The four-level townhome at 319 Circle Park Place stands at one of the highest points in Chapel Hill, and its rear porch looks out over treetops and the skyline beyond. The residence went under contract 21 days after the current listing date, and its sale was one of five reported closings across the Durham, North Carolina metro area that combined for $7.48 million in the week ending September 6, 2026.
The five sales span Meadowmont, Crystal Pine Farms, Chapel Ridge, Estes Hills and The Preserve at Jordan Lake. Three of the closings were in Chapel Hill, with the others in Semora, in northern Person County, and in Pittsboro. The list runs from a 1961 brick house rebuilt from the studs out to a 146.31-acre recreational ranch and a house finished this year.
No. 1 — $2,000,000 · 319 Circle Park Pl, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The townhome at 319 Circle Park Place, in the Summit Park section of Meadowmont, sold for $2 million and closed on August 31, 2026. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 6,143 square feet arranged across four levels.
A two-story foyer opens the house, with a grand staircase and custom bookcases, and the interiors have been updated while keeping their original architectural detail. The living room opens onto the updated rear porch, and a formal dining room sits along the same run of rooms. Beyond them are a flex room, a dedicated media room and two large bonus spaces suited to guest accommodations, home offices, fitness rooms or multigenerational living. A private elevator serves all four floors.
From the home’s position above the surrounding ridge, the rear porch takes in panoramic views that carry for miles, and sunsets over the skyline are part of what the porch was built for. Meadowmont, one of Chapel Hill’s planned communities, is laid out with walking trails and its own shops and restaurants, and it sits minutes from UNC and the rest of the Triangle. The property previously changed hands for $1,567,500 in 2008.
Claire Pope of Hodge&KittrellSothebysIntlRlty represented the listing side of the transaction, the highest-priced reported home sale in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Sarah Chaires of Chapel Hill Realty Group, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,900,000 · 785 Glennie Irvin Rd, Semora, North Carolina
The Circle-L South Ranch, at 785 Glennie Irvin Road in Semora, sold for $1.9 million in a transaction recorded August 31, 2026. The property covers 146.31 acres of northern Person County across five surveyed tracts, and the lodge at its center was built in 2014 with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 2,990 square feet.
The lodge was designed for group stays, with an open lower level and sleeping quarters upstairs. Downstairs are a large gas and wood fireplace, a television and pool table area, a dart board, a mud room, a gun safe and a full bath with a tile shower; upstairs, a hallway opens to a balcony and a sitting area. The kitchen carries a gas range, dishwasher, icemaker, wine cooler and farm sink, and the furnishings, appliances and outdoor furniture conveyed with the sale. A Generac generator on an in-ground propane tank backs up the power. A second residence on the land, the Mason House, dates to 1941 and adds 1,626 square feet with three bedrooms, one bath, a sunroom, a den and a covered parking area.
The acreage is set up for hunting and fishing. Three food plots totaling 4.62 acres, three blinds, three feeders and about a mile of low-disturbance roads and trails serve a population of deer, turkey and small game. A 1.5-acre spring-fed pond stocked with bass, catfish and bream has a dam and a floating dock. Roughly 70 acres are managed pine, thinned and ready for harvest, with the balance in mixed hardwoods including oak, hickory and walnut. Outbuildings include an insulated 30-by-30-foot workshop, a three-bay 30-by-36-foot pole barn with concrete floors, a lighted skinning shed with a walk-in cooler, a 100-yard gun range with a bermed backstop and a fuel station with two 300-gallon tanks. A paved driveway runs to both houses behind two gates.
Sean Maloy of Nc Land and Farms Inc was the listing agent for the metro area’s second-highest reported sale of the week. Brie Cline of Compass — Chapel Hill – Durham represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,452,073 · 142 Bur Oak Ct, Pittsboro, North Carolina
A newly finished house at 142 Bur Oak Court in Pittsboro sold for $1,452,073, going to closing September 2, 2026. Completed in 2026 in the Chapel Ridge community, it has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 3,573 square feet. The site previously changed hands for $140,000 in 2006, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Lisa Skumpija of Absolute Realty Company, LLC was the listing agent. The sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 for the week and marks Skumpija’s second appearance in a Top 5 roundup for the metro area.
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No. 4 — $1,150,000 · 407 Granville Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A 1961 brick house at 407 Granville Road, in Chapel Hill’s Estes Hills neighborhood, sold for $1.15 million and closed on September 2, 2026 at its full asking price. The restored home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 2,986 square feet.
Raised ceilings and wide windows carry light through the main floor, where a two-sided fireplace anchors living and dining rooms that run into the kitchen. That kitchen was fitted with frameless cabinetry, honed granite counters and a waterfall island, along with a gas range, a French-door refrigerator, a dual-zone wine cooler and a beverage refrigerator. The main-level primary suite has a cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors refinished in a provincial stain, dual closets, its own laundry closet and a bath in stone and oak cabinetry. Two more bedrooms sit on the main level, one of them with an ensuite bath.
The lower level holds a family room, a guest bedroom and bath, a flex room and a drop zone off the garage with built-in storage and a second laundry. Triple slider doors open to a covered back porch, a custom pergola, a grill area and a fenced patio with dedicated garden beds. The restoration went well past finishes: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, insulation, a sealed crawlspace, a 50-year architectural roof, low-E windows and doors, gutters, soffits and a widened driveway were all replaced. The house stands 1.7 miles from UNC and minutes from Franklin Street. It previously changed hands for $500,000 in 2025.
Masha Halpern of Keller Williams Elite Realty listed the house, which went under contract 5 days after the current listing date. The closing was the fourth-highest reported home sale in the metro area for the week. Isabelle Apel of Compass — Chapel Hill – Durham represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $975,000 · 137 Forked Pine Ct, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A one-owner house at 137 Forked Pine Court, in The Preserve at Jordan Lake, sold for $975,000. The September 4, 2026 closing rounded out the metro area’s five highest reported sales of the week. Built in 2006, the house has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 4,751 square feet.
The plan carries several flexible rooms that can serve as offices, fitness space, hobby rooms or quarters for visiting family, and the lot backs onto a wooded buffer. The Preserve at Jordan Lake is a golf course community in Chatham County, with a championship course, a pool, a fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, a playground, walking trails and a clubhouse. The neighborhood sits minutes from UNC-Chapel Hill, Jordan Lake and Seaforth High School.
Chanel Hart D’Aprix and Jason Galloway of Lpt Realty, LLC were the listing agents, holding the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Christie Marie Sisk of Lpt Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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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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