Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Unit 1, Pinehurst
October 24, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
1 in 4 Unit 1 listings in Pinehurst didn't sell
In Pinehurst's Unit 1, 27% of listings ended without a sale over the last 12 months, about 1 in 4. That's up from 18% the year before. Of the 49 listings that ended, 36 sold, with a typical 42 days to sell.
Summary written October 25, 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 Unit 1, Pinehurst 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 9 days. Needed price cuts: 66 days, and sold for 91.6% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $140 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $476 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,119 + mortgage |
About $1,119 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 184 days — roughly $6,777 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
23%
11 of about 47 before closing
Those homes that later sold
36%
64% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
89.2%
vs. 97.1% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
92
vs. 34 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 58% · cash 25% · VA 14% · FHA 0%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Listings priced right from the start sold in a typical 9 days.
- Listings that needed price cuts took a typical 66 days and sold at 91.6% of first ask.
- Listings that never sold sat a typical 184 days before they ended.
- Contracts fell apart for 23% of deals, about 1 in 4. Only 36% of those homes later sold. Most often that's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, based on general industry experience, so get those sorted early.
If you're buying
- Room to negotiate: sold homes went for a typical 96.9% of first ask, and 81% sold below first ask.
- Homes that sit: listings that never sold had a typical 184 days on the market.
- How others are paying: 58% conventional, 25% cash, 14% VA and 0% FHA.
Did you know?
- 27% of Unit 1 listings ended without a sale, up from 18% the year before.
- The median sold price in Unit 1 was $571,500.
- Estimated carrying costs before mortgage for a typical home are about $6,777 while it sits unsold.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
27%
up 8.9 pts from a year ago
13 expired or canceled vs 36 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
96.9%
down 2.1 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
81%
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
42
up 28 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.1%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
23%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$572K
up 21.5% from a year ago
36 homes sold
The last 24 months
50% latest month · Sep 26
3 latest month · Sep 26
99.0% 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 | 3 | 50% | 139 | 94.3% |
| $400–500K | 7 | 3 | 30% | 33 | 94.7% |
| $500–750K | 17 | 5 | 23% | 24 | 97.4% |
| $750K–1M | 9 | 1 | 10% | 71 | 93.2% |
| $1M+ | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — |
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