Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: Winnabow
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
One in five Winnabow listings ended without selling last year
In Winnabow over the last 12 months, 253 listings ended, and 51 of them didn't sell. That's 20%, up from 15% the year before. Homes that did sell took a typical 48 days, and the median sold price was $329,620.
Summary written October 21, 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 Winnabow 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 31 days. Needed price cuts: 84 days, and sold for 94.0% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $94 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $275 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $864 + mortgage |
About $864 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 125 days — roughly $3,565 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Brunswick County rate 0.342 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
21%
55 of about 257 before closing
Those homes that later sold
78%
20% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
96.2%
vs. 97.4% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
72
vs. 42 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 40% · cash 18% · VA 12% · FHA 28%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right sold in a typical 31 days, while homes that needed cuts took a typical 84 days.
- Watch the $400–500K range. It had the highest share of listings that didn't sell, at 32%, compared with 16% in the $300–400K range.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that never sold sat a typical 125 days, and the estimated carrying costs for a typical home were about $3,565 while it sat unsold.
- Contracts fall apart about one in five times here (21%). Most often that comes down to inspection, appraisal or financing issues, based on general industry experience. Get the house ready and the paperwork lined up before you go under contract.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 72% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the typical sale came in at 97.2% of first ask.
- Homes that sit can be a good opening. Listings that never sold were on the market a typical 125 days, and the typical price cut on them was 2.4%.
- Financing varies. Buyers paid with conventional loans 40% of the time, FHA 28%, cash 18% and VA 12%.
Did you know?
- Homes that fell out of contract later sold 78% of the time, at a typical 96.2% of asking price.
- Listings that never sold had a typical price cut of 2.4% before they ended.
- Estimated monthly carrying costs before any mortgage payment were about $864 for a typical home in Winnabow.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
19%
up 3.8 pts from a year ago
48 expired or canceled vs 202 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
97.2%
down 0.5 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
72%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.2%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
48
up 3 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
2.8%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
27%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$330K
about the same as a year ago
202 homes sold
The last 24 months
14% latest month · Sep 26
62 latest month · Sep 26
95.8% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 53 | 14 | 21% | 42 | 97.6% |
| $300–400K | 112 | 21 | 16% | 53 | 97.3% |
| $400–500K | 19 | 9 | 32% | 52 | 93.8% |
| $500–750K | 16 | 2 | 11% | 14 | 96.4% |
| $750K–1M | 2 | 1 | 33% | 7 | 100.0% |
| $1M+ | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — |
Neighborhoods in Winnabow
| Neighborhood | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Creek Plantation | 56 | 12 | 18% | 35 | 96.4% |
| Saltgrass Landing | 45 | 1 | 2% | 51 | 98.8% |
| Bell Creek | 36 | 5 | 12% | 38 | 100.7% |
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