Country acreage led the week in McHenry County, Illinois. A farmhouse in Bull Valley and a Victorian in Spring Grove took the top two places among the five highest-priced home sales reported for the week ending November 8, 2026, ahead of three five-bedroom family homes in Cary, Crystal Lake and Johnsburg. Together the five sales totaled $4.44 million.
No. 1 — $1,530,000 · 8105 Bull Valley Rd, Bull Valley, Illinois
Built in 1877 and extensively renovated, a farmhouse on 5.12 acres in Bull Valley sold for $1,530,000, the highest price of the week. The land is landscaped and wooded, with mature trees, and the renovation brought modern comforts to a cedar and frame home that keeps its country character.
The kitchen has handcrafted custom cabinetry and a quartz island, and it opens to a large living room with a wood-burning fireplace and built-ins running wall to wall. In the primary suite, a custom dressing room has its own center island, and the bath includes a freestanding soaking tub and a multi-head shower. The home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,351 square feet, with cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, a separate dining room, and a bedroom and full bath on the first floor. Smart lighting inside and out, a security system, a whole-home generator and multi-zone heating and cooling are part of the update, and a partial stone cellar sits below.
Outside are professionally landscaped gardens, raised beds and a vineyard, and a screened porch looks out over the acreage. The barn has been reconstructed as a recreation building, with a sound-isolated entertainment room that has a golf simulator, a workout room and storage space. The property also has a detached four-car garage. It last sold for $685,000 in 2023.
The home went under contract 20 days after it was listed. Amy Diamond of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate was the listing agent, and Jackie Nelson of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $835,000 · 2214 Main Street Rd, Spring Grove, Illinois
With 11.56 acres, the largest lot of the five, a Victorian in Spring Grove sold for $835,000. The land comes in two parcels. The larger one has mature woods, fenced pasture, a meandering creek, a covered bridge and a swimming pond with an island of its own. A smaller parcel across Main Street has frontage on Nippersink Creek, where there is room to kayak and fish.
The three-story home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 3,620 square feet. Its largest room is a two-story family room with a fireplace and a loft, and the dining room has a wood stove, views across the grounds and a door to a private patio. There are two staircases, an updated kitchen with solid-surface counters and a theater room, and at the front are both covered and enclosed porches.
For horses, there is a six-stall barn of 3,944 square feet with a heated tack room, a second-floor loft and an observation room that looks out over the pasture. The property has garage space for six cars. The attached garage is heated, and a separate detached garage has both heat and air conditioning. Other buildings include a pole building of 2,400 square feet, a chicken coop and a boat house with its own wood stove and half bath. A caboose comes with the property.
Darlene Barnas, CNC,GRI, of Re/Max Advantage was the listing agent, and Patti Furman of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $750,000 · 8207 Red Bark Ln, Cary, Illinois
A traditional home in Cary’s River Orchard subdivision went under contract three days after it was listed and sold for $750,000, $10,100 above its asking price of $739,900. Its 0.79-acre lot borders a seven-acre open space that River Orchard owns for the private use of its residents.
Built in 1998 of brick and cedar, the two-story home has five bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath, and 3,322 square feet, plus a finished basement with a recreation area. On the first floor, the family room has a vaulted ceiling and a brick fireplace, and the same level has a two-story foyer, a living room and a den that works as an office. The kitchen has been updated with cherry cabinets and quartz counters and has a large breakfast area. The primary bedroom measures 25 by 14 feet, with a large walk-in closet and a renovated bath that has a cherry vanity and a separate shower. Hardwood floors run through most of the home.
The property last sold for $400,000 in 1999.
Bob Untch of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent, and Kristin Kessler, also of Coldwell Banker Realty, represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $696,500 · 2617 Crystal Way, Crystal Lake, Illinois
At 5,243 square feet, the largest home of the week by living area sold in Crystal Lake for $696,500. It sits on 1.30 acres surrounded by mature trees and is set back from the Prairie Isle golf course at the 11th hole.
Built in 1991, the brick and cedar home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The kitchen has granite counters, double ovens and lighting both under and over the cabinets, and the family room has a fireplace. A three-season room with a heated ceiling fan looks out on the backyard. The finished basement has daylight exposure and its own full bath. The home is in the Prairie Grove and Prairie Ridge High School districts.
The home went under contract six days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Whitney Wilson of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate was the listing agent, and Kasia Conway of Keller Williams Success Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $624,000 · 5715 Meadow Lark Ln, Johnsburg, Illinois
In Johnsburg’s Prairie View Estates, a home next to Hiller Park sold for $624,000. Built in 2002 on 1.02 acres, it has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and 3,771 square feet, with hardwood floors, a gas fireplace in the living room and a full unfinished basement. The primary bedroom was remodeled in 2023, and two upstairs bathrooms were redone in 2026.
Much of what sets the property apart is outside the main living space. The attached four-car garage is heated and air-conditioned and has 220-volt, 60-amp electrical service, and above it is a bonus room of more than 600 square feet that could serve as an office, a game room or guest quarters. Just off the back of the home is a gazebo with heat and air conditioning, and there is a shed with electricity. The property last sold for $330,898 in 2002.
Bradley Fox of HomeSmart Connect LLC was the listing agent, and Megan Hutchins of Baird & Warner represented the buyer.
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