A gated entrance and a private drive lead onto five fully fenced acres in Grand Bay, where a 2021 house sold for $680,000 to take the highest-priced spot among residential sales publicly reported in the Mobile, Alabama metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The week’s five leading reported sales came to $2.72 million combined.
The list divides between Grand Bay and Mobile, taking in Japonica Estates, Dawes Lake Estates, Sugar Creek and Oak Alley. Grand Bay bookends the ranking, holding both the No. 1 and the No. 5 sale. Build years run from 1961 to 2022, spanning a Mid-Century Modern estate on more than an acre and recently completed homes carrying Gold Fortified certification, and several of the properties came with a pool.
No. 1 — $680,000 · 6576 Ranch Rd E, Grand Bay, Alabama
A gate and a private drive open onto five fully fenced acres at 6576 Ranch Rd E in Grand Bay, the address behind the Mobile metro area’s highest reported sale of the week. The house was completed in 2021, holds Gold Fortified certification and carries a reported 2,873 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The sale closed on August 12, 2026 at $680,000.
The kitchen is fitted with KitchenAid appliances. Beyond the house, the acreage carries a swimming pool and a hot tub, a barn with room for tractors, hobbies or storage, and covered parking for an RV. Fencing runs the full five acres, leaving the open land around the residence usable for children and dogs.
Katie Sondag and Chase Farley of Sweet Willow Realty were the listing agents. The $680,000 closing put Sondag and Farley on the listing side of the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Mobile Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, and the property went under contract 6 days after the current listing date. It previously changed hands for $649,900 in 2025.
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No. 2 — $675,000 · 809 Bernard Cir, Mobile, Alabama
A Mid-Century Modern house on more than an acre of landscaped grounds stands at 809 Bernard Cir in Mobile’s Japonica Estates. Built in 1961, it carries a reported 4,611 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, and the entry opens beneath 16-foot ceilings. The August 12, 2026 transaction was recorded at $675,000.
Original architectural character survives alongside later updates, among them the family room’s original bar. Outdoors, more than 5,000 square feet of natural stone patios wrap a heated gunite pool fed by a Tennessee boulder waterfall. Mature landscaping, native plants and a collection of fruit trees and bushes fill the grounds, served by a new irrigation system, and a koi pond crossed by a bridge leads to a garden structure the listing materials call the Hobbit Hutt. Recent work includes new HVAC units, fresh exterior paint, a resurfaced roof, upgraded electrical panels, a newer water heater and new exterior doors.
Donnie O Manning of RE/MAX Realty Professionals was the listing agent. The $675,000 closing placed Manning on the listing side of the No. 2 transaction in RealtyWire’s Mobile Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and the house went under contract 4 days after the current listing date. It previously changed hands for $400,000 in 2022.
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No. 3 — $545,000 · 8847 Dawes Lake Rd S, Mobile, Alabama
A custom Craftsman house occupies a 0.86-acre lot at 8847 Dawes Lake Rd S in Dawes Lake Estates, a West Mobile neighborhood. Completed in 2000, it holds a reported 3,538 square feet with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a flex room and a three-car garage. It sold for $545,000 on August 10, 2026.
The main level holds four bedrooms and three full bathrooms, with a large flex room, a private bedroom and a full bath upstairs, versatile enough for a media room, home gym or office. The kitchen was updated with quartz countertops, a new sink and a run of new appliances installed in 2023 and 2025, and the interior was freshly painted across walls, ceilings, doors, trim and baseboards. Mechanical updates run deep, with HVAC units replaced in 2016, 2019 and 2024, water heaters in 2023 and 2024, and a whole-house central vacuum system. The fenced backyard is set up for entertaining, carrying a pool fitted with a diving board and slide, a hot tub, a volleyball area and a poured concrete sports court.
Stefani M Horn of Bellator Real Estate, LLC was the listing agent. The $545,000 closing put Horn on the listing side of the No. 3 transaction in RealtyWire’s Mobile Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and the house went under contract 7 days after the current listing date. The property previously changed hands for $38,500 in 1999, before the current residence was completed in 2000. James P Carter of The Paul Carter Agency Inc represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $450,000 · 1620 Woodridge Ct, Mobile, Alabama
An atrium sits at the center of 1620 Woodridge Ct, a 1982 house on an oversized lot in Mobile’s Sugar Creek, drawing daylight into the rooms around it. The residence carries a reported 3,536 square feet with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. The transaction was recorded at $450,000 on August 14, 2026.
A spiral staircase rises inside the private primary suite, and several oversized living areas run through the plan, among them a lounge with a wet bar and a gathering room that looks out over the backyard and pool. Fresh interior and exterior paint, updated bathrooms and upgraded ceiling fans are among the recent work. Outside, the pool sits in a yard with room to spare.
Jimmy Thies of Avani & Co RE Southern Sands was the listing agent. The sale closed at its full asking price and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Mobile Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $328,000 in 2021. Wendy Fabel of Bastion Realty South represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $367,800 · 9128 Oak Alley Way, Grand Bay, Alabama
A cul-de-sac lot in Grand Bay’s Oak Alley community holds the 2022 house at 9128 Oak Alley Way, built to the Camden floor plan and certified Gold Fortified. It carries approximately 2,804 square feet with four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and a three-car garage. The closing was recorded at $367,800 on August 12, 2026.
The open-concept plan runs from a large great room to a kitchen with granite countertops, a large island, a gas range and Whirlpool stainless steel appliances, set under trey ceilings and crown molding. A split-bedroom layout separates the primary suite from the secondary bedrooms, a smart-home package adds a Qolsys touch panel and a SkyBell video doorbell, and a covered patio opens off the back of the house. The Grand Bay setting puts the Aviation Training Center in Mobile within easy reach, along with a convenient commute to Mississippi and a drive to the Gulf Coast beaches, coastal restaurants and fishing and boating waters.
Michael D Dorsett of Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties Fairhope was the listing agent. The $367,800 closing placed Dorsett on the listing side of the No. 5 transaction in RealtyWire’s Mobile Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $352,650 in 2022. Rameh Dickens Khazen of Bellator Real Estate LLC Mobile 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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