Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 27527 · Clayton
October 24, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Clayton 27527: 1 in 4 listings ended without selling
In ZIP 27527, around Clayton, 27 of 101 listings ended without selling over the last 12 months. That is 1 in 4, up from 17% the year before. Homes that did sell took a median 42 days, and most sold below the first asking price.
Summary written October 26, 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 ZIP 27527 · Clayton 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 20 days. Needed price cuts: 85 days, and sold for 93.6% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $168 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $323 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $991 + mortgage |
About $991 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 129 days — roughly $4,193 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Johnston County rate 0.52 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
10%
8 of about 82 before closing
Those homes that later sold
63%
38% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
95.3%
vs. 97.0% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
84
vs. 35 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 64% · cash 15% · VA 14% · FHA 7%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right sold in a median 20 days. Homes that needed cuts took a median 85 days.
- The $400–500K range is the tough one, with a 32% didn't-sell rate. The $300–400K range ran 25%.
- Waiting costs money. Carrying costs are estimated at about $991 a month before mortgage for a typical home. While a home sits unsold, the estimate is about $4,193 before mortgage.
- Contracts fall apart about 1 in 10 times. Most often that is inspection, appraisal or financing issues, based on general industry experience. Get the house inspected and the financing questions answered early.
If you're buying
- Room to negotiate. 80% of sold homes went for less than the first asking price, and the median sale was 96.6% of the first ask.
- Homes that sit. Listings that never sold had a median price cut of 2.8% and sat a median 129 days.
- How others are paying: conventional 64%, cash 15%, VA 14%, FHA 7%.
Did you know?
- The median sold price in ZIP 27527 was $387,450.
- Contracts that fell apart were 10% of deals. Of those homes, 63% later sold and 38% never did.
- Homes that sold after a contract fell through sold at a median 95.3% of the asking price.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
27%
up 9.8 pts from a year ago
27 expired or canceled vs 74 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
96.6%
down 2.1 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
80%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.8%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
42
up 16 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.4%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
22%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$387K
down 11.1% from a year ago
74 homes sold
The last 24 months
18% latest month · Sep 26
21 latest month · Sep 26
97.5% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 7 | 3 | 30% | 26 | 93.5% |
| $300–400K | 30 | 10 | 25% | 26 | 96.2% |
| $400–500K | 17 | 8 | 32% | 64 | 97.7% |
| $500–750K | 16 | 4 | 20% | 40 | 95.6% |
| $750K–1M | 2 | 2 | 50% | 35 | 96.8% |
| $1M+ | 2 | 0 | 0% | 91 | 92.5% |
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