Market Report · October 2026

Topsail Island and Surf City real estate market report: October 2026

By Marissa Christina Cartwright, REALTOR®, Broker-in-ChargeCartwright Realty, LLC · Figures as of October 31, 2026

In October 2026, Topsail Island and Surf City had 426 homes for sale, with 51 new to the market in the last 30 days and 101 under contract.

The median list price was $532,500, and homes for sale had been on the market an average of 161 days.

Over the six months before this report, 466 homes sold at a median price of $443,400, taking an average of 120 days from listing to closing and selling for 97.4% of list price.

With 5.5 months of inventory, Topsail Island and Surf City was a balanced market (under 4 months favors sellers, over 6 favors buyers).

October 2026 by the numbers

Homes for sale426
New in the last 30 days51
Under contract101
Coming soon to market2
Median list price$532,500
Average price per sq ft$388
Average days on market161for homes for sale
Sold (last 6 months)466
Median sold price$443,400
Average days to sell120listing to closing
Sale price vs. list price97.4%
Months of inventory5.5Balanced market

See the homes behind these numbers on the Topsail Island and Surf City area page, or find out what your home is worth. Questions about this market? Talk with Marissa.

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Figures cover homes in the Hive MLS IDX feed on this website and are not an appraisal or a guarantee of any home's value. Months of inventory = homes for sale divided by the average number of sales per month over the last six months.

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