A Lowcountry house at the heart of Palmetto Bluff’s West Wilson Village sold for $2.35 million, leading the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Hilton Head Island, South Carolina metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The five sales combined for $9.75 million and span Bluffton and Hilton Head Island, with closings in Palmetto Bluff, Leamington, Greenwood Forest, Elliott Point and Oyster Reef. The homes were built between 1987 and 2007, and golf-course, marsh and lake settings run through the group.
No. 1 — $2,349,000 · 10 Rockingham St, Bluffton, South Carolina
Set in the middle of West Wilson Village, 10 Rockingham St was built in 2007 and sold on August 10, 2026 for $2,349,000. The three-bedroom residence carries a reported 3,150 square feet. Listing materials note that the home takes part in Palmetto Bluff’s short-term rental program, which lets owners offset carrying costs while keeping access to the community’s amenities.
Heart pine floors, shiplap detailing and a fireplace anchor an open, light-filled main level. The kitchen was renovated shortly before the sale with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, a farmhouse sink and an oversized island, and the interior opens to a screened porch with a second fireplace that carries the room outdoors year-round. The primary suite has vaulted ceilings and a private sitting area, and an upstairs loft joins two guest suites with en-suite baths.
The Ussery Group of Charter One Realty was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Hilton Head Island Metro Area Top 5 for the week: the house went under contract 11 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price. The property previously changed hands for $2,150,000 in 2022.
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No. 2 — $2,100,000 · 8 Leamington Ln, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Direct views of the 18th hole of the Arthur Hills golf course come with 8 Leamington Ln, a 1992 house inside the gated Leamington community at Palmetto Dunes Resort. The sale closed August 14, 2026 at $2,100,000, and the four-bedroom home reports 4,340 square feet.
The primary suite, a dedicated office and the main gathering rooms all sit on the first floor, where a great room with a fireplace and a built-in wet bar opens to the kitchen and formal dining room. Three more bedrooms with en-suite baths and a loft occupy the second floor, and a rear deck and enclosed porch overlook a private pool. Leamington’s beach pavilion is a golf cart ride away.
Donna Thomas of Sea Pines Real Estate – Beach Club was the listing agent. Mark Devers of The Ocean Broker represented the buyer. The $2,100,000 closing put Donna Thomas on the listing side of the No. 2 reported sale in RealtyWire’s Hilton Head Island Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $945,000 in 2012.
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No. 3 — $1,875,000 · 11 Forest Dr, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Owner-occupied since it was built in 1996, 11 Forest Dr in Greenwood Forest changed hands for $1,875,000 on August 11, 2026. Four bedrooms, four baths and a den fill a reported 2,632 square feet, with permanent open space on one side and across the street, and a wooded outlook from the rear deck.
A recently renovated kitchen adjoins a sunny Carolina room, fitted with white Shaker-style soft-close cabinetry, quartz counters and newer stainless steel appliances, and the bathrooms were rebuilt with porcelain tile showers and new vanities. Smooth 10-foot ceilings with crown molding rise to a cathedral ceiling over the great room, and an oversized two-car garage takes in a workshop. Greenwood Forest residents share a community pool, playground and tennis, pickleball and basketball courts, within reach of the Atlantic beaches and Harbor Town.
Karen Ryan of Howard Hanna Allen Tate Lowcountry was the listing agent. Coast Professionals of Coast Professionals Brokered by EXP Realty represented the buyer. The listing secured a buyer quickly, going under contract 3 days after the current listing date, and it closed at its full asking price as the No. 3 reported sale in the metro that week.
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No. 4 — $1,725,000 · 14 Bayley Point Ln, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
A waterfront lot in the Elliott Point section of Hilton Head Plantation gives 14 Bayley Point Ln sweeping marsh views out to Port Royal Sound. The 1994 house holds five bedrooms across a reported 5,511 square feet and changed hands for $1,725,000 on August 10, 2026.
Walls of windows carry the water view into nearly every room, and an updated kitchen with quartz countertops opens to the main gathering spaces and a waterfront deck facing toward Dolphin Head Beach. The backyard was expanded shortly before the sale, and the setting takes in Lowcountry sunsets over the water.
The Prudhomme Team of William Raveis – Carolina LLC was the listing agent. Mark Haughton-James of Howard Hanna Allen Tate Lowcountry represented the buyer. The transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Hilton Head Island Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $1,649,000 in 2025.
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No. 5 — $1,700,000 · 13 Wild Laurel Ln, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Panoramic views run across a lake to the signature 16th hole of the Oyster Reef Golf Club from 13 Wild Laurel Ln, a remodeled 1987 house on a quiet cul-de-sac in Hilton Head Plantation. The home sold August 13, 2026 for $1,700,000, with four bedrooms across a reported 4,600 square feet.
A lanai holds a pool and spa on travertine decking alongside an outdoor kitchen and shower, and the pool gained a new heater and automation system in 2023. Volume and tray ceilings, wide-plank oak floors and two gas fireplaces run through the interior, and the island kitchen was fitted with custom cabinetry, leathered quartz counters and Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances. Two bedroom suites sit on the main level, the primary with a water view, near a four-season Carolina room overlooking the pool.
Patrick & Taylor Team of Charter One Realty was the listing agent. Coast Professionals of Coast Professionals Brokered by EXP Realty represented the buyer. The house went under contract 26 days after the current listing date and closed as the No. 5 reported sale of the week; Charter One Realty also held the listing on the metro’s highest-priced reported sale that week. The property previously changed hands for $695,000 in 2018.
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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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