Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 28463 · Tabor City
October 22, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Tabor City's 28463, 1 in 3 listings didn't sell
In ZIP code 28463 (Tabor City area), 83 homes came off the market in the last 12 months. 58 sold and 25 didn't, a 30% rate, up from 16% the year before. The typical home that sold took 54 days and went for 93.3% of its first asking price.
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 28463 · Tabor City 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 38 days. Needed price cuts: 56 days, and sold for 90.5% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $152 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $188 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $838 + mortgage |
About $838 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 200 days — roughly $5,533 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Columbus County rate 0.805 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
30%
24 of about 81 before closing
Those homes that later sold
63%
29% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
90.4%
vs. 94.9% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
173
vs. 40 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 37% · cash 23% · VA 11% · FHA 25%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. The 16 homes priced right sold in a median of 38 days. The 42 that needed price cuts took 61 days and sold at 90.5% of asking.
- Waiting costs money. Listings that never sold got a median cut of just 2.3% and sat a median of 200 days. For a $226,000 home, estimated carrying costs are about $838 a month before mortgage, and about $5,533 while it sits unsold.
- Expect contracts to wobble. 29% of contracts fell apart, about 1 in 3. The MLS doesn't record why, but in general experience it's most often inspection, appraisal or financing issues. Get repairs and paperwork ready before you list.
- A fall-through is costly. Homes that sold on the first contract took a median of 42 days and sold at 95.1% of asking. After a fall-through, it took 173 days and 90.4%. And 29% never sold.
If you're buying
- There is room to negotiate. 90% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sale was 93.3% of it.
- Homes that sit give you leverage. Listings that never sold sat a median of 200 days, and sellers who cut prices ended up near 90.5% of asking.
- Know how others are paying: 38% conventional, 24% FHA, 22% cash and 10% VA. Financing other than cash is common here.
Did you know?
- The median sold price in ZIP 28463 over the last 12 months was $226,000.
- The share of listings that didn't sell went from 16% a year earlier to 30%.
- Of contracts that fell apart, 63% later sold, but it took a median of 173 days.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
31%
up 15.6 pts from a year ago
25 expired or canceled vs 56 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
93.3%
up 2.4 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
89%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
2.3%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
50
down 59 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
6.7%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
16%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$225K
down 4.5% from a year ago
56 homes sold
The last 24 months
17% latest month · Sep 26
52 latest month · Sep 26
92.3% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 50 | 16 | 24% | 48 | 94.9% |
| $300–400K | 5 | 4 | 44% | 89 | 83.6% |
| $400–500K | 0 | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| $500–750K | 1 | 1 | 50% | 336 | 88.9% |
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