Ocean Isle Beach Market Snapshot 📸 August 2025
- Jessica Wainwright
- Sep 22
- 2 min read

Ocean Isle Beach Real Estate Market Update — July to August 2025 🏖️📈
Thinking about selling your Ocean Isle Beach home? The August numbers show a busy, opportunity-rich market. Inventory is up, buyers are active, and well-priced properties are still selling close to list. Here’s what OIB homeowners need to know. 📊
Competitive Pricing and Sales Performance 💰
Active Avg List Price: $808,715; Active Median: $535,000
New Avg List Price: $785,019; New Median: $475,000
Sold Avg List Price: $633,206; Sold Median List: $402,900
Sold Avg Sale Price: $616,511; Sold Median Sale: $390,000
Takeaway: Pricing remains competitive, with median closed prices a touch lower month-over-month, but average sale price rose—higher-end closings are helping lift averages. 💵

Strong Sale Price Ratios ⏰
Sale-to-List Price: 96.6% in August (vs. 97.3% in July) 🎯
Sale-to-Original List: 90.9% (vs. 92.1% in July)
Sellers are still capturing most of asking—accurate pricing is key.
What this means for OIB sellers:
Inventory increased, which boosts buyer traffic and listing exposure.
Closings climbed, proving buyers are still writing strong offers.
With sale-to-list near 97%, strategically priced homes are achieving excellent outcomes. ✅

Inventory & Listings 🏡
More visibility for sellers
Active Listings: 167 (up from 144 in July) 📌
New Listings: 55 (up from 36) 🆕
Strong buyer activity 💪🏼
Sold Listings: 58 (up from 51) 🔑
Pending Listings: 6 (vs. 40 in July) — fewer under contract means your new listing can stand out now

Sales and Sale Price Ratios ⏰
Average/Median DOM: 90/56 days (July: 73/48) ⏱️

Healthy Inventory Levels 📊
Months of Inventory: 2.88 (July: 2.82) — still a lean, seller-leaning market

Big jump in dollars moving 💼
Sold volume (sale): $35,757,621 (July: $26,065,040) 💸
Active volume: $135,055,391 (July: $115,681,988)
New volume: $43,176,053 (July: $31,620,921)

Thinking about listing your Ocean Isle Beach home? 🌟
I’ll craft a data-driven pricing strategy, premium marketing package, and SEO distribution to reach relocating buyers and investors fast—so you sell for top dollar with fewer days on market. 🌊🏠✨
Contact me today at 910-518-JESS (5377) 📲 or email jess@jesswain.com 📧 to start your Ocean Isle Beach home selling journey. Let’s make your sale a splash! 🏖️💦✨
Download the Full Ocean Isle Beach Residential Market Summary for August 2025
Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. Data may have come from public tax records. © 2025 MLS and FBS. Prepared by Samantha A Talbott on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:22AM.
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