A 2014 contemporary house set high in the Stone Canyon golf community at Oro Valley sold for $4.25 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Tucson, Arizona metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The week’s five highest-priced reported sales combined for $11.67 million. One closed in Oro Valley and four in Tucson, in the La Cebadilla Estates, Sabino Mountain and Catalina Foothills Estates communities and on an unsubdivided 3.31-acre parcel with mountain views.
The houses behind them were built in 1944, 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2019, and range from a 1944 residence in Catalina Foothills Estates to a 2019 horse property that sold fully furnished on 3.25 acres. Long Realty held the listings on the metro’s two highest-priced reported sales of the week, and Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty held the listings at Nos. 3, 4 and 5.
No. 1 — $4,250,000 · 1277 W Tortolita Mountain Cir, Oro Valley, Arizona
The week’s highest reported price went to 1277 W Tortolita Mountain Cir in Oro Valley, which recorded an August 14, 2026 closing at $4,250,000. The contemporary house was completed in 2014 and stands high in Stone Canyon, a guard-gated golf community of some 1,400 acres, with views across the Catalina Mountains and the Tucson city lights.
Listing materials identify Marc Soloway as the architect, KS Classic as the builder and Lori Carroll as the interior designer. The residence holds four bedroom suites and seven baths across a reported 7,263 square feet, and it sold furnished. Its kitchen is fitted with Sub-Zero and Viking appliances, among them a gas range, a warming drawer and refrigerator drawers, plus a large concealed pantry with a second refrigerator.
An office, a laundry room and an exercise room sit alongside a separate guest area with its own full kitchen, a game and television room and private patios. A loft carries the fourth suite, a rooftop putting green and a sink and potting station. The main patio is built around a glass negative-edge pool and spa, a gas firepit and further fire features, ceiling heaters, a pool bath and a Viking outdoor kitchen. The property previously changed hands for $3,750,000 in 2021.
Barbara C Bardach of Long Realty was the listing agent. Paula J MacRae of Omni Homes International represented the buyer. The $4,250,000 closing put Bardach at the listing side of the highest-priced home sale reported anywhere in the Tucson, Arizona metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Tucson Metro Area Top 5.
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No. 2 — $2,024,500 · 13355 E Camino La Cebadilla, Tucson, Arizona
In the La Cebadilla Estates subdivision, a 2019 house at 13355 E Camino La Cebadilla changed hands for $2,024,500 in an August 12, 2026 closing, the second-highest reported price in the metro that week. It occupies a 3.25-acre saguaro-studded lot with mature trees and panoramic views of the Rincon and Catalina Mountains, and it sold fully furnished.
A living room with soaring ceilings, a fireplace and expansive windows opens the plan, and the kitchen carries granite counters, a large center island with a breakfast bar, a wine refrigerator, alder cabinetry and a walk-in pantry. Two primary suites anchor the bedrooms, the main one framing Rincon Mountain views through a wall of windows, and the fifth bedroom is self-contained guest quarters with a private entrance, a full kitchen, a bath and a private patio. A den with built-in bookcases and a formal dining room with wood-beam accents round out a reported 5,159 square feet.
A covered wraparound patio holds a built-in barbecue, an outdoor dining area, a glass firepit and a pool. Equestrian facilities include a four-stall barn, an arena and direct trail access, with subdivision trails running toward Saguaro National Park. The property previously changed hands for $1,930,000 in 2022.
Russell P Long and Julie M Nielson of Long Realty were the listing agents. Veronica Lynne Vondrak of Long Realty represented the buyer. The $2,024,500 closing placed Long and Nielson at the listing side of the No. 2 sale in RealtyWire’s Tucson Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and it is Long’s third appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro.
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No. 3 — $1,925,000 · 4545 N Black Rock Dr, Tucson, Arizona
Architect Rob Robinette designed the 2002 residence at 4545 N Black Rock Dr in Sabino Mountain, which took the metro’s third-highest reported price of the week at $1,925,000 in a closing dated August 14, 2026. The house sits on approximately 2.8 acres and was sited for unobstructed panoramic views of the Catalina Mountains, the sunsets and the distant city lights.
Large-format windows carry those views indoors, and the great room pairs elevated ceilings with expansive glazing that frames the Catalinas. Four bedrooms and three and a half baths are spread across a reported 4,720 square feet, among them a privately positioned primary suite and a flexible fourth bedroom or office with a Murphy bed. The kitchen is fitted with double ovens and dual wine refrigerators, and integrated sound and automated exterior sunshades run through the house.
A covered patio with a misting system, a built-in barbecue, a fire pit and a hot tub anchors the grounds, and a front patio adds elevated valley views. According to the listing, three HVAC systems were recently replaced and the interior blinds were updated in April 2026. The gated Sabino Mountain Estates community opens onto scenic desert trails, and the property previously changed hands for $1,125,000 in 2018.
Thalia Kyriakis and Alexis Kyriakis of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty were the listing agents. Mary Monte C Smith of Long Realty represented the buyer. The $1,925,000 closing put Thalia and Alexis Kyriakis at the listing side of the No. 3 sale in RealtyWire’s Tucson Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026.
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No. 4 — $1,740,000 · 4792 W Oasis Rd, Tucson, Arizona
A custom home at 4792 W Oasis Rd sold for $1,740,000 on August 10, 2026, the fourth-highest reported price in the metro that week. Built in 2008 and extensively renovated between 2022 and 2023, the single-level house occupies 3.31 acres at the end of a private cul-de-sac shared by five custom homes, with Catalina and Tortolita Mountain views and horse privileges.
Vega beams, exposed wood columns, a stone fireplace and Andersen dual-pane windows set the architectural character, and a custom glass-and-metal entry door opens from a private courtyard with sunset views. The kitchen holds a wall oven, a six-burner gas cooktop with griddle, a dual-tier workstation island sink and granite counters with extensive seating. Five bedrooms and three and a half baths follow a split layout across a reported 4,009 square feet, with a primary suite carrying dual closets, a walk-in shower and a separate soaking tub.
At the center of the plan, a bonus and recreation room with a kitchenette and half bath is used as a gym. The backyard is built around a resurfaced PebbleFina pool roughly 10 feet deep, shaped in a lagoon design with a spa, a swim-up bar and water features, joined by an outdoor kitchen, an outdoor fireplace and mature landscaping with fruit trees and palms. The property previously changed hands for $1,100,000 in 2021.
Marta Harvey of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Valerie J Leon of Tierra Antigua Realty represented the buyer. Harvey’s listing went under contract 10 days after the current listing date, and the $1,740,000 result ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Tucson Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026.
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No. 5 — $1,730,000 · 5450 N Calle La Cima, Tucson, Arizona
The ranking finishes in Catalina Foothills Estates, where 5450 N Calle La Cima closed on August 14, 2026 at $1,730,000. The house dates to 1944 and is recorded at four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,100 square feet.
Detailed listing remarks were not available for this sale, so the entry stays with the publicly reported record. The property previously changed hands for $620,000 in 2013.
Kate Herk and Judy L Smedes of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty were the listing agents. Russell P Long of Long Realty represented the buyer. The $1,730,000 closing put Herk and Smedes at the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Tucson Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026.
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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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