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Market at a glance

Over the last 6 months, homes sold for 97.3% of list price in 71 days on average.

Average price, last 12 months

What sellers asked vs. what homes actually sold for, by closing month.

List · $435K Sold · $423K
$600K$530K$460K$390K
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Homes sold per month

Closed sales, last 12 months.

Sold tab (last 6 months) Earlier

Peak: 53 sales in Jul. Last month: 24.

Where the market stands

All homes in this report, by status.

545homes
Active203 · 37%
Under contract70 · 13%
Sold (6 mo)272 · 50%

Buyer's or seller's market?

Months it would take to sell every active home at the pace of the last 6 months.

4.5months of inventory
Seller's, under 4BalancedBuyer's, over 6

Supply and demand are roughly in balance in this market.

Average price by status

Active$491K
Under contract$451K
Sold$492K

Average days on market

Active127 days
Under contract64 days
Sold71 days

Browse homes by status

Choose a status to see its numbers, charts and listings.

Active homes

Currently for sale
Homes for sale 203
Average list price $491,213
Avg. days on market 127 days
Avg. price per ft² $275 Based on 178 of 203 homes
Avg. living area 1,769 ft² Based on 178 of 203 homes
Avg. beds / baths 3.0 / 2.5

Price vs. living area

Each dot is a home. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

25 homes didn’t report living area and aren’t shown.

2 homes are larger or pricier than this chart’s scale and aren’t shown.

$1.5M$1M$500K$0

Price vs. living area: 176 homes plotted, up to $1.5M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

How long homes have been listed

Number of homes by days on market.

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

25 homes didn’t report bedrooms and aren’t shown.

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes in this status.

427 Shoreline Dr W$1,014
802 W Main St$762
516 Twisted Oak Ln$758
1601 E Main St$751
1511 Canal Dr$750
1405 Canal Dr$690
404 30th St$640

All active listings

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AddressBedsBathsLiving ft²List price$ / ft²Days on market
414 18th StSunset Beach, NC 28468 ———$479,000—0 days
1127 Indigo CirSunset Beach, NC 28468 321,088$325,000$2984 days
Sea Bourne WaySunset Beach, NC 28468 ———$200,000—5 days
814 Dogwood DrSunset Beach, NC 28468 32980$199,900$2035 days
520 Magnolia DrSunset Beach, NC 28468 221,187$240,000$2025 days
8948 Tranquility Ln SwSunset Beach, NC 28468 431,864$409,900$2195 days
538 Medcalf Dr SwSunset Beach, NC 28468 332,413$525,000$2175 days
506 Dogwood DrSunset Beach, NC 28468 321,383$284,900$2066 days
517 Great Oak CirSunset Beach, NC 28468 322,101$250,000$1187 days
1027 Crosby Cir SwSunset Beach, NC 28468 442,756$735,000$26612 days
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