A house finished in 2022 beside the 10th hole of the Jack Nicklaus Signature course at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a few steps from the community clubhouse, took the top spot in Arden at $3.10 million. Four more closings followed it, and together the five reported sales came to $10.19 million in the Asheville metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
All five closings landed inside named communities: The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden, Butler Mountain Estates in Fairview, and Town Mountain Preserve, Lakeview Park and Biltmore Park within Asheville itself. The houses behind them were built between 1960 and 2022, and Unique: A Real Estate Collective was the listing brokerage on both the No. 2 and No. 4 closings.
No. 1 — $3,100,000 · 103 Somerset Village Ln, Arden, North Carolina
A golf-course house in the Club Village at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove sold for $3,100,000 on September 16, 2026, the highest reported price in the Asheville metro area for the week. Built in 2022 a short walk from the community clubhouse, the three-bedroom residence carries a reported 3,900 square feet and fronts the 10th hole of the club’s Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, which listing materials identify as the course’s first hole for an upcoming PGA tournament. Stone accents and a paver driveway set the approach.
An open main floor links a living room anchored by a stacked-stone fireplace and exposed wood beams to a kitchen built around a large central island with bar seating, white cabinetry and a gas range. A dining room adjoins it and a dedicated office sits away from the main flow. The primary suite, with a walk-in closet, an en-suite bath and direct outdoor access, shares the level with a laundry room, a flexible secondary room, a half bath and an attached garage.
The main rooms open onto a covered porch fitted out as a second family room, with its own stone fireplace, retractable screens and sun shades, and views across the fairway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Upstairs, an expansive family room doubles as a media room beside a flexible recreation area and a second half bath, and two further bedrooms each have a dedicated en-suite full bath. A Cliffs membership carries access to an 18,000-square-foot wellness center with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts and a spa, plus the golf course, the clubhouse and The Tavern, the community’s dining and events venue. The property borders the Pisgah National Forest, minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Asheville, and it previously changed hands for $934,500 in 2020, before the current residence was completed in 2022.
Josh Smith of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks was the listing agent. Smith represented the listing side of the highest-priced reported sale in the Asheville metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026, and three earlier Smith sales have been featured in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5.
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No. 2 — $2,700,000 · 21 Ebby Ridge Rd, Fairview, North Carolina
Behind the gates of Butler Mountain Estates in Fairview, a 1998 house on nearly five private acres sold for $2,700,000 on September 16, 2026. The five-bedroom residence reports 6,292 square feet, and long-range mountain views carry from nearly every window and from the covered rocking porches. A flat driveway, unusual at that elevation, serves the house.
Three fireplaces are set in the living room, the family room and an upper-level bedroom en suite. Two primary en-suites occupy the main level, alongside a private office, a formal dining area and generous closet and storage throughout. A floor-to-ceiling cabinet pantry with its own refrigerator opens directly onto a grilling porch.
The upper floor is given over to a great room holding a kitchenette, a pool table, a sitting area and a library alcove framed by custom built-ins. The property previously changed hands for $2,000,000 in 2022, and the interiors were reworked after that purchase; the exterior was repainted this year. Butler Mountain Estates is a walkable gated community crowned by a five-acre common recreation area at the mountain’s summit, minutes from Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Misty Masiello of Unique: A Real Estate Collective was the listing agent. Richard Lindau of Unique: A Real Estate Collective represented the buyer. The $2,700,000 transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 3 — $1,475,000 · 14 Twinflower Trl, Asheville, North Carolina
A custom home in gated Town Mountain Preserve took the No. 3 position at $1,475,000, in a sale that closed September 14, 2026. Built in 2017, the four-bedroom house reports 3,894 square feet and stands among mature trees, with a landscaped backyard that holds a creek, a fire pit, covered decks and screened outdoor rooms.
Hardwood floors, custom millwork and a see-through stone gas fireplace run through the main level, which gathers the living room, dining area, kitchen and laundry on one floor with a primary suite that includes an oversized soaking tub and a steam shower. The kitchen was fitted with custom cabinetry, leathered granite countertops, a six-burner gas range with a pot filler, a stainless-steel farm sink and a breakfast bar.
Upstairs are a second primary en-suite bedroom, a third bedroom and a second laundry, while the basement level adds a fourth bedroom and full bath, a recreation area, a home theater and a conditioned storage room. The house also carries a gas generator, a tankless water heater, fiber-optic internet and an oversized three-car garage with EV charging, and two gated entrances give the community separate routes toward downtown Asheville and North Asheville.
Molly McNichols and Scott McKenzie of Carolina Mountain Sales were the listing agents. The pair’s sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 20, 2026.
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No. 4 — $1,465,000 · 15 Red Oak Rd, Asheville, North Carolina
In North Asheville’s Lakeview Park, a 1960 house reworked into a turnkey retreat traded at $1,465,000, a closing dated September 16, 2026. Susan Chancey Interiors designed the renovation, which treated architecture, interiors, landscape and mechanical systems as a single project. The four-bedroom, three-bath house reports 3,403 square feet.
A crushed stone walkway leads to a slate-tiled entry porch and a custom wood slat foyer. Vaulted ceilings and wide doors open the main rooms toward the outdoors, and a floor-to-ceiling Zellige-tiled fireplace anchors the living room. The kitchen combines custom cabinetry, a Monogram appliance suite, an integrated JennAir coffee system and built-in banquette seating, and the finishes elsewhere include Visual Comfort and Arteriors lighting, Brizo plumbing fixtures, Emtek solid brass hardware, Charleston Aged French Oak flooring and handcrafted tilework.
The main level supports single-floor living, and the lower level, under eight-foot ceilings, holds a fourth bedroom, a full bath, a family room and a laundry. A screened porch extends into professionally landscaped grounds. The work behind the finishes covered a new roof, a complete HVAC replacement with new ductwork, electrical grounding upgrades, new subflooring, drainage improvements, retaining walls, fencing and a solar-powered automatic gate. Beaver Lake, Reynolds Mountain and downtown Asheville are each minutes away. The property previously changed hands for $907,213 in 2024.
Troy Winterrowd of Unique: A Real Estate Collective was the listing agent. Laura Livaudais of Ivester Jackson Blackstream represented the buyer. The sale took the No. 4 position in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and Unique: A Real Estate Collective was also the listing brokerage on the No. 2 sale.
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No. 5 — $1,450,000 · 1606 Olmsted Dr, Asheville, North Carolina
An arts and crafts house in Biltmore Park completed the week’s five at $1,450,000, closing September 17, 2026. Built in 2002, the five-bedroom, five-bath residence reports 5,494 square feet and is arranged for main-level living, with the en-suite primary bedroom, the laundry room and the garage all on that floor.
Custom woodwork, built-ins and shelving run through the house, and the bedrooms are split between the upper and lower floors. A large finished basement is given over to entertainment, fitness, studio and storage uses.
Outside, the house has a covered front porch, a back deck and a fully fenced back yard. A gate at the rear opens onto the community walking trails, the community pool and playground are a short walk away, and the shops and restaurants of Biltmore Park Town Square are within walking distance. The property previously changed hands for $850,000 in 2019.
Jared Prast of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Asheville-Biltmore Park was the listing agent. Hannah Burger of Keller Williams Professionals represented the buyer. The $1,450,000 closing placed Prast at the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 20, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 20, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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