The Rockingham Drive house that led the Raleigh area’s reported sales was entered in the 2026 Parade of Homes and finished this year with a saltwater infinity-edge pool, a raised infinity spa and a steel pivot entry door fitted with electrified privacy glass. The property previously changed hands for $650,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
The five highest-priced home sales reported across the Raleigh metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026 combined for $10.97 million and span Six Forks, Bella Vista, Five Points, Townes at Carlton Pointe and Swans Mill, with the list reaching past the city of Raleigh into Rolesville. The oldest of the houses dates to 1994, and the others were completed in 2025 and 2026.
No. 1 — $3,266,937 · 4119 Rockingham Dr, Raleigh, North Carolina
The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Raleigh metro area for the week, with Jim Allen of Coldwell Banker HPW on the listing side. Allen has four earlier Top 5 appearances in the metro.
A five-bedroom, seven-bath house at 4119 Rockingham Dr in Raleigh’s Six Forks area sold for $3.27 million on September 25, 2026, the highest reported price of any home sale in the metro that week.
Listing materials identify Stellar Blu Construction as the builder of the house, which was completed in 2026 and entered in that year’s Parade of Homes. The main floor carries 10-foot ceilings and 12-inch engineered hardwood flooring, and the kitchen is built around an oversized quartz island with ceiling-height cabinetry, a Thermador appliance suite that includes a 48-inch six-burner gas range and a French door refrigerator, a matching quartz slab backsplash and a hidden prep scullery. The main-level owner’s retreat has a trey ceiling and a custom-trimmed feature wall, and its bath holds a zero-entry tiled shower with bench seating, a floating dual quartz vanity, a freestanding soaking tub and a walk-in closet that opens directly to the laundry room.
A linear fireplace with a floor-to-ceiling marble surround and stained built-in shelving anchors the family room, where glass sliding doors open to a covered outdoor room with phantom screens and a stone-surround fireplace overlooking the saltwater pool, raised spa and pool bath. The upper floor holds a recreation room with a beverage bar, a media room with a tech closet, an executive study, a playroom and en-suite secondary bedrooms with walk-in storage. The house has a reported 4,743 square feet, high-performance Pella windows, a tankless water heater and a three-car garage with epoxy floors, and it stands a block from shopping and dining.
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No. 2 — $2,549,437 · 5428 Winding View Ln, Raleigh, North Carolina
The Bella Vista community produced the week’s No. 2 sale: 5428 Winding View Ln in Raleigh, which sold for $2,549,437 in a closing dated September 21, 2026. The transaction record lists four bedrooms, seven baths and a reported 5,663 square feet in a house completed in 2025. The property previously changed hands for $450,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2025.
The closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Raleigh Metro Area Top 5 for the week, with Matt Martin of Compass — Raleigh on the listing side.
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No. 3 — $1,819,106 · 1704 Center Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina
Five Points produced the week’s No. 3 sale, a four-bedroom house at 1704 Center Rd that changed hands September 21, 2026 for $1,819,106. The property previously changed hands for $455,000 in 2025, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
The 2026 house opens on a double-height foyer and carries a reported 3,600 square feet with five baths. A guest suite with its own bath sits on the main floor, and the kitchen is anchored by a 10-foot island served by a double-entry U-shaped scullery, with built-in banquette seating in the adjoining dining area. The family room takes light from a wall of rear windows and opens to a screened porch with a second fireplace, beyond which are a large deck and a flat, private backyard; a mudroom with built-in storage connects to the two-car garage.
Upstairs, the primary suite has dual closets, separate vanities and a wet room, with a pass-through to the laundry room, and two further bedrooms each have a private bath. A bonus and game room sits on the same floor, and the walk-up third floor is stubbed for an additional bathroom, leaving room for later expansion.
Allison Caudle of Southern Lux Living held the listing side of the No. 3 sale on RealtyWire’s Raleigh Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The house went under contract the same day the current listing went live and closed $44,106 above its final asking price of $1,775,000.
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No. 4 — $1,750,000 · 621-629 Marshskip Way, Rolesville, North Carolina
The week’s No. 4 sale carries an address range, 621-629 Marshskip Way, in the Townes at Carlton Pointe community in Rolesville, and closed on September 22, 2026 for $1,750,000.
According to the listing, the sale covered an entire five-unit townhome building, lots 7 through 11, made up of two end units and three interior units. The transaction record lists 12 bedrooms, eight baths, a reported 1,827 square feet and a 2026 build year. The new-construction units carry open floor plans, quartz countertops, large kitchen islands, luxury vinyl plank flooring, blinds and private patios.
Townes at Carlton Pointe sits within walking distance of a Publix, restaurants, coffee shops, retail and the ABC store, and the community has road access to Wake Forest, Raleigh and US-401.
The closing ranked No. 4 on RealtyWire’s Raleigh Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and Jim Allen of Coldwell Banker HPW held the listing side of both the No. 1 and the No. 4 sale on the week’s list. George Pittman of Pittman & Associates representing the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,585,000 · 421 Swans Mill Xing, Raleigh, North Carolina
The house went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and ranked No. 5 among reported home sales in the Raleigh metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026, with Christina Valkanoff and Jenni Koppe of Christina Valkanoff Realty Group on the listing side. The listing agents, both of Valkanoff Realty Group, represented the listing side of the closing, and Kimberly Conroy of Coldwell Banker Hpw represented the buyer.
Swans Mill supplied the week’s fifth-ranked sale, a 1994 house at 421 Swans Mill Xing in North Raleigh that sold for $1,585,000, with the transaction completed September 25, 2026.
The five-bedroom, six-bath house has a reported 5,459 square feet on grounds of nearly three private acres shaded by mature trees. A guest suite sits on the main level, the basement is finished, and the walk-up third floor has been left ready for future expansion. An updated kitchen flows into the family room and a sunroom, and the owner’s suite on the upper floor has a renovated bathroom.
The Swans Mill community offers a pool, tennis courts, scenic trails and creek access.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 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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