These were the five highest-priced home sales reported in North Georgia Mountains & Lakes for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they came to $5.52 million. The sales were spread across five towns, Morganton, Ellijay, Clarkesville, Blue Ridge and Hiawassee, with two of them in Fannin County.
The group runs from a home built in 1923 to one completed in 2026, and two of the five were new construction. Water figures in much of the list: a lake, a mountain creek and a deeded boat slip all appear among the week’s sales.
No. 1 — $2,250,000 · 355 Old Camp Loop, Morganton, Georgia
The week’s top sale was a lakefront cabin in the Padena Settlement community of Morganton, which sold for $2.25 million. The listing presents it as a Keith Sumner home, and it was built in 2011 with frame, wood siding and stone on the exterior.
The home rises three stories, with a finished full basement, and has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and 3,842 square feet on a 1.50-acre lot. Inside are wood and stone floors, cathedral ceilings, an eat-in kitchen with a pantry and four fireplaces, one of them outdoors. The layout is meant to give a large group room to spread out, and one of the rooms is a bunk room with six bunk beds.
Outside, the property has a front porch, open and covered decking, a private yard and a dock, with views of the lake, the mountains and the woods throughout the year. The water is suited to paddleboarding, canoeing, kayaking and swimming, and away from the shore there is a hot tub and a fire pit. The property last sold for $725,000 in 2014.
Paige Peugh of Coldwell Banker High Country Realty – Blue Ridge was the listing agent, and Cindy West of Remax Town & Country β The Cindy West Team represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $954,000 · 40 Varix Ct, Ellijay, Georgia
In the Coosawattee community of Ellijay, a home on 4.22 acres along Mountaintown Creek sold for $954,000, ranking second for the week. The property, made up of three combined lots, has about 369 feet of creek frontage and is 2.3 miles from the community’s guard gate. Its acreage was the largest of the five.
A private trail leads down to the water, where big boulders and rushing current give way to spots for swimming and fishing. Along the bank there are fire pits, a hammock and swings, with several places to gather.
The home itself, built in 1990, mixes cabin, country and Craftsman styles in cedar, wood siding and stone. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and 2,907 square feet across two stories. Three of the bedrooms are on the main level, along with an office and the laundry. The remodeled lower level is a private in-law suite with its own bedroom, full bath, sitting area and separate entrance. A screened porch and several decks add outdoor living space, and the climate-controlled one-car garage has been set up as a gym with an infrared sauna. The home sold furnished, and residents have use of a community pool.
Thorin Taylor Langley and AJ Petrillo, both of REMAX Town & Country – BR Appalachian, were the listing agents. Mallory Erin Smith of REMAX Town & Country – BR Downtown represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $880,000 · 745 Washington St, Clarkesville, Georgia
The oldest home in this Top 5 is the Brewer-Hamby House on Washington Street in Clarkesville, a 1923 Craftsman that sold for $880,000. It has been restored in the Arts and Crafts tradition, with updates and additions brought in alongside the original character.
That character shows in the heart pine and oak floors, the preserved newel posts, brick masonry, ceilings of 10 feet and more, custom molding, shiplap walls and period hardware. The kitchen is built around a large custom oak butcher-block island and includes a butler’s pantry, granite counters, a farmhouse sink, a gas range and a built-in breakfast nook. A mudroom with a walnut barn door, a second pantry and a beverage fridge opens to the pool and patio. The owner’s suite, on the main level, has a clawfoot soaking tub, a large double shower, two vanities and a walk-in closet with laundry.
The property has five bedrooms, four full baths and one half bath, and 3,978 square feet, the most living area of the week’s five sales, on 0.58 acres. Part of that is a separate guest cottage of about 928 square feet with two bedrooms, one bath, a vaulted great room, a full kitchen and its own porch. The grounds include an in-ground saltwater pool with a poolhouse that has a full bath, perennial and vegetable gardens, blueberry bushes, decking and a fire pit. Downtown Clarkesville’s shops, restaurants and Greenway are a short walk away. The property last sold for $825,000 in 2021.
The home went under contract eight days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price of $880,000. Meghann M Brackett of BHHS Georgia Properties was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 4 — $763,946 · 45 Clays Way, Blue Ridge, Georgia
The newest home of the week is a modern mountain cabin on Buckeye Mountain in Blue Ridge, built in 2026, which sold for $763,946. It sits on 2.62 acres in the Aska Adventure Area, minutes from the Toccoa River and close to trails for hiking and biking.
At 1,800 square feet, with two bedrooms and two full baths, it is the smallest of the five homes. The two levels each have their own living area, and the lower one is a finished basement. There are cathedral ceilings, wood and luxury vinyl floors and a wet bar, and the home has three fireplaces, two inside and one outdoors. Two large covered porches take in the natural surroundings, and the property has mountain views year-round. The listing describes an allowance package that lets the buyer choose finishes such as lighting, tile, flooring and cabinetry.
The home sold for $134,946 above its asking price of $629,000. JoJo Pack of Tru Mountain Realty, LLC was the listing agent, and Neil Doldo of HomeSmart represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $675,000 · 98 Brett Way #F, Hiawassee, Georgia
In The Enclave in Hiawassee, a new one-level ranch home built in 2025 sold for $675,000. The home comes with a deeded boat slip on Lake Chatuge, where the community has frontage, and downtown Hiawassee’s restaurants and shops are an easy walk away.
The home has three bedrooms, two full baths and one half bath in 2,075 square feet, all on one floor. The great room has a soaring ceiling and a fireplace and opens into a kitchen with leathered quartz countertops, stainless appliances, a breakfast bar and a pantry. A bright dining area looks out toward the lake. The primary suite has high ceilings, its own fireplace, a sitting or office nook and a bath with a walk-in shower, along with a large walk-in closet. The other two bedrooms sit apart from it, and there is a large laundry room and a garage with extra storage. Out back are a covered patio and a private yard.
Todd Turner of RE/MAX Town & Country-Hiawassee was the listing agent.
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