Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 28333 · Dudley
October 20, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Dudley's 28333, 29% of listings ended without a sale
In ZIP code 28333 (Dudley area) over the last 12 months, 63 homes ended their listings. 45 sold and 18 didn't, which is 29%, or 1 in 3. A year before, that rate was 13%.
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 28333 · Dudley 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 41 days. Needed price cuts: 49 days, and sold for 89.4% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $118 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $188 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $810 + mortgage |
About $810 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 120 days — roughly $3,185 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Wayne County rate 0.6259 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
18%
10 of about 55 before closing
Those homes that later sold
60%
40% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
83.3%
vs. 100.0% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
143
vs. 38 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 27% · cash 11% · VA 33% · FHA 24%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 30 homes priced right sold in a typical 41 days. The 15 that needed cuts took 49 days and sold at 89.4% of asking.
- Small trims don't fix it. Listings that never sold had a median price cut of just 0.5% and sat a median 120 days.
- Waiting costs money. On a typical home at $225,755, carrying costs before a mortgage are estimated at about $810 a month. Estimated carrying costs while a home sits unsold come to about $3,185.
- Contracts fall apart too: 18%, about 1 in 6. Most often that's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, in general industry experience. Get the home ready and your paperwork in order before you list. The first contract sold at 100.0% in a median 36 days. After a fall-through, homes sold at 83.3% and took 143 days.
If you're buying
- There is room to negotiate. 53% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sold price was 99.0% of first ask.
- Homes that sit are your leverage. Listings that never sold sat a median 120 days, so ask what a long-listed home would take.
- Buyers here pay in different ways: VA 33%, conventional 28%, FHA 24%, cash 11%. Financing doesn't shut you out.
Did you know?
- The median sold price in 28333 over the last 12 months was $225,755.
- Of contracts that fell apart, 60% later sold and 40% never sold.
- A home that sold after its first contract fell apart took a median 143 days, against 36 days when the first contract held.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
29%
up 15.9 pts from a year ago
18 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 45 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
99.0%
up 1.5 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
53%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
0.5%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
44
up 17 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
1.0%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
11%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$226K
up 1.5% from a year ago
45 homes sold
The last 24 months
25% latest month · Sep 26
182 latest month · Sep 26
100.0% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 36 | 16 | 31% | 36 | 100.0% |
| $300–400K | 8 | 2 | 20% | 92 | 98.2% |
| $500–750K | 1 | 0 | 0% | 658 | 83.6% |
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 20, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000