A one-level house built in 2020 in Little Rock’s Chenal Valley Ensbury Place sold for $915,000, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Little Rock, Arkansas metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The five leading sales RealtyWire tracked across the metro area that week combined for $3.95 million.
The week’s sales span Little Rock, Benton and Alexander, with named communities including Chenal Valley Ensbury Place, Hazel Oak and Chenal Valley Calion Court. Two closings came from Calion Court in West Little Rock, where a pair of 2026 houses changed hands on the same day, and every home on the list carries a recorded build year of 2020 or later.
No. 1 — $915,000 · 421 Ensbury Dr, Little Rock, Arkansas
The one-level house at 421 Ensbury Dr sold for $915,000 to lead the Little Rock metro area’s reported home sales for the week. The sale closed on August 10, 2026. Built in 2020, the transitional-style residence holds four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 3,465 square feet, plus a dedicated office that could serve as a fifth bedroom.
The floor plan takes in a formal dining room and a breakfast nook, and the kitchen opens directly to the main living rooms. White brick, stone and wood accents make up the exterior, and a three-car garage adds storage.
The backyard is built around a pool and hot tub set in a travertine deck, alongside a screened porch with its own fireplace and retractable screens for cooler months. Landscaping, exterior lighting and privacy fencing enclose the grounds. The property previously changed hands for $720,000 in 2023.
Leslie Morris of Chenal Properties, Inc. was the listing agent. The $915,000 closing put Morris at the listing side of the highest-priced home sale reported anywhere in the Little Rock, Arkansas metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the sale ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s weekly Little Rock Metro Area Top 5. The house went under contract 20 days after the current listing date. Chase Rackley of Rackley Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $800,000 · 7049 Hannah Ln, Benton, Arkansas
In Benton, a 2023 traditional house at 7049 Hannah Ln sits on a private wooded lot and changed hands for $800,000, the second-highest reported price in the metro area that week. The closing was recorded August 10, 2026. It carries five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a reported 3,612 square feet.
A two-story great room with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace opens off a kitchen with quartz countertops, a breakfast bar and a gas range. The main-level primary suite has a walk-in closet with stackable laundry, and a sunroom and a dedicated office add flexible rooms. Outside are an inground pool, a covered patio with a two-sided fireplace and a three-car detached side-entry garage.
Kimberly Gaines of McGraw Realtors – Benton was the listing agent. At $800,000, the Benton closing came in second among the metro area’s reported sales for the week ending August 16, 2026, and holds the No. 2 spot in RealtyWire’s Little Rock Metro Area Top 5. The property previously changed hands for $709,100 in 2023. Gregg Thompson of McKimmey Associates Realtors Nlr represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $770,000 · 132 Calion Ct, Little Rock, Arkansas
New construction at 132 Calion Ct in West Little Rock sold for $770,000, the third-highest reported price in the metro area for the week, in a closing recorded August 11, 2026. The 2026 house offers four bedrooms plus a fifth room set up as an office or guest suite, four and a half bathrooms and a reported 3,510 square feet.
Soaring ceilings and expansive windows define the open-concept main level, where premium hardwood flooring runs throughout. The kitchen pairs custom cabinetry and an oversized island with a walk-in pantry and a dry bar fitted with a custom wine rack. A media room and an oversized loft sit upstairs, and the main gathering room opens to a covered back porch. Calion Court sits near Pinnacle Mountain, Two Rivers Park and the Arkansas River.
Mital Patel of Alethes Realty was the listing agent. Patel held the listing side on both Calion Court closings on this week’s list, at Nos. 3 and 4, and this sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s weekly Little Rock Metro Area Top 5. Karena Malott of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $745,000 · 134 Calion Ct, Little Rock, Arkansas
The second Calion Court closing on the list, at 134 Calion Ct, closed on August 11, 2026 for $745,000, the fourth-highest reported price in the metro area that week. Also finished in 2026, it has four bedrooms, a versatile fifth room for office, media or flex use, four and a half bathrooms and a reported 3,400 square feet.
Engineered hardwoods, soaring ceilings and designer finishes run through the open-concept layout, and the kitchen combines custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, a large center island and a walk-in pantry with a Costco Door that opens from the garage for unloading groceries. Listing materials record a 100-amp EV charger, an insulated garage, security camera pre-wiring, a smart MyQ garage door opener with a camera and 360-degree directional LED gimbal lighting.
Mital Patel of Alethes Realty was the listing agent. The house went under contract 8 days after the current listing date, and the $745,000 closing gave Patel a second placement in RealtyWire’s Little Rock Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, at No. 4. Brad Miles of Crye-Leike Realtors Nlr Branch represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $715,000 · 14969 Ansata Dr, Alexander, Arkansas
A custom-built house on 5.93 tree-lined acres at 14969 Ansata Dr in Alexander sold for $715,000, the fifth-highest reported price in the Little Rock metro area for the week. The transaction was recorded August 10, 2026. Completed in 2023, it holds five bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, across a reported 3,390 square feet.
Iron double doors open onto soaring ceilings and banks of windows, with built-ins surrounding a fireplace in the living room. The kitchen has a large waterfall island, maple cabinets and a walk-in pantry, and runs into a large dining area. The primary suite adds a sitting area, private access to the outdoors and his and her closets. An enclosed patio holds a second fireplace, and the grounds take in a three-car garage, a sprinkler system and vista views on a site between Benton and Little Rock.
Devan Hope of Century 21 Parker & Scroggins Realty – Bryant was the listing agent. The $715,000 sale closed out the ranking at No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Little Rock Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Hope on the listing side. The property previously changed hands for $38,000 in 2016, before the current residence was completed in 2023. Angela E Rhodes of The Legacy Team 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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