A renovated 1990 house on Hopewell Road in Cincinnati sold for $2.75 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Cincinnati, Ohio metro area for the week of August 10 through August 16, 2026. The five leading home sales RealtyWire tracked across the metro area that week combined for $10.31 million.
More than one of the week’s closings carries a Cincinnati address, and the list also reaches Country Squire Estates in Villa Hills, Kentucky, and the Country Creek community in Lebanon, Ohio, carrying the week’s Cincinnati real estate record across the state line. Build years run from 1984 to 2023, and custom builders are named on several of the houses.
No. 1 — $2,750,000 · 8690 Hopewell Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio
An eight-bedroom house on Hopewell Road sold for $2,750,000, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Cincinnati metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The sale closed on August 10, 2026. The residence dates to 1990 and carries a reported 8,231 square feet.
The house has been taken through a top-to-bottom renovation that reached its structure as well as its surfaces: new roof, siding, insulation, interior and exterior paint, lighting and Baldwin hardware, along with four rebuilt bathrooms. More than 5,500 square feet of new white oak hardwood flooring runs through the rooms and three staircases, and the kitchen is equipped with Sub-Zero and Viking appliances. Oversized windows in every room draw daylight through the house, which is served by five separate HVAC systems and described in listing materials as commercial-grade construction.
Two self-contained suites, each with its own entrance, and an auxiliary kitchen give the house room for guests or extended family, and several flex rooms take other uses. A three-car attached garage is joined by a separate workshop garage behind the house. The heavily wooded lot is crossed by two natural creeks, with a bridge to a large, flat usable area. The property previously changed hands for $1,025,000 in 2024.
Julia Packer P Wesselkamper of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent. The $2,750,000 closing put the listing side at the top of RealtyWire’s Cincinnati Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Nicole Holcomb of Real of Ohio represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,499,900 · 6155 Hunters Trl, Cincinnati, Ohio
The second-highest reported sale of the week, a 1984 house on a wooded Cincinnati cul-de-sac, traded for $2,499,900. The closing was recorded August 10, 2026. The property sits on more than an acre backing onto a forested greenbelt, with five bedrooms across a reported 5,900 square feet.
A custom David T. Smith kitchen anchors the main floor under vaulted ceilings, with a six-burner Wolf range and integrated grill, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, two dishwashers, a large island and a two-drawer drink refrigerator. The plan opens into gathering rooms centered on a floor-to-ceiling fireplace, and the first-floor primary suite has a gas fireplace, a jacuzzi tub, a walk-in closet and wooded views.
A media room, a billiards area and a temperature-controlled wine cellar fill the lower level, where a wet bar with a Scotsman ice maker and wine refrigerator opens through sliding doors to the patio. The house is within walking distance of a swim and tennis club, schools and parks, and it previously changed hands for $1,312,000 in 2011.
Rick J Finn and Holly Finn of Coldwell Banker Realty were the listing agents. The listing went under contract 2 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, and the sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s weekly Top 5 for the Cincinnati metro area. Javaria Usmani of Plum Tree Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,800,000 · 908 Rosewood Dr, Villa Hills, Kentucky
In Villa Hills, Kentucky, a custom-built home in Country Squire Estates sold for $1,800,000, third among the week’s reported Cincinnati metro area home sales. The transaction was recorded on August 10, 2026. Listing materials identify Toebben as the builder of the 2004 house, which sits on a private one-acre lot.
Listing materials put the house at about 8,000 square feet: four bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom, and five and a half baths. An open plan runs past curved wood moldings and wide-plank hardwood floors, under a beamed vaulted ceiling worked with hand-forged ironwork. Floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces with heavy beam mantels are among the three in the house, one of them in a vaulted three-seasons room. The chef’s kitchen adds a walk-in pantry and a pocket office, and a large office carries built-in bookcases.
A covered patio with a built-in kitchen area overlooks a grotto-style swimming pool. The finished lower level holds a second kitchen, two full baths, one with a steam shower, a recreation room, a study and an exercise room big enough for a theater or golf simulator, and a heated and cooled two-car detached garage joins the three-car attached garage. The property previously changed hands for $166,000 in 2003, before the current residence was completed in 2004.
Michael McKeown of Huff Realty – Florence was the listing agent. The $1,800,000 closing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 home sales for the Cincinnati metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and carried the list across the state line into Kentucky. Joey Zembrodt of Huff Realty – Florence represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,700,000 · 9750 Zig Zag Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio
A 2016 custom build on Zig Zag Road in Cincinnati closed on August 14, 2026, at $1,700,000, fourth on the week’s list. Listing materials identify Hensley as the builder, and the house is recorded with five bedrooms and four and a half baths across a reported 5,257 square feet.
The main floor is laid out around a kitchen with a large island, quartz countertops, a walk-in pantry, a dry bar and updated lighting, opening to a dining area and a family room that leads to a covered porch and a new stone paver patio. A planning desk, a walk-in closet and a laundry room with a laundry chute sit near the oversized three-car garage. Upstairs, two pairs of bedrooms share Jack and Jill bathrooms, and the primary suite has a spa bath and a large walk-in closet.
Nine-foot ceilings carry the lower level, which holds a recreation room with a wet bar, exercise space, a full bath and a flexible room that can serve as a sixth bedroom or a second study. The property previously changed hands for $771,000 in 2016.
Robert J Mahoney and Elizabeth R Mahoney of Sibcy Cline, Inc. were the listing agents. The listing went under contract one day after the current listing date and closed $150,000 above its final asking price of $1,550,000, and the sale ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Cincinnati Metro Area Top 5 for the week. It is the pair’s second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro area. Andrea DeStefano of Sibcy Cline, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,560,000 · 2268 Presley Ct, Lebanon, Ohio
A 2023 house in the Country Creek community in Lebanon traded for $1,560,000, closing out the week’s list of leading Cincinnati metro area home sales. The closing was recorded August 14, 2026. The residence is recorded with four bedrooms across a reported 4,892 square feet.
The kitchen is built around custom Italian cabinetry, quartz surfaces and a run of high-end appliances, and the open plan carries into gathering rooms where walls of windows face the surrounding landscape. The lower level is fitted with custom glass railings, a media room, a fitness studio and an entertaining lounge with a custom bar, designer lighting, quartz countertops and cabinetry. A Hanson audio and visual package ties together electric roller shades, programmed lighting scenes and whole-home sound.
Outside, a heated saltwater pool with fire features, waterfalls and an automatic electric cover anchors the yard, alongside a stone grilling station and an outdoor bar. An irrigation system serves the grounds and a whole-house generator backs up the property. It previously changed hands for $145,000 in 2022, before the current residence was completed in 2023.
Angela R Flory of eXp Realty was the listing agent. The $1,560,000 closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s weekly Cincinnati metro area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, and it was the list’s Lebanon entry. Nicole M Gulick of Reign Realty 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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