Bostic, NC 28018 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$218,794
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
38%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$121
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 38% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 9% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+54% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.3% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $54k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $121 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.8% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| ZIP 28720 | – | – | 100 |
| ZIP 28076 | – | – | 25 |
| ZIP 28024 | – | – | 46 |
| ZIP 28074 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 28019 | – | – | 14 |