These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Johnson City & Watauga Lake Area (Tennessee) for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they came to $3.521 million. Three of the homes are in Johnson City, one is in Jonesborough and one is in Mountain City, with four of the five in Washington County and one in Johnson County.
All five are single-family homes, and the list leans toward land: three ranch-style homes on an acre or more, a two-story traditional home in an established Johnson City neighborhood, and a lakefront property at the top. In two of the five sales, the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
No. 1 — $1,450,000 · 405 Harbor Approach, Johnson City, Tennessee
The top sale of the week was a lakefront property in Johnson City, where 405 Harbor Approach sold for $1,450,000. The home sits on 1.72 acres on the main channel of Boone Lake in the Park Place community, and the waterfront is its own outdoor room. Multi-level decks look over the lake and lead to a private dock, and the property also has a boat lift and a swim deck.
Built in 2003, it is the newest of the five homes and also the largest, with 6,000 square feet of living area, five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the most of any home on this week’s list. The brick and frame home is on two stories plus a full basement. On the main floor, an open living area looks out over the lake, and a primary suite sits on the lake side of the home. The kitchen has been redone with granite and quartz counters, a gas cooktop, a large island and butler’s cabinetry, and there are formal living and dining rooms as well. White-oak floors run through the updated rooms.
The finished walkout lower level is a second living area. It has its own kitchen and family room with a fireplace, a second primary suite and an exercise room, and it opens directly onto a covered patio beside the lake. The property last sold for $860,000 in 2021.
Deborah Short Taylor of Lake Homes Realty, LLC was the listing agent.
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No. 2 — $650,000 · 173 D Ward Rd, Jonesborough, Tennessee
The No. 2 sale was in Jonesborough, where 173 D Ward Road sold for $650,000. The one-story brick ranch, built in 1978, stands on 4.43 acres of pasture and gently rolling ground with long-range views of the mountains. The plan is arranged so the kitchen, the dining area, the living room and the primary bedroom all take in that view, and a terrace and a rear patio extend the living space outdoors.
The remodeled home has 3,473 square feet, three bedrooms and four bathrooms, three of them full and one a half bath. An entrance foyer leads to a kitchen with granite counters, an island and a pantry, and the den is warmed by a stone fireplace with gas logs. Below, a full walkout basement is partly finished, and there is a cedar closet and an attached two-car garage. The property is on public water and also has its own well, with a switch to move between the two. Historic Jonesborough is a few minutes away, and the property last sold for $520,000 in 2022.
Sam Taylor of The Property Experts JC was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the agent who represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $500,000 · Moss Creek Dr Lot 5, Johnson City, Tennessee
Land is the story at Moss Creek Drive Lot 5 in Johnson City’s Moss Creek Plantation, which sold for $500,000. At 5.43 acres it is the largest property on this week’s list, reached by a private drive that runs beside the creek. The property sits on a slight rise, the ground rolls gently, and there are mature trees and a natural spring.
The brick ranch was built in 1966, which makes it the oldest of the five, and it has 2,449 square feet, three bedrooms and two bathrooms, along with a carport. The listing says the home offers a buyer the choice of renovating and expanding it or building a new custom residence on the land.
The property went under contract four days after it was listed. Bryan Sangid and Joe Wilson, both of The Elite Team Agency, were the listing agents, and Bryan Sangid also represented the buyer, putting the same agent on both sides of the sale.
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No. 4 — $465,000 · 12 Spring Knoll Ct, Johnson City, Tennessee
In Johnson City’s Hunterwood neighborhood, 12 Spring Knoll Court went under contract one day after it was listed and sold for $465,000, above its asking price of $460,000 by $5,000. The two-story traditional home, finished in brick and vinyl siding, sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac on a 0.41-acre lot, the smallest of the week.
Built in 1994, the home has 2,436 square feet, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, three of them full and one a half bath. A fireplace anchors the living room, the eat-in kitchen has a pantry and solid-surface counters, and the floors are hardwood and vinyl. A bright sunroom, a screened rear porch and wide decking give the home several places to sit outside. The lower level is partly finished, with its own bathroom and room for storage, and there is a two-car garage. The property last sold for $49,175 in 1993, before the current home was built.
Debby Gibson of Debby Gibson Real Estate was the listing agent, and Kelly Hixson of Berkshire Hathaway Greg Cox Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $456,000 · 451 Highland Acres, Mountain City, Tennessee
Rounding out the week, 451 Highland Acres in Mountain City sold for $456,000 after going under contract five days after it was listed. The brick ranch stands on a double lot of 1.22 acres in the quiet Highland Acres neighborhood, about two minutes from downtown Mountain City, with long-range mountain views from the property.
Built in 1993, the one-level home has 1,822 square feet, three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half. The large eat-in kitchen, fitted with oak cabinets, opens onto a big deck facing the views. There is a living room as well as a wood-paneled den with a brick fireplace, and a front porch and an attached two-car garage. The walkout basement is partly finished and plumbed for another bathroom. The property last sold for $180,000 in 2022.
Ken Tolliver of Mullins Real Estate & Auction was the listing agent, and Chris Mullins of the same firm represented the buyer.
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