The five highest-priced home sales reported in Wilmington Area, North Carolina for the week ending October 25, 2026 came to a combined $7.994 million. Three of the homes are in Wilmington, one is in Carolina Beach and one is in Hampstead, the only sale of the five in Pender County.
Two of the five were new construction, the newest completed in 2026, and the oldest dates to 1992. The group runs from marsh-side homes with their own ways onto the water to new homes in Carolina Beach and in Wilmington’s East and Mason community.
No. 1 — $2,465,000 · 6568 Towles Road, Wilmington, North Carolina
The week’s top sale is a home set up for boating. The home at 6568 Towles Road, in the Greenville Sound Estates area of Wilmington, sold for $2.465 million. It comes with a deep-water boat slip, 28 feet long, in the private community marina, along with deeded access to the private Towles Road boat ramp. Both are on the Intracoastal Waterway, a few steps from the home, and Masonboro Island, Wrightsville Beach and the Atlantic Ocean are a short boat ride away.
Built in 1992, it is the oldest of the five homes. A covered front porch looks out over a tidal pond, and the fenced rear yard is planted with live oaks and palm trees. The surroundings of Towles Road take in marshes, tidal ponds, waterfowl and walking trails that connect to neighboring communities.
Inside, the kitchen has two walls of custom cabinets, granite counters and a marble backsplash laid in a herringbone pattern, with a six-burner gas range, double ovens, a breakfast nook and a large island with seating. It opens to a large living room with a gas-log fireplace. Patio doors from the kitchen and the dining room lead to a broad rear deck with partial views of the Intracoastal Waterway, and a screened porch at the back of the home connects to both the deck and the living room. A guest bedroom with its own bath is on the main floor.
Upstairs, the primary suite has its own deck with wide marsh views and partial views of the waterway, a bath with a double-headed tiled shower and a walk-in closet built around a center island. Two more bedrooms are on the same floor. The lower level has a large bonus room and space for a gym, and two workshops with built-in benches sit next to the four-car garage. The home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms (three full and one half) and 4,202 square feet on 0.45 acres. The property last sold for $577,000 in 2004.
Monica D Rolquin of Coastal Properties was the listing agent, and Vance B Young of Intracoastal Realty Corporation represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,500,000 · 1117 Bonito Lane, Carolina Beach, North Carolina
The home at 1117 Bonito Lane, in the Heart of Carolina Beach neighborhood, is new construction, completed in 2025. It has fiber cement siding, a standing seam metal roof and an elevator that reaches every level, along with covered porches at the front and back, a dedicated office and an oversized garage with room for golf carts, bikes and beach gear. The listing describes the lot as steps from the sand. With four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and 2,859 square feet on a lot of 4,792 square feet, it is the smallest home on the smallest lot in this group.
It sold for $1.5 million, $75,000 above its asking price of $1.425 million. Kelli A Taylor of Carolina Retreats Vacations LLC was the listing agent, and Tiffany Williamson of Navigate Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,365,000 · 600 Cordgrass Road, Hampstead, North Carolina
At 600 Cordgrass Road in Hampstead’s Olde Point neighborhood, the water is close at hand. Just across the street from the home is a private dock with a floating dock and two boat lifts, rated at 9,000 and 3,000 pounds, and the property looks out over marsh and Old Topsail Creek. A community launch ramp gives deeded access to the Intracoastal Waterway, and membership in the Olde Point Country Club brings golf, a pool and social events. The home sold for $1.365 million.
Built in 2016, the two-story home has a reverse floor plan, with the living spaces on the main level. The living room has a wooden coffered ceiling with a compass rose at its center, handcrafted by the current owner, and opens to the dining room and a kitchen with granite counters, custom cabinetry, a gas range, a large working island and a walk-in pantry. A screened porch off the living room connects to one of the open decks and faces the creek. The primary suite on the main level has a tray ceiling, its own access to the upper deck, a freestanding tub and a large tiled walk-in shower.
The ground floor has a bedroom suite with a wheelchair-accessible bath, two more bedrooms that share a bathroom, and a den. An elevator connects the floors. Outside, a lower deck is set up for grilling, and an established firepit overlooks the marsh, where herons and egrets feed. The home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms (three full and one half), 3,290 square feet and a two-car garage, and its 1.06 acres make it the largest lot of the five.
Irena B Kohler of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage-Hampstead was the listing agent, and Adam B Sink of Coastal Realty Associates LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,364,000 · 806 Paoli Court, Wilmington, North Carolina
The home at 806 Paoli Court, in Wilmington’s Inlet Watch waterfront community, was built in 1993 by a custom builder who drew on the Mediterranean Revival style, and its exterior combines stucco with stone veneer. From its place in the middle of the neighborhood, it has views of the marina, the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean in the distance. It sold for $1.364 million.
A stairway leads up to a broad veranda at the entrance, and the front door opens into a foyer with high ceilings and a circular staircase that rises to the primary suite. An elevator serves every floor. The open kitchen has a Viking gas range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and an island sink with hot and cold reverse-osmosis water, and the main living area takes in formal and casual dining spaces. The primary suite has a two-sided fireplace between the bedroom and a bright sitting room, a bath flanked by two oversize walk-in closets and its own veranda looking across the marina and the waterway toward the ocean.
At 5,354 square feet, it is the largest home of the five, yet it has the fewest bedrooms, with three, along with four bathrooms (three full and one half). Another bedroom with a private bath could serve as a second primary suite. The ground level has an office or den, a gym, a hobby room, storage and a garage with four spaces in three bays, on a lot of 0.30 acres. The property last sold for $519,000 in 2006.
The Rising Tide Team of Intracoastal Realty Corporation was the listing agent.
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No. 5 — $1,300,000 · 3306 Shelter Sound Court #161, Wilmington, North Carolina
The newest home in the group, completed in 2026, is at 3306 Shelter Sound Court #161 in the Sound Side Residences at East and Mason, in Wilmington’s Masonboro area. Schmidt Custom Builders built the two-story home on a corner lot. Its five bedrooms and five bathrooms (four full and one half) are the most of the week’s five sales, in 3,354 square feet on a lot of 6,839 square feet with a two-car garage.
The family room flows into the kitchen and dining areas, and the kitchen has custom cabinetry, a farmhouse sink and both a walk-in pantry and a butler’s pantry. The primary suite is on the first floor, with a freestanding soaking tub, a tiled shower and dual vanities. Upstairs are four more bedrooms and a bonus room. A covered porch runs along the back, and there is a front porch as well. Within the community, Mason Hall has a six-lane swimming pool and a clubhouse, and sidewalks connect to pocket parks.
The home sold for $1.3 million, just above its asking price of $1.295 million. Hope Haarer of Fonville Morisey & Barefoot was the listing agent, and Elizabeth Cleghorn of BlueCoast Realty Corporation represented the buyer.
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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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