Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
Market insights: ZIP 28479 · Winnabow
October 18, 2026
(910) 395‑1000 · buddyblake.com
In Winnabow's 28479, 1 in 5 listings didn't sell
Over the last 12 months, 324 homes ended their listings in ZIP code 28479 (Winnabow area). 261 sold and 63 didn't, a 19% rate, up from 16% the year before. The typical home that sold took 48 days and went for 96.8% of its first asking price.
Summary written October 14, 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 28479 · Winnabow 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 The outlined ones expired, were withdrawn or were canceled.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 24 days. Needed price cuts: 84 days, and sold for 93.6% of the first price.
What waiting costs
| Property taxes | $97 |
| Homeowners insurance | $250 |
| Upkeep | $283 |
| Utilities | $250 |
| Your mortgage payment | if you have one |
| About | $879 + mortgage |
About $879 every month the home sits — plus your mortgage payment.
Listings that didn't sell stayed on the market a median of 110 days — roughly $3,185 in taxes, insurance, upkeep and utilities alone, and the home still didn't sell.
An example, not a quote: Brunswick County rate 0.342 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
20%
65 of about 325 before closing
Those homes that later sold
79%
20% never sold
Sold vs. first ask after a fall-through
95.8%
vs. 97.3% on the first contract
Days to sell after a fall-through
81
vs. 39 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 19% · VA 11% · FHA 23%.
If you're selling
- Price it right from day one. Homes priced right sold in a typical 24 days (127 homes). Homes that needed cuts took 84 days (134 homes) and sold at 93.7% of asking.
- Know your price range. $400–500K was the toughest, with 27% not selling. $500–750K did best at 9%.
- Waiting costs money. Holding a typical home at $339,660 runs about $879 a month before the mortgage, estimated. A home that sat unsold ran about $3,185 in estimated carrying costs.
- Expect that 1 in 5 contracts fell apart. Most often that's inspection, appraisal or financing issues, in general industry experience. Get ahead of those before you list.
If you're buying
- You have room to negotiate. 74% of homes sold below their first asking price, and the median sold price was $339,660.
- Homes that sit are a signal. Listings that never sold sat a median 110 days and cut the price a median 1.7%.
- Cash isn't the only way in. Buyers paid cash 19% of the time, conventional 46%, FHA 23% and VA 11%.
Did you know?
- Did you know? In 28479, the didn't-sell rate was 16% the year before and is 19% now.
- Did you know? Homes that sold after a first contract fell apart took a typical 81 days, against 39 days for homes whose first contract held.
- Did you know? 79% of homes whose contracts fell apart later sold, at 95.8% of asking. First contracts that held sold at 97.3%.
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For sellers
Listings that didn't sell
20%
up 3.4 pts from a year ago
63 expired, withdrawn or canceled vs 260 sold
Sold vs. first asking price
96.8%
down 0.7 pts from a year ago
median sale price ÷ original list price
Sold below first asking
74%
share of homes that sold
Price cut on homes that didn't sell
1.8%
median — and they still didn't sell
For buyers
True days on market
48
up 2 days from a year ago
median for sold homes, counted from the first listing
Typical room below first ask
3.2%
how far under the original price homes sold
Didn't sell, then sold on a relist
24%
of listings that didn't sell the first time
Median sold price
$340K
about the same as a year ago
260 homes sold
The last 24 months
17% latest month · Sep 26
61 latest month · Sep 26
95.8% latest month · Sep 26
By starting price
| First asking | Sold | Didn't sell | % didn't sell | True days | Sold vs. first ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 59 | 17 | 22% | 47 | 97.6% |
| $300–400K | 127 | 26 | 17% | 48 | 97.3% |
| $400–500K | 40 | 15 | 27% | 66 | 93.4% |
| $500–750K | 30 | 3 | 9% | 14 | 96.4% |
| $750K–1M | 4 | 1 | 20% | 7 | 100.0% |
| $1M+ | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — |
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 18, 2026. Totals only — no individual listing is shown. Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage · (910) 395‑1000