The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Des Moines, Iowa metro area for the week ending October 4, 2026, came to a combined $7.299 million. The sales reached from Ankeny and the northern edge of Des Moines to West Des Moines and Clive, which had two of the five.
The group spans more than a century of building. The oldest home went up in 1913, and the newest was completed this year. Lots range from a 7,250-square-foot city parcel to nearly 15 acres of trees and open ground.
No. 1 — $2,200,000 · 3423 NW 76th Dr, Ankeny, Iowa
At the end of a long private drive in Ankeny, a home built in 2023 sits on 4.15 wooded acres, with timbered land stretching beyond the property line. An arched porte cochere links the home to a heated and cooled single-car garage and shop, and the passage leads to a private courtyard, and an oversized, heated three-car attached garage is kept out of sight. The home sold for $2,200,000.
Inside, the great room rises to 12-foot ceilings, and the finishes run to marble tile, European oak floors and glass doorknobs. The kitchen, living and dining areas are open to one another. The kitchen has a 48-inch range under a custom hood, paneled appliances and a walk-through pantry behind chef’s doors. Tucked behind the kitchen are a private office, a powder room, a laundry and a mudroom.
The owner’s suite is on the main level, with its own door to the backyard, two walk-in closets and a soaker tub. The home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in 3,801 square feet. The other four bedrooms are divided between the upper and lower levels, and each has a walk-in closet. The finished daylight lower level, with 10-foot ceilings, is given over to recreation: a golf simulator, a large wet bar and room to gather.
Outdoors there is a screened porch, a fire pit, a spa and a resistance lap pool, and a putting green set against the woods. Saylorville Lake and its trails are a short distance away, as is Prairie Trail.
Jill Budden of RE/MAX Concepts was the listing agent, and Megan Hill Mitchum of Century 21 Signature represented the buyer. The sale led the week, and it was the first of three straight top sales listed by RE/MAX Concepts agents.
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No. 2 — $1,500,000 · 5154 Lower Beaver Rd, Des Moines, Iowa
The largest lot in this week’s Top 5 belongs to a brick ranch on Lower Beaver Road in Des Moines, set on 14.85 acres with mature trees and wildlife across the land. The home sold at its full asking price of $1,500,000.
Built in 1967, the home was renovated throughout in 2023 and reworked into a walkout ranch. Two new bedrooms on the lower level have sliding doors to a patio. The kitchen has new counters, backsplash and lighting, and a sunroom has heated floors. The three original bathrooms were redone with tile and built-in benches, and one has a steam shower. A new 600-square-foot art and hobby studio has its own three-quarter bath and a recessed ceiling.
The home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,172 square feet, with two fireplaces. Outside, there is a new deck with accent lighting, and the property is enclosed by perimeter fencing with a security gate. Heating and cooling are geothermal. The property last sold for $840,000 in 2023.
Heather Wright and Annie Gaster of RE/MAX Concepts were the listing agents. Carrie Brugger of Iowa Realty Beaverdale represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,299,000 · 17583 Townsend Dr, Clive, Iowa
The newest home in the group is a farmhouse-style ranch completed in 2026 in Shadow Creek, a Clive neighborhood. It sits on a 0.44-acre lot that backs to mature trees, and it sold at its full asking price of $1,299,000.
The home has volume ceilings and large windows. The kitchen is built around a 10-foot island and has a walk-in pantry hidden from view. Next to it, a dining area opens to a covered deck. The primary suite has a slider to an open deck, along with a soaking tub, a tiled shower and two vanities. A second bedroom on the main level has its own bath, and an office lined with big windows has a deck of its own.
Downstairs, the finished lower level has 10-foot ceilings and a wet bar that doubles as a coffee bar, fitted with a dishwasher, a microwave and a full-size refrigerator. A flex room could serve as a theater, a game room or a space for a golf simulator. The home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, 2,251 square feet, two fireplaces and a four-car garage. Out back, a patio includes a spot set aside for a hot tub.
Christopher Tursi of RE/MAX Concepts was the listing agent, and Danielle Plank-Harris, also of RE/MAX Concepts, represented the buyer. That put the brokerage on both sides of the sale and gave it a third listing in the week’s Top 5.
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No. 4 — $1,200,000 · 513 3rd St, West Des Moines, Iowa
The oldest home in this week’s Top 5 dates to 1913 and stands on a 7,250-square-foot lot on 3rd Street in West Des Moines. The wood-frame home sold for $1,200,000. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,635 square feet, along with a partly finished basement, a detached garage and off-street parking. No listing agent could be verified for this sale.
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No. 5 — $1,100,000 · 4062 NW 171st Ct, Clive, Iowa
A creek and mature trees lie behind this Clive home with a stone exterior, which sits at the end of a private cul-de-sac on 1.75 acres, a total that includes an adjoining outlot. Built in 2007, the two-story home went under contract 23 days after it was listed and sold for $1,100,000. The property last sold for $755,000 in 2008.
The interior is finished in Alder woodwork, with 10-foot ceilings and 8-foot doors. Floors are hand-scraped wood and tumbled travertine. There is a formal dining room and an office with custom cabinets. The living room, the sun room and the kitchen all look out to the creek and the woods. The kitchen has cherry cabinets, an extra-large island, a gas cooktop and a wall oven.
With five bedrooms, five bathrooms and 3,849 square feet, it has the most living space of the week’s five homes. Upstairs, the primary suite has a fireplace, a walk-in shower with body sprays, a jetted tub and a large walk-in closet. A play room and a laundry are also on that floor. The walkout lower level has a fifth bedroom, a family room with a wet bar and a theater with a 120-inch screen. The four-car garage has hot and cold water spigots. Restaurants, shopping, The Palms Theatre and the Waukee town center are close by.
Kristen Moreau of Platinum Realty LLC was the listing agent, and Katie Espenhover of Agency Iowa represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 4, 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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