Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Village Acres, Pinehurst
October 19, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Village Acres, 1 in 5 homes didn't sell this year
In the Village Acres neighborhood in Pinehurst, 68 homes came off the market in the last 12 months. 54 sold and 14 didn't, which is 21%, up from 18% the year before. A typical home that sold took 38 days and went for 97.0% of its 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 Village Acres, 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 9 days. Needed price cuts: 69 days, and sold for 93.2% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $103 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $350 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $954 + mortgage |
About $954 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 92 days — roughly $2,879 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
7%
4 of about 58 before closing
Those homes that later sold
75%
25% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
96.6%
vs. 97.2% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
50
vs. 37 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 35% · cash 17% · VA 33% · FHA 7%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. In Village Acres, the 27 homes priced right sold in a typical 9 days. The 27 that needed cuts took a typical 69 days and sold at 93.2% of the ask.
- Waiting doesn't help. Listings that never sold sat a typical 92 days, and the median price cut on them was only 2.4%. Small cuts, made late, didn't get them sold.
- Carrying costs add up. On a typical $420,000 home, holding costs before the mortgage are estimated at about $954 a month. An unsold listing is estimated to run about $2,879 before the mortgage.
- Contracts fall apart about 1 in 12 times here, or 8%. The MLS doesn't say why, but in general it's most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues. Get ahead of them with repairs and paperwork ready before you list. A first contract sold at 97.2% in a typical 37 days. After a fall-through, it was 93.9% and 88 days, and 20% never sold.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 74% of homes that sold went for less than the first asking price, and the typical sale came in at 97.0% of it.
- Homes that sit are the ones to watch. Listings that never sold sat a typical 92 days, so a long-listed home may mean a seller ready to talk.
- Buyers here pay in different ways: 35% conventional, 35% VA, 16% cash and 7% FHA.
Did you know?
- Did you know the median sold price in Village Acres over the last 12 months was $420,000?
- Did you know 'didn't sell' here means the listing ended expired, withdrawn or canceled? That was 14 of 68 homes.
- Did you know that when a contract fell apart, 80% of those homes later sold, but they took a typical 88 days?
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
21%
up 2.6 pts from a year ago
14 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 54 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
97.0%
down 1.0 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
74%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.4%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
38
up 16 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.0%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
36%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$420K
about the same as a year ago
54 homes sold
The last 23 months
9% latest month · Sep 26
41 latest month · Sep 26
94.7% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 2 | 0 | 0% | 21 | 97.2% |
| $300–400K | 15 | 3 | 17% | 28 | 97.2% |
| $400–500K | 27 | 8 | 23% | 44 | 96.6% |
| $500–750K | 10 | 3 | 23% | 49 | 96.5% |
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