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Upper Montgomery County, Maryland Top 5 Home Sales: Damascus Home Leads at $1.0 Million

Gaithersburg had two of the week's top sales, and the rest went to Damascus, Sandy Spring and Clarksburg.

Upper Montgomery County, Maryland Top 5 Home Sales: Damascus Home Leads at $1.0 Million

The five highest-priced home sales reported in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland, for the week ending October 25, 2026, totaled $4.728 million. Prices ran from $875,000 to $1,039,000, and the homes were built between 1971 and 2004. Among them are a lakefront home in Montgomery Village and a home on wooded acreage in Brookefield.

No. 1 — $1,039,000 · 10013 Puritan Way, Damascus, Maryland

Top home sale No. 1 in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland — 10013 Puritan Way, Damascus, Maryland, week ending October 25, 2026

The top sale of the week was a 1998 Colonial in the Kings Bridge community of Damascus, which sold for $1,039,000. The home has a brick front and backs to trees, and a remodel this year brought a new kitchen, renovated bathrooms, refinished hardwood floors and new lighting.

A main-level foyer leads to separate formal living and dining rooms and a private study. The family room rises two stories and has a gas fireplace. The kitchen has a large island, a gas cooktop and a wall oven, and the breakfast room beside it looks out on the backyard.

The home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, in 5,228 square feet. Upstairs, the primary suite has a sitting area and a bath with a soaking tub; one other bedroom has its own bath, and two more share a Jack-and-Jill bath. The fifth bedroom and a full bath are on the finished walk-out lower level, which also has a recreation room and a kitchenette. The fenced backyard has a wide patio and a heated in-ground pool, and Kings Bridge residents share jogging paths and playgrounds. The property last sold for $317,000 in 1999.

The home went under contract 12 days after it was listed. Michael Winn of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. was the listing agent, and Yen Le, also of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., represented the buyer.

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No. 2 — $995,000 · 7201 Barcellona Dr, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Top home sale No. 2 in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland — 7201 Barcellona Dr, Gaithersburg, Maryland, week ending October 25, 2026

In the Brookefield neighborhood of Gaithersburg, a 1986 Colonial on 2 wooded, landscaped acres sold for $995,000. The lot backs to trees and is adjacent to a protected nature preserve. The home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms, three full and one half, in 3,488 square feet.

The renovated kitchen sits under a vaulted, paneled ceiling, with granite counters, custom cabinets, an oversized island and a coffee bar with its own sink. Its table area has direct access to a composite deck that looks out over the backyard, where an above-ground pool is surrounded by its own deck. The main floor also has formal living and dining rooms and a family room with a gas fireplace. Upstairs, the primary suite includes a study, a walk-in closet and a bath with vessel sinks and a large walk-in shower.

The finished walk-out lower level is set up as an in-law suite, with a kitchenette, a recreation room, a private deck and the fifth bedroom, whose tiled bath has a zero-entry shower. Garage space totals five cars, in an attached three-car garage and a conditioned two-car detached barn. The property last sold for $635,000 in 2016.

The home sold $20,000 above its $975,000 asking price. Jami Rankin of Redfin Corp was the listing agent, and James Ricciuti of Real Broker, LLC represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $920,000 · 9725 Lookout Pl, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Top home sale No. 3 in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland — 9725 Lookout Pl, Gaithersburg, Maryland, week ending October 25, 2026

The trail around Lake Whetstone runs directly in front of this lakefront brick Colonial in the Whetstone community of Montgomery Village in Gaithersburg, which sold for $920,000. Built in 1971, it is the oldest home in this week’s Top 5. With 5,336 square feet and 11 bedrooms, it is also the largest and has the most bedrooms.

Two of the bedrooms are on the main level, along with a living room whose sliding glass door opens to a large deck, a formal dining room and an updated kitchen with a breakfast area. Upstairs are nine more bedrooms: six on the lake side open to a balcony above the water, and three face the garden. The home has five full bathrooms. The finished walk-out basement adds a second kitchen, a dining area, a living space and four more rooms.

The backyard is laid out as a terraced English-style garden that leads up to a small platform for viewing the flowers. Montgomery Village residents share pools, tennis courts and community centers, and Lake Whetstone Park nearby has boating and fishing. The home has a commercial sprinkler system, and according to the listing, county records show the property was once approved for use as an assisted living facility. It last sold for $580,000 in 2025.

The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold $20,100 above its $899,900 asking price. The listing agent was xin chen of Independent Realty, Inc, and Hans Perkasa of Real Broker, LLC represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $899,000 · 1338 Excaliber Ln, Sandy Spring, Maryland

Top home sale No. 4 in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland — 1338 Excaliber Ln, Sandy Spring, Maryland, week ending October 25, 2026

Set on 1.23 acres in Plainfield Orchards in Sandy Spring, this 1987 Colonial sold for $899,000. The home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, two full and two half, in 3,403 square feet. A fireplace is the focal point of the living area, the kitchen opens to the dining area and living room, and the finished basement has room for a theater, game room or gym. An attached two-car garage faces the side. The property last sold for $785,000 in 2007.

It sold at its full asking price, going under contract six days after it was listed. Karen Rollings of EXP Realty, LLC was the listing agent, and Andres Mejia of Keller Williams Capital Properties represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $875,000 · 12316 Cherry Branch Dr, Clarksburg, Maryland

Top home sale No. 5 in Upper Montgomery County, Maryland — 12316 Cherry Branch Dr, Clarksburg, Maryland, week ending October 25, 2026

Just across the street from this Arora Hills home in Clarksburg is Ovid Hazen Wells Rec Park, 290 acres with paved walking paths, a skate park and a carousel. The 2004 Colonial, the newest home in this week’s Top 5, sold for $875,000. It sits on a corner lot of 7,871 square feet behind a white picket fence, with a full front porch.

A two-level bump-out enlarges both the main and upper floors. On the main level it forms a sunroom off the eat-in kitchen, which has granite counters, an induction cooktop and two wall ovens. Upstairs it becomes a sitting room with a vaulted ceiling in the primary suite. The family room has a floor-to-ceiling stone wall with a gas fireplace. The home has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, in 4,615 square feet, and the finished walk-out basement has two bonus rooms.

Stairs lead from the large deck down to a paver patio with a built-in fire pit and a covered sitting area under the deck. The sellers turned the back of the detached two-car garage into a screen for outdoor movies. The property last sold for $650,000 in 2019.

Donna Pfeiffer of RE/MAX Town Center was the listing agent, and Balaram Owens of RLAH @properties represented the buyer. The home went under contract five days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 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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