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Top Sales

Top 5 Home Sales in the Atlanta, Georgia Metro Area β€” Week Ending August 9, 2026

The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026 totaled $13.38 million, led by a $3,350,000 closing in Atlanta's Powers Ferry Estates.

Top 5 Home Sales in the Atlanta, Georgia Metro Area β€” Week Ending August 9, 2026

The five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026 combined for $13.38 million. The leader was a custom residence in Atlanta’s Powers Ferry Estates that closed for $3,350,000 on August 7.

The sales came from Atlanta’s Powers Ferry Estates, Bakers Farm and Buckhead neighborhoods, with the remaining closings in Alpharetta’s gated Ellard community and on Lake Lanier in Cumming.

RealtyWire’s Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.

No. 1 — $3,350,000 · 705 Langford Ln NW, Atlanta, Georgia

Top home sale No. 1 in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area β€” 705 Langford Ln NW, Atlanta, Georgia, week ending August 9, 2026

The week’s top sale closed on August 7, 2026, when a custom residence at 705 Langford Lane NW in Atlanta’s Powers Ferry Estates sold for $3,350,000. Built in 2008, the house has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a reported 7,660 square feet, with a stacked-stone and cedar-shake exterior, a covered front porch and a three-car side-entry garage. The main level holds the primary suite, which opens to a covered porch and includes a bath with dual vanities, a soaking tub, an oversized shower and two walk-in closets. The kitchen is anchored by an oversized quartz island and equipped with a Wolf six-burner cooktop, double ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator.

Upstairs, four bedrooms each have walk-in closets and private baths, one arranged as a second suite with a sitting room. The finished terrace level adds a media area, game and billiards space, a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a bar with a full kitchen, while the fenced backyard centers on a pool and spa flanked by covered porches, a gas fireplace and a built-in grill.

Robin Blass of Harry Norman Realtors was the listing agent. David Kaufman of Atlanta Fine Homes – Sotheby’s International represented the buyer.

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No. 2 — $2,995,000 · 2889 Bakers Farm Rd SE, Atlanta, Georgia

Top home sale No. 2 in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area β€” 2889 Bakers Farm Rd SE, Atlanta, Georgia, week ending August 9, 2026

At 2889 Bakers Farm Road SE in Atlanta’s Bakers Farm neighborhood, a five-bedroom, five-bathroom house closed for $2,995,000 on August 5, 2026. Originally built in 1981 on a flat 0.69-acre Cobb County lot, the home was expanded and fully renovated in 2016 in a project designed by architect Stan Dixon. The main level carries the primary suite, which pairs vaulted ceilings with a marble-lined bath, a soaking tub, a separate shower and a double vanity.

The kitchen is outfitted with a Sub-Zero refrigerator-freezer, a Wolf gas range, double Bosch dishwashers and a drink cooler set into a soapstone island. A family room with a brick fireplace opens to a screened porch and a walk-out backyard, the second floor holds four bedrooms and three full baths, and a third-floor recreation room adds a full bath. The 44-home Bakers Farm enclave sits near the Whitfield, Westminster, Lovett and Pace Academy private schools.

Price Curtis of HOME Luxury Real Estate was the listing agent. Jacqueline Carlyle of HOME Luxury Real Estate represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $2,685,000 · 3346 Valley Rd NW, Atlanta, Georgia

Top home sale No. 3 in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area β€” 3346 Valley Rd NW, Atlanta, Georgia, week ending August 9, 2026

A brick residence at 3346 Valley Road NW in Buckhead’s Grant Estates section closed for $2,685,000 on August 3, 2026. Built in 1968 with a reported 4,380 square feet, the four-bedroom house was marketed as a fully renovated property on a street where homes seldom come up for sale. The interiors carry designer-selected finishes and include three full and two half baths, a dining room, and a kitchen that opens to the family room and overlooks the rear patio and backyard.

An oversized primary suite serves as the main retreat, with a main-level guest suite for visitors. Off the family room, a sunroom works as an office or reading spot, and the terrace level adds an updated bath and flexible space for media, play or fitness use. The listing pointed to access to Buckhead dining, shopping and schools, along with the nearby Cherokee Town and Country Club.

Ashley Bundy of Dorsey Alston Realtors was the listing agent. Kim Noeltner of Beacham and Company represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $2,250,000 · 3138 E Addison Dr, Alpharetta, Georgia

Top home sale No. 4 in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area β€” 3138 E Addison Dr, Alpharetta, Georgia, week ending August 9, 2026

In Alpharetta’s guard-gated Ellard community, a five-bedroom, six-bathroom brick house at 3138 E. Addison Drive closed for $2,250,000 on August 3, 2026. Built in 2001 with a reported 6,935 square feet, the home pairs wraparound front porches with a two-story family room lined with custom built-ins and floor-to-ceiling windows. A renovated kitchen carries dual islands, waterfall quartz countertops and smart features such as touch-activated outlets, and a main-level guest bedroom has a renovated en-suite bath.

Upstairs, the primary suite includes a sitting room, a private covered porch and a renovated bath with a freestanding soaking tub and an oversized shower. The terrace level holds a wet bar, a walk-in wine cellar and three flex rooms, and the backyard features a heated saltwater pool and spa with a fire feature and waterfall. Ellard’s amenities along the Chattahoochee River include a river park, trails, tennis courts, a clubhouse and a fitness center.

April Rener of Keller Williams Realty Atl. Partners was the listing agent. Holly Gibbons of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $2,100,000 · 8140 Lanier Dr, Cumming, Georgia

Top home sale No. 5 in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area β€” 8140 Lanier Dr, Cumming, Georgia, week ending August 9, 2026

On Lake Lanier, a five-bedroom, five-bathroom house at 8140 Lanier Drive in Cumming’s Deer Creek Shores closed for $2,100,000 on August 3, 2026. Built in 1998 with a reported 7,000 square feet, the property was described in the listing as completely remodeled in 2023, and the sale spans two lots, with the adjoining parcel holding a building site near the water.

The house carries two full kitchens and two laundry rooms, one on each level, plus a downstairs media room and a full-length deck across the lakeside. A private drive leads to a double-slip aluminum boat dock, with the lot running to within steps of the dock and a natural beach, and a garage with three doors, one sized for an RV or large boat, holds up to five cars. The listing cited a sunset view over Young Deer Creek and noted the property has no homeowners association.

JERRY HENDERSON of Jerry Henderson Enterprises was the listing agent. Shelley Shope of Keller Williams Lanier Partners represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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