New Hanover County, NC Real Estate & Property Data

New Hanover County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: August 30, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into New Hanover County, NC sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in New Hanover County, NC is $460,000. New Hanover County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 4,589 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s New Hanover County real estate data indicates that the county has 21 properties in foreclosure and 11 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

New Hanover County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 92,656
Total Commercial Properties 5,747
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 37 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 2,030
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 2,018
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.76%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 4,386
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 44.83%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.38%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 111
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New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Overview

There were 4,589 residential properties sold in the past year in New Hanover County, NC. The median home value in New Hanover County, NC is $448,765. There are a total of 92,656 residential properties in the New Hanover.

Median Sales Price i
$460,000
(Jun 2025)
+2.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 $460,000
  • May '25 May '25 $475,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $434,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $435,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $445,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $430,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $400,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $441,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $472,500
  • September '24 Sep '24 $450,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $470,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $450,000
Median Down Payment i
$84,800
(Jun 2025)
+29.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 $84,800
  • May '25 May '25 $83,080
  • April '25 Apr '25 $82,050
  • March '25 Mar '25 $78,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $87,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $97,533
  • December '24 Dec '24 $75,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $76,000
  • October '24 Oct '24 $99,725
  • September '24 Sep '24 $87,600
  • August '24 Aug '24 $90,000
  • July '24 Jul '24 $93,860
Number of Homes Sold i
422
(Jun 2025)
+22.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 422
  • May '25 May '25 385
  • April '25 Apr '25 346
  • March '25 Mar '25 292
  • February '25 Feb '25 251
  • January '25 Jan '25 322
  • December '24 Dec '24 384
  • November '24 Nov '24 277
  • October '24 Oct '24 391
  • September '24 Sep '24 371
  • August '24 Aug '24 395
  • July '24 Jul '24 408
Number of Purchase Loans i
313
(Jun 2025)
+34.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 313
  • May '25 May '25 316
  • April '25 Apr '25 290
  • March '25 Mar '25 240
  • February '25 Feb '25 195
  • January '25 Jan '25 189
  • December '24 Dec '24 256
  • November '24 Nov '24 186
  • October '24 Oct '24 259
  • September '24 Sep '24 247
  • August '24 Aug '24 269
  • July '24 Jul '24 245
Number of REFI Loans i
139
(Jun 2025)
+17.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 139
  • May '25 May '25 153
  • April '25 Apr '25 149
  • March '25 Mar '25 150
  • February '25 Feb '25 112
  • January '25 Jan '25 115
  • December '24 Dec '24 136
  • November '24 Nov '24 173
  • October '24 Oct '24 254
  • September '24 Sep '24 125
  • August '24 Aug '24 124
  • July '24 Jul '24 115
Number of HELOC Loans i
141
(Jun 2025)
-7.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 141
  • May '25 May '25 181
  • April '25 Apr '25 171
  • March '25 Mar '25 162
  • February '25 Feb '25 104
  • January '25 Jan '25 132
  • December '24 Dec '24 163
  • November '24 Nov '24 144
  • October '24 Oct '24 137
  • September '24 Sep '24 152
  • August '24 Aug '24 171
  • July '24 Jul '24 153

New Hanover County, NC Real Estate Market Overview

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New Hanover County, NC Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 21 New Hanover County, NC properties with a foreclosure filing in June 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 17 New Hanover County, NC properties and repossessed 11 New Hanover County, NC properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in June 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
21
(Jun 2025)
+162.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 21
  • May '25 May '25 21
  • April '25 Apr '25 26
  • March '25 Mar '25 13
  • February '25 Feb '25 20
  • January '25 Jan '25 10
  • December '24 Dec '24 14
  • November '24 Nov '24 13
  • October '24 Oct '24 8
  • September '24 Sep '24 9
  • August '24 Aug '24 13
  • July '24 Jul '24 20
Foreclosure Starts i
17
(Jun 2025)
+325%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 17
  • May '25 May '25 11
  • April '25 Apr '25 23
  • March '25 Mar '25 9
  • February '25 Feb '25 16
  • January '25 Jan '25 5
  • December '24 Dec '24 9
  • November '24 Nov '24 9
  • October '24 Oct '24 6
  • September '24 Sep '24 4
  • August '24 Aug '24 8
  • July '24 Jul '24 18
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
11
(Jun 2025)
+175%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • June '25 Jun '25 11
  • May '25 May '25 3
  • April '25 Apr '25 2
  • March '25 Mar '25 1
  • February '25 Feb '25 6
  • January '25 Jan '25 N/A
  • December '24 Dec '24 1
  • November '24 Nov '24 4
  • October '24 Oct '24 3
  • September '24 Sep '24 1
  • August '24 Aug '24 3
  • July '24 Jul '24 1
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