A lakefront house with its own dock on Big Bear Lake sold for $5.52 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The week’s five highest-priced reported sales combined for $17.34 million and span Big Bear Lake, Palm Springs, Indian Wells and Palm Desert. Both Indian Wells closings came out of Toscana Country Club.
The houses behind them were built in 1952, 2006, 2007 and 2014, and the fifth is a 2026 residence still being finished in a gate-guarded Palm Desert community beside a golf club. They range from a mountain estate on deep water to a Palm Springs compound with a guest house and two country-club homes in the desert.
No. 1 — $5,520,000 · 659 Cove Dr, Big Bear Lake, California
A deep-water lakefront property with private dock access took the week’s highest reported price in the metro. 659 Cove Dr in Big Bear Lake sold for $5,520,000 on August 13, 2026. The 2014 house is recorded at seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms across a reported 7,762 square feet.
A custom lower-level addition, built as a mountain clubhouse retreat, holds game and entertainment rooms, a wine tasting area, a sauna and a handcrafted timber sleeping hall with 12 bunks, an adjoining full bath and a further powder room. Expansive glass doors open from that level onto an oversized spa and a lakeside patio, with steps leading down to the private dock and the water’s edge.
The main level is built around a great room and a kitchen with a pantry and adjoining laundry, all opening to an entertainment deck positioned toward the lake, with a lakeside primary suite and en suite bath on the same floor. Upstairs holds a second lakeside primary suite, four en suite guest bedrooms, a family and game lounge with a bar, and a second laundry area.
John Carmody and Nicholas LaBate of RE/MAX Big Bear were the listing agents. Their listing ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the property previously changed hands for $3,065,000 in 2014. Michael Hoffman of eXp Realty of Southern California represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,250,000 · 443 W Merito Pl, Palm Springs, California
The Old Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs produced the second-highest reported price. 443 W Merito Pl sold for $3,250,000 on August 14, 2026. The 1952 house sits on more than half an acre of gated grounds and is recorded at four bedrooms and seven bathrooms across a reported 4,671 square feet.
Listing materials identify the property as a former home of the actress and comedian Lily Tomlin and give the house its name, the Lily Pad. Reimagined for modern use since it was built, it runs on travertine tile floors and carries five fireplaces, two of them in the great room and family room, which are joined by a wet bar and by Fleetwood sliding doors to the backyard.
The kitchen pairs custom cabinetry with stainless steel counters and backsplash and a Viking double oven with gas cooktop. The primary suite has its own fireplace and direct access to the backyard, and two further en suite guest bedrooms sit apart from it. A guest house of nearly 1,000 square feet adds a sitting room with a fireplace and a bedroom suite looking out at the desert mountains, while the grounds center on a custom pool and spa with a natural stone fireplace, an outdoor kitchen and towering palms.
Heidi Meaney of Bennion Deville Homes was the listing agent. The $3.25 million closing put Meaney at the listing side of the No. 2 sale in RealtyWire’s Riverside, California metro area Top 5 for the week, and the property previously changed hands for $995,000 in 2003. P S Properties of Bennion Deville Homes represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,000,000 · 76240 Via Volterra, Indian Wells, California
At Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells, 76240 Via Volterra changed hands for $3,000,000 in a closing dated August 10, 2026. The 2007 residence is an Amalfi Collection Model 622 with an Early California elevation, set on a quiet interior lot along the 4th fairway of the club’s North Course, with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms across a reported 3,724 square feet.
The great room rises to soaring ceilings and opens straight onto the outdoor areas, and a refinished fireplace wall anchors the main room. The formal dining room has been turned into a media room, and the kitchen has been updated with new counter and bar surfaces, custom cabinetry and high-end appliances. Recent owner improvements include upgraded LED lighting throughout and two new air-conditioning units, and the patios off the back look over the fairway.
Toscana Team-Ford, Ginos, … of Toscana Homes, Inc. was the listing agent. The listing held the No. 3 place in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the property previously changed hands for $2,900,000 in 2023.
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No. 4 — $2,849,990 · 48513 Old Stone Trl, Palm Desert, California
A new house in the Desert Creek enclave at Stone Eagle, in south Palm Desert, recorded an August 12, 2026 closing at $2,849,990. The 2026 residence is one of six homes in the final phase of a 46-home collection, and its great-room plan holds three bedrooms, four bathrooms and a flexible office or bonus room across a reported 2,848 square feet.
Wall-to-wall disappearing glass doors open the great room to the outdoors, and the finish list runs to Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, quartz countertops, a choice of ceramic or plank flooring, wiring for a Lutron smart-home system, a solar power system and a walk-in pantry. The exterior is Tuscan in style, the interiors soft contemporary. Outside are a private pool and spa, a fire pit, an oversized portico pre-wired for television and speakers, and a backyard bordering a natural creek.
The gate-guarded community sits about 1.3 miles from El Paseo and next to Stone Eagle Golf Club, with no residences built on the course itself. Its setting takes in a lake, running streams, waterfalls and mountain views, and residents reach hiking trails in the Santa Rosa Mountains from their own front doors.
Kelly Trembley of Equity Union was the listing agent. The sale closed at its full asking price and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. Marilyn Ford of Bennion Deville Homes represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,725,000 · 75836 Via Cortona, Indian Wells, California
The ranking finishes on a second Toscana Country Club address. 75836 Via Cortona in Indian Wells changed hands for $2,725,000 in an August 11, 2026 closing, on a private cul-de-sac with views over three holes of the club’s South course and out to the mountains and a lake.
Behind a custom iron entry door, the 2006 house runs on stone floors, with two sitting areas joined by a wet bar, an open dining area finished with a stone wall and disappearing sliders to the patio. A soundproofed theater room seats nine in leather chairs, built in place of a fourth bedroom and bath that can be converted back, and three bedrooms and four bathrooms sit across a reported 4,299 square feet.
The primary suite has a reading area, a fireplace and a bath with a soaking tub set beside its own fireplace and two walk-in closets, and a separate two-room casita gives guests a sitting area, a kitchenette and a bedroom with an en suite bath. The courtyard has been landscaped in flagstone and artificial grass with a fire pit and a fountain, and the rear patio holds a zero-depth-entry pool with a waterfall, a hot tub and an outdoor kitchen. The house was offered furnished.
Kerrie Balance and AJ Ciontea of Windermere Real Estate were the listing agents. Their listing took the No. 5 place in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the property previously changed hands for $1,525,000 in 2015. Stefen MacMaster of Toscana Homes, Inc. represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 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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