may be open to a lower offer than the list price suggests.
- Buyers pay in different ways here. 38% used conventional loans, 24% FHA, 22% cash and 10% VA. Cash is not the only way to win.
Did you know?
- Did you know? In Tabor City, 30% of homes that came off the market in the last 12 months didn't sell. The year before it was 16%.
- Did you know? Of Tabor City homes that lost a contract, 63% later sold. 29% never sold.
- Did you know? Tabor City listings that never sold sat a median of 200 days.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
31%
up 15.6 pts from a year ago
25 expired or canceled vs 56 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
93.3%
up 2.4 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
89%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.3%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
50
down 59 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
6.7%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
16%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$225K
down 4.5% from a year ago
56 homes sold
The last 24 months
17% latest month · Sep 26
52 latest month · Sep 26
92.3% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 50 | 16 | 24% | 48 | 94.9% |
| $300–400K | 5 | 4 | 44% | 89 | 83.6% |
| $400–500K | 0 | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| $500–750K | 1 | 1 | 50% | 336 | 88.9% |
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 22, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000