A custom farmhouse-style house on 2.11 acres in Bakersfield’s Landmark Estates community sold for $1.70 million on August 31, leading the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Bakersfield, California metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026. The five-bedroom property at 17040 Anelura Ct topped a week in which the five reported sales combined for $5.74 million.
The closings reach from Olde Stockdale and Eastridge Estates in Bakersfield to the gated Bear Valley Springs community in Tehachapi, and the five houses span build years from 1965 to 2010. Sale prices for the week ran from $715,000 to $1.70 million.
No. 1 — $1,700,000 · 17040 Anelura Ct, Bakersfield, California
The sale at 17040 Anelura Ct ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Bakersfield Metro Area Top 5 for the week, closing August 31, 2026, at $1.70 million. Built in 1996, the five-bedroom, four-bath house offers a reported 4,508 square feet on 2.11 acres in the Landmark Estates community.
The custom modern farmhouse has been updated with luxury vinyl flooring, quartz countertops, KitchenAid stainless steel appliances and a built-in Sub-Zero refrigerator. Plantation shutters, custom built-ins and a central vacuum system run through the floor plan, and the primary suite includes a jacuzzi tub and an oversized walk-in closet.
Outside, the grounds hold a pool, an outdoor barbecue area, custom fountains, a playground, a basketball court, horse facilities, animal pens and RV parking, plus a two-story shop of approximately 1,100 square feet. The property also carries a solar system, and it previously changed hands for $1,400,000 in 2022.
The transaction put Bossco Huang of Golden Valley RealEstate Group at the listing side of the highest-priced reported home sale in the Bakersfield metro area for the week.
Bossco Huang of Golden Valley RealEstate Group was the listing agent.
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No. 2 — $1,400,000 · 1033 Tam O Shanter Dr, Bakersfield, California
In the Olde Stockdale neighborhood, the residence at 1033 Tam O Shanter Dr sold for $1.40 million on September 4, taking the No. 2 position for the week. Built in 1965, the five-bedroom, six-bath house carries a reported 5,105 square feet.
The property occupies one of the neighborhood’s larger golf-course-accessible lots, with mature landscaping and generous indoor and outdoor entertaining areas. Listing materials presented the house, with its classic architecture, as suited either to renovation or to preservation of its original character.
The $1.40 million closing gave Joshua Stone of Benchmark Real Estate Group the No. 2 spot in RealtyWire’s weekly ranking of Bakersfield-area home sales.
Joshua Stone of Benchmark Real Estate Group was the listing agent. Adam G. Belter of Coldwell Banker Preferred, Rlt represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,050,000 · 26000 Deertrail Dr, Tehachapi, California
The week’s No. 3 sale landed in the gated Bear Valley Springs community in Tehachapi, where a custom log home at 26000 Deertrail Dr brought $1.05 million on September 4. Built by Caribou Creek in Swedish Cope style using Western White Pine, the four-bedroom house was completed in 2010 and offers a reported 3,717 square feet on 3.63 acres.
The main level holds a primary suite with a stone fireplace, radiant heated floors and a private balcony with mountain views, along with a living room under soaring ceilings anchored by a Mcgregor Lake Ledge stone fireplace. The kitchen pairs Viking appliances with leathered granite counters and custom alder and hickory cabinets, and the lower level adds a game room with a wet bar and a dedicated theater room with a motorized screen.
Residents of Bear Valley Springs have access to an equestrian center, riding trails, a nine-hole golf course, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a shooting range and a fitness center. The property previously changed hands for $41,500 in 2003, before the current residence was completed in 2010.
Chelsea Crawford of Keller Williams Tehachapi held the listing on the week’s No. 3 reported home sale in the metro.
Chelsea Crawford of Keller Williams Tehachapi was the listing agent.
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No. 4 — $875,000 · 3010 Redwood Forest Way, Bakersfield, California
At 3010 Redwood Forest Way in Bakersfield, a four-bedroom property in the gated Redwood Estates community sold for $875,000 to rank No. 4 for the week, closing on September 4, 2026.
Set on a half-acre, pie-shaped lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, the 2002-built property pairs a 2,733-square-foot main house with a 705-square-foot mother-in-law suite that has its own full kitchen, bathroom and laundry room, for a reported 3,438 square feet in all. A coffered ceiling tops the formal dining room, a brick fireplace and built-in entertainment center anchor the family room, and the kitchen offers granite counters, stainless steel appliances and an island with a breakfast bar.
The backyard adds a covered patio, an expansive lawn, a fire pit and a recently re-tiled pool and spa with a rock waterfall, and a side driveway of approximately 110 feet provides RV parking with 30-amp and 50-amp hookups and a wastewater dump. The property previously changed hands for $657,000 in 2021.
The sale marks William Amir Gordon’s second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro, and the Watson Realty agent’s listing went under contract 9 days after the current listing date.
William Amir Gordon of Watson Realty was the listing agent. Robin D. Blanquette of Broker X represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $715,000 · 6301 Canyon View Ct, Bakersfield, California
A two-story house at 6301 Canyon View Ct, in the Eastridge Estates area of east Bakersfield, sold for $715,000 on September 3 to take the week’s No. 5 spot. Built in 1993, the six-bedroom home carries a reported 4,412 square feet along with a bonus room, a three-car garage and RV parking.
Formal living and dining rooms sit alongside an open-concept great room with a fireplace facing the kitchen, which features custom cabinets and stainless steel appliances. A downstairs bedroom connects to a Jack and Jill bathroom, and the upstairs primary suite opens to a balcony with a retractable shade and includes a jetted tub and a walk-in closet.
The backyard holds a covered patio with cordless sunshades, a pool with a security fence, a play area and a gas hookup for barbecuing. The property previously changed hands for $520,000 in 2020.
Jonathan Joseph Busby of Team Busby Real Estate – Cal C represented the listing side of the transaction, which closed out the metro’s five highest-priced reported sales for the week.
Jonathan Joseph Busby of Team Busby Real Estate – Cal C was the listing agent.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 6, 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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