A gated contemporary estate on just over an acre in Los Altos Hills changed hands for $10.8 million, the highest-priced residential sale publicly reported in the San Jose, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The week’s five highest-priced reported sales came to $40.11 million combined.
The five sales span Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Los Altos and Saratoga, with Palo Alto represented twice. Their build years reach from 1930 to 2015, and pools, putting greens, guest quarters and gated grounds turn up across the group.
No. 1 — $10,800,000 · 26140 Rancho Manuella Ln, Los Altos Hills, California
A contemporary residence set behind gates on a Los Altos Hills cul-de-sac drew the week’s highest reported price, $10,800,000, in a sale recorded August 14, 2026. Built in 2004, the house runs a reported 8,803 square feet with five bedrooms and 6.5 baths on just over an acre of manicured grounds.
Graceful curves shape the walls, ceilings, windows and cabinetry inside, where curly maple, pear and Sapele mahogany meet maple and Halila limestone floors and counters of Brazilian granite and limestone. The plan carries a library, a lounge, a full bar, a nine-seat theater, a 2,000-bottle wine cellar and a fitness center with steam and sauna. Two offices sit behind that, one of them joined to a room built around an Orient Express train car, with an overhead track running through both spaces.
Outdoors, a two-story guest house in Japanese teahouse style stands beside a pool pavilion with a full kitchen for poolside entertaining, alongside the pool and spa, and streams, ponds and waterfalls are worked into the landscaping. Home automation, security, a whole-home backup generator and radiant heat serve the house, and the five-car garage is fitted for EV charging. Los Altos schools serve the address.
Gary Campi of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Campi held the listing side of the highest-priced home sale reported in the San Jose metro area for the week, a transaction that ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Edwin Su of Real Estate Source, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $9,800,000 · 1353 Martin Ave, Palo Alto, California
In Palo Alto’s Crescent Park, a residence by the architecture firm Swatt | Miers sold for $9,800,000 on August 11, 2026. Completed in 2015, it holds five bedroom suites and six baths across a reported 3,117 square feet.
Western red cedar runs continuously from the interior out to the exterior, and radiant-heated European oak floors sit beneath ceilings scaled for openness. The main rooms open to the rear yard, and a fully customized home office joins the five suites. An irrigated living wall, room-darkening shades and a generous garden round out the property, which sits half a block from Eleanor Pardee Park and about a mile from University Avenue.
Young Platinum Group of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $3,399,750 in 2012, before the current residence was completed in 2015. Omar Georg Maissen of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $6,660,000 · 98 Erstwild Ct, Palo Alto, California
Green Gables produced the week’s No. 3 sale, a 1950 home tucked at the end of a Palo Alto cul-de-sac that was recorded at $6,660,000 on August 12, 2026. Four bedrooms and three baths fill a reported 2,409 square feet.
Nearly every part of the house has been refreshed, from refinished interiors and a remodeled kitchen to updated bathrooms, and a fireplace anchors the living room. A majestic shade tree stands over the back yard, and the address sits close to parks, shopping and University Avenue. Duveneck Elementary, Greene Middle and Palo Alto High serve the neighborhood, with eligibility subject to district verification.
DeLeon Team of Deleon Realty was the listing agent. The listing went under contract 8 days after the current listing date and closed $672,000 above its final asking price of $5,988,000, a result that ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $3,462,000 in 2013. Sharon Wang of Keller Williams Thrive represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $6,550,000 · 1901 Quail Meadow Rd, Los Altos, California
A 1930 estate in the Los Altos Country Club area sold for $6,550,000 on August 13, 2026. Gated entrances on both Esberg Road and Quail Meadow Road reach the property, which occupies approximately 1.1 acres and runs a reported 5,692 square feet.
Towering ceilings and walls of glass open the rooms to western hill and East Bay views, above fine hardwood floors and fresh paint. The plan divides into two distinct living areas, one with a kitchenette and rough-ins already in place for conversion to a full kitchen, giving the five bedrooms and six baths flexibility for guests, extended stays or a private office. Listing materials put recent improvements at more than $250,000.
The grounds hold a solar-heated pool, a barbecue cabana, expansive decks, synthetic lawns, vegetable gardens and two putting greens, and Rancho Shopping Center is about 1.5 miles away.
Kathy Bridgman of Compass was the listing agent. Bridgman’s listing ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $3,300,000 in 2004. Ying Wu of First Choices Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $6,300,000 · 14634 Granite Way, Saratoga, California
Saratoga closes the week’s list with a single-level residence from 1976 on a park-like 0.92-acre lot, recorded at $6,300,000 on August 13, 2026. The house runs a reported 3,371 square feet with four bedrooms and 3.5 baths.
Refinished hardwood floors, new carpeting and fresh paint run through the interior, and the kitchen centers on an island. The primary suite takes in a private sitting area and an en suite bath, and a guest suite sits at the opposite end of the house for privacy. An advanced solar power system with a Tesla Powerwall gives the home automated protection during blackouts.
Mature landscaping wraps the acreage, which carries a pool and spa, a large flat lawn, a four-hole putting green and a pergola for dining outdoors.
Sherry Hitchcock and Eileen Bosch of Compass were the listing agents. The listing went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed $850,000 above its final asking price of $5,450,000, ranking No. 5 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Carol Jeans of Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno 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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