Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 27576 · Selma
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
Selma 27576: 1 in 6 listings ended without a sale
In ZIP code 27576 (Selma area), 154 homes came off the market in the last 12 months. 130 sold and 24 didn't, which is 16%, or 1 in 6. That's better than the 24% a year earlier, but a typical sold home still took 89 days.
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 ZIP 27576 · Selma 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 72 days. Needed price cuts: 116 days, and sold for 94.8% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $143 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $275 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $913 + mortgage |
About $913 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 221 days — roughly $6,664 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
7%
10 of about 141 before closing
Those homes that later sold
80%
20% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
97.3%
vs. 97.7% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
94
vs. 95 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 42% · cash 12% · VA 19% · FHA 21%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 75 homes priced right sold in a median of 64 days. The 55 that needed price cuts took 116 days and sold at 94.8% of asking.
- Listings that never sold sat a median of 221 days, and their median price cut was only 0.1%. Waiting and hoping didn't work here.
- The $300-400K range had a 16% didn't-sell rate. Under $300K was 9%. If you're in that middle range, pricing sharply matters most.
- Waiting costs money. On a typical $329,803 home, carrying costs run an estimated $913 a month before mortgage. That's about $6,664 while a home sits unsold.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 65% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sale was 97.7% of first ask.
- Homes that sit are the opening. Listings that never sold had a median of 221 days on the market with almost no price change.
- You're not alone if you aren't paying cash. Buyers paid cash 12% of the time, conventional 42%, FHA 21% and VA 19%.
Did you know?
- When a contract fell apart, 80% of those homes later sold. 20% never did.
- Homes that sold after a contract fell apart brought 97.3% of asking, close to the 97.7% on first contracts.
- The median sold price in 27576 over the last 12 months was $329,803.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
16%
down 8.2 pts from a year ago
24 expired or canceled vs 131 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
97.7%
down 1.1 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
66%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.1%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
95
up 45 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
2.3%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
4%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$330K
about the same as a year ago
131 homes sold
The last 24 months
21% latest month · Sep 26
87 latest month · Sep 26
98.0% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 40 | 4 | 9% | 48 | 96.8% |
| $300–400K | 78 | 15 | 16% | 157 | 98.9% |
| $400–500K | 8 | 3 | 27% | 82 | 97.6% |
| $500–750K | 5 | 2 | 29% | 55 | 96.4% |
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