These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area for the week ending October 11, 2026, and together they total $9.312 million. Three of the five are in Orange County, with one each in Chatham and Wake counties. Four are single-family homes and one is a townhouse, and the list moves from gated acreage and suburban neighborhoods to open farmland.
No. 1 — $3,500,000 · 36 China Doll Ct, Durham, North Carolina
The week’s top sale is a brick and fiber-cement home in The Hills of Rosemont in Durham, in Chatham County, which sold for $3,500,000. Built in 2004 in a traditional and transitional style, it sits on 5.11 acres in a gated community, and it is the largest home of the five, with 6,580 square feet on three stories, five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, five full and three half.
The main level is laid out for both formal and family life. The living room has a coffered ceiling and a fireplace, and the family room has a second coffered ceiling, a gas fireplace and built-ins along two walls. A dining room trimmed in wainscoting and crown molding connects to a butler’s pantry, and a paneled home office sits behind double French doors. The kitchen has Sub-Zero, Wolf, Bosch and Miele appliances, granite counters, a walk-in pantry and a second prep sink.
The primary suite is also on the main level, with a tray ceiling, a sitting area and its own door out to a flagstone patio. Its bath has a copper soaking tub, heated tile floors and a zero-entry shower set with river rock. A guest suite is on the same floor. Upstairs, three more bedrooms each have a private bath, and there is a bonus room with a wet bar and a dedicated theater room. The third floor adds another bonus room with a wet bar, a powder room and a stage. Crestron lighting controls and a whole-home sound system run through the home.
Arrival is through a custom front gate and a hand-forged courtyard gate. Out back, a screened porch and a flagstone patio look over the woods. A detached building of 4,640 square feet stands apart from the main home, with two garage bays, a workshop, a loft, its own kitchen and dining area, an entertainment room and a putting green. The property is minutes from Jordan Lake, Old Chatham Golf Club and the American Tobacco Trail, as well as Highway 55 and the Triangle Expressway. It last sold for $1.9 million in 2007.
Linda Trevor of Compass — Cary was the listing agent for the week’s highest-priced sale in the metro area, and Peyton Irby of Irby Stinson Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,612,000 · 1031 Pinehurst Dr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
In Chapel Hill’s Meadowmont community, a transitional home on a wooded, landscaped corner lot of 0.47 acres sold for $1,612,000. Built in 2002 and finished in fiber cement and shake siding, it has 4,140 square feet, four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, with one bedroom on the main level. Inside are cathedral and vaulted ceilings, an open floor plan, a kitchen island, quartz counters, a butler’s pantry and a gas-log fireplace in the family room. Outside there are front and rear porches, a deck and a balcony, and the home has a whole-house Generac generator on its own gas line. The lot is near a golf course, and the community has trails. The property last sold for $900,000 in 2018.
Chianne Capel of Shenandoah Real Estate, LLC listed the home, and Denise P Kennihan of Chapel Hill Realty Group, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,575,000 · 307 Circle Park Pl, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The second Meadowmont sale of the week was a brick townhouse at Summit Park, and an elevator serves every one of its four stories. Built in 2005, the home has 3,963 square feet, three bedrooms and four bathrooms, three full and one half. It sits on 3,920 square feet, the smallest lot of the five, and makes up for it with views of the UNC campus and Chapel Hill beyond.
The kitchen sits at the center of the main living areas, with a butler’s pantry, a bar and a bright breakfast room that opens to the living spaces and a balcony. The living room has a fireplace, and custom millwork and built-ins appear throughout. An office and the library beside it both look out on the fountain at Circle Park. The primary bath has heated tile floors, and the two other bedrooms each have their own bath and walk-in closet. There is also a theater room, a finished, heated basement with walk-out access, and a heated tandem garage with space for three cars. Paved paths lead from the home to Meadowmont’s schools, shops, restaurants and fitness facilities. The property last sold for $895,000 in 2018.
The townhouse went under contract 12 days after it was listed and sold for $1,575,000, its full asking price. Katherine Bizhev of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService was the listing agent, and Laura Whayne of RE/MAX United represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,550,000 · 408 Lake Castleberry Dr, Apex, North Carolina
Two days after it was listed, the home at 408 Lake Castleberry Drive in Apex was under contract, and it sold for $1,550,000, its full asking price. Built in 2020, it is the newest of the five homes and last sold for $858,000 that same year.
The two-story home has 4,529 square feet, five bedrooms and six bathrooms, five full and one half, on 0.53 acres. A guest suite is on the first floor, along with a study behind French doors, and there is also a bonus room. The kitchen has upgraded cabinetry, quartz counters, an oversized island and a butler’s pantry, and coffered and tray ceilings run through the main rooms. The primary bath has dual vanities, an oversized tub and an upgraded shower.
A wide Western door opens to a screened porch, and the fenced backyard has mature landscaping, an outdoor fireplace and a built-in grill. Solar panels with a whole-house backup battery and an EV charger are part of the home’s smart-home setup. Lake Castleberry gives easy access to a pool, a clubhouse and the lake, and the home is close to Cloer Vineyard and the Tobacco Trail.
Katy Sizemore of Sizemore Realty Group, LLC was the listing agent, and Tina Caul of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,075,000 · 7517 Mary Hall Rd, Rougemont, North Carolina
The oldest home in this Top 5 dates to 1876. The farmhouse on Mary Hall Road in Rougemont, in Orange County, sold for $1,075,000 and comes with 24.34 acres, the most land of the five, spread across two parcels. The original home was joined by a large addition in the early 2000s, and today it has 3,365 square feet on two stories, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, two full and two half.
The main level has refinished hardwood floors and a renovated primary suite. In the kitchen, a Wolf gas range and double ovens share the room with a wine fridge, a prep sink, a walk-in pantry and the home’s original glass-front cabinets. Upstairs are a fourth bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and an attic that has been converted into an office.
Most of the land is cleared and farmable, and the setting is secluded, with views of the woods. A screened porch, a patio with a fire pit, a detached carport and an outbuilding round out the property. It last sold for $900,000 in 2023.
Rob Sutter of Howard Hanna Allen Tate Durham was the listing agent, and Michelle Zanfardino of Navigate Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 11, 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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