Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 28443 · Hampstead
October 24, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
ZIP 28443: one in four listings didn't sell in 12 months
In the Hampstead area, 26% of listings ended without a sale over the last 12 months, up from 19% the year before. That's one in four homes. A typical home that sold took 37 days and went for 98.0% of its first asking price.
Summary written October 22, 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 28443 · Hampstead 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 17 days. Needed price cuts: 80 days, and sold for 92.9% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $295 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $400 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $1,191 + mortgage |
About $1,191 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 118 days — roughly $4,640 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Pender County rate 0.7375 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
17%
174 of about 1,010 before closing
Those homes that later sold
63%
36% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
94.5%
vs. 98.4% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
94
vs. 33 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 46% · cash 21% · VA 23% · FHA 7%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right sold in a typical 17 days.
- Needing price cuts costs time. Homes that needed cuts sold in a typical 79 days, at a typical 92.9% of asking.
- Waiting is expensive. Listings that never sold sat a typical 118 days, and their prices were cut a typical 1.1%. Estimated carrying costs before mortgage while unsold: about $4,640.
- Price range matters. Homes at $1M+ had a 47% didn't-sell rate, while $500–750K had 20%.
If you're buying
- There's room to negotiate. 65% of homes sold below their first asking price.
- Homes can sit. Listings that never sold had been on the market a typical 118 days, and $1M+ homes had a 47% didn't-sell rate.
- Buyers are paying different ways. Conventional was 46%, VA 23%, cash 21%, and FHA 7%.
Did you know?
- Over the last 12 months, 1,124 listings ended in ZIP 28443: 833 sold and 291 didn't.
- The didn't-sell rate was 19% the year before, compared with 26% over the last 12 months.
- About 1 in 6 contracts fell apart in this area (18%). Of those, 62% later sold and 37% never did.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
26%
up 6.9 pts from a year ago
291 expired or canceled vs 831 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
98.1%
about the same as a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
65%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
1.1%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
37
about the same as a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
1.9%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
34%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$480K
down 1.0% from a year ago
831 homes sold
The last 24 months
31% latest month · Sep 26
33 latest month · Sep 26
99.2% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 92 | 32 | 26% | 36 | 96.2% |
| $300–400K | 158 | 51 | 24% | 27 | 100.0% |
| $400–500K | 175 | 61 | 26% | 35 | 97.9% |
| $500–750K | 276 | 67 | 20% | 48 | 98.2% |
| $750K–1M | 71 | 28 | 28% | 36 | 97.4% |
| $1M+ | 59 | 52 | 47% | 37 | 96.2% |
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