A custom house completed this year on a wooded homesite on Signal Mountain sold for $1.67 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Chattanooga, Tennessee metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The week’s five highest-priced reported sales combined for $7.20 million and span Signal Mountain, Black Creek Chattanooga, Soddy Daisy, Flipper Bend and Lookout Highlands. Signal Mountain accounts for two of the week’s closings, and the list reaches across the state line to Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Build years run from 2016 to 2026. Newly completed houses took the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 positions, while a 2016 golf-course home in Black Creek Chattanooga and a 2017 house on more than seven acres on Mowbray Mountain filled the middle of the list.
No. 1 — $1,665,000 · 4534 Shackleford Ridge Rd #3, Signal Mountain, Tennessee
A custom house finished in 2026 at 4534 Shackleford Ridge Rd #3 sold for $1,665,000 on August 12, 2026, the highest reported home sale price in the Chattanooga, Tennessee metro area that week. The Signal Mountain property is recorded at four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 3,730 square feet on a 0.83-acre wooded homesite.
Each of the four bedroom suites has its own bath, and the plan adds a bonus room, two office and flex rooms, and a three-car garage with a side entry. The main gathering rooms carry soaring ceilings, architectural detailing and walls of glass that frame the surrounding woods, and a bi-parting sliding door opens the great room onto the covered outdoor area. Custom arches and a barrel-vaulted entry give the main level its detailing.
The kitchen was built with entertaining in mind, with a butler’s pantry that flows into a large walk-in pantry. The primary suite has a sitting area facing the woods and a spa-style bath with an oversized tiled shower, a freestanding tub and dual vanities. The homesite sits minutes from Signal Mountain’s schools and community amenities.
Brian Lund of Keller Williams Realty was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Chattanooga Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the house went under contract 19 days after the current listing date. Drew Carey of EXP Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,600,000 · 4018 Obar Dr, Chattanooga, Tennessee
An executive home overlooking the second green of the Black Creek Chattanooga golf community changed hands for $1,600,000 in a closing dated August 11, 2026. The house at 4018 Obar Dr was built in 2016, is recorded at five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 6,102 square feet, and looks out to the mountains around the city from a site minutes from downtown Chattanooga.
Hardwood and tile floors, crown moldings, recessed and decorative lighting, marble and quartz counters and custom cabinetry and closet systems run through the house, and the primary suite sits on the main level. The kitchen pairs marble countertops and backsplash with a large center island, under-cabinet lighting, a Wolf gas cooktop, Bosch convection double wall ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and a butler’s pantry holding a hammered nickel sink, an ice maker and a wine refrigerator connects it to the formal dining room.
The great room opens to the kitchen around a gas fireplace, and sliding glass doors reach two covered balconies that span the back of the house, each with an outdoor fireplace. In the primary bath are separate vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, a shower with rain and standard heads and a private water closet. A recently finished lower level adds a second kitchen with a waterfall island and a gas range with a pot filler, a family room opening to the second balcony, a fifth bedroom in use as an office, adjoining exercise rooms and a game room.
Jay Robinson of Keller Williams Realty was the listing agent. The sale closed $100,000 above its final asking price of $1,500,000 and took the No. 2 position in RealtyWire’s Chattanooga Metro Area Top 5 for the week; Keller Williams Realty listed both of the week’s two highest-priced reported sales. The property previously changed hands for $780,000 in 2019. Barry Krauss of Zach Taylor – Chattanooga represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,350,000 · 3086 Poe Rd, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
A gated property on roughly 7.53 acres on Mowbray Mountain sold for $1,350,000 on August 10, 2026, taking the week’s No. 3 position. The 2017 house at 3086 Poe Rd in Soddy Daisy is recorded at four bedrooms and a reported 4,227 square feet, sited to capture sweeping views of North Chickamauga State Park and Cooper Creek.
A long drive past the gated entry reaches a circular driveway, professional landscaping and a three-bay garage. Hardwood and tile floors, specialty ceilings and an open plan define the interior, and the great room carries vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace with a Jotul wood stove and French doors to a screened porch.
The kitchen is fitted with a large center island, granite countertops, a Wolf gas cooktop, Wolf double wall ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. A double tray ceiling and a dedicated sitting area distinguish the primary suite, which has its own access to the screened porch, and two more bedrooms, a private office behind double doors and a large laundry room complete the main floor. The upper level holds a large bedroom or bonus room, a full bath and a kitchenette, and the house has a new HVAC system. A covered front porch and extensive patio space overlook a fenced backyard.
Beth Reed and Katie Burrows of The Agency Chattanooga were the listing agents. Their listing went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and finished as the third-highest reported home sale in the metro area for the week. The property previously changed hands for $1,320,000 in 2025. Jake Kellerhals of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,308,135 · 1419 Bent Hickory Rd #89, Signal Mountain, Tennessee
A five-bedroom house in Flipper Bend, a new gated community on Signal Mountain, changed hands for $1,308,135 on August 13, 2026, the week’s No. 4 transaction. Completed in 2026, the residence at 1419 Bent Hickory Rd #89 is recorded at four bathrooms and a reported 3,173 square feet.
Listing materials identify Waldrep Construction LLC as the builder. Flipper Bend is entered through a gate house and occupies a previously untouched part of the mountain, with homesites laid out to work with the terrain and views that take in the Tennessee valley and the historic Cumberland Plateau.
Hiking and biking paths run for miles through the development, and an elevated community center looks out over the brow. The community is in the Signal Mountain school zone, minutes from shopping, the Chattanooga airport and downtown dining.
Travis Close of Real Estate Partners Chattanooga LLC was the listing agent. The $1,308,135 transaction put Close at the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Chattanooga Metro Area Top 5 for the week, his second appearance in a Top 5 roundup for the metro area.
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No. 5 — $1,274,000 · 221 Lookout Crest Ln, Lookout Mountain, Georgia
An all-brick house finished in 2025 on Lookout Mountain, Georgia, took the week’s fifth position at $1,274,000 in an August 14, 2026 closing. The property at 221 Lookout Crest Ln sits on 1.14 acres in the gated Lookout Crest community in Lookout Highlands and is recorded at three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 3,142 square feet.
Expansive windows and 16-foot Andersen sliding doors carry natural light through the house and open onto a vaulted covered porch with a tongue-and-groove ceiling, with wooded views and partial mountain vistas beyond. The kitchen was designed for entertaining, with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, a professional gas range, a large island, a tiled backsplash and a butler’s pantry, and a stone fireplace anchors the family room.
Lisa Brown of Greater Downtown Realty LLC Keller Williams Realty was the listing agent. The $1,274,000 closing put Brown at the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Chattanooga Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $175,000 in 2023, before the current residence was completed in 2025.
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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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