Hampstead, NC 28443 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$493,066
+0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
67 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,949/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
16%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$421
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 16% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 11% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−6% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $120k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,040/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $421 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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