A house at the end of a Hudson cul-de-sac, set on a pond, sold for $1.37 million to become the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Akron, Ohio metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The five leading closings reported across the metro that week combined for $5.96 million in Akron-area real estate.
The sales span Hudson, the Olde Connecticut Land Grant area of Akron and the Lakes of Aurora community in Aurora. Three closings were recorded in Hudson, one in Akron and one in Aurora. Build years run from 1988 to 2005, and Howard Hanna agents held the listing on every one of the week’s leading transactions.
No. 1 — $1,370,000 · 2287 Wellington Cir, Hudson, Ohio
A pond-side lot at the end of a cul-de-sac in Hudson’s Canterbury Place community produced the Akron metro area’s highest reported home sale of the week. The 1988 residence at 2287 Wellington Cir closed on August 6, 2026 for $1,370,000, with five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, a half bath and a reported 5,590 square feet.
An entry foyer flanked by glass French doors opens to a living room with a fireplace on one side and a dining room on the other. The updated kitchen carries quartzite countertops, an oversized island and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and runs into a vaulted great room with a two-story fireplace and a window wall facing the pond. A screened porch faces the water, and a first-floor guest suite has its own full bath.
The owner’s suite adds vaulted ceilings, a fireplace and a spiral staircase to a third-floor bonus space now used as an office, three further bedrooms follow, and the lower level holds a sauna, a media and recreation room and a workout area. The property previously changed hands for $1,265,000 in 2024.
Danielle L Stevens of Howard Hanna was the listing agent. Kathy Jaczo of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realty represented the buyer. The house went under contract one day after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, putting Stevens at the listing side of RealtyWire’s highest-priced reported home sale in the Akron metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 2 — $1,350,000 · 1515 Haymarket Way, Hudson, Ohio
A custom Colonial on a landscaped 1.33-acre lot in Hudson’s Chadds Ford Swim & Tennis community took the metro’s No. 2 spot. The 1992 house at 1515 Haymarket Way sold for $1,350,000 in a transaction that closed August 3, 2026, and it offers four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, a half bath and a reported 6,086 square feet.
Listing materials identify Ken Payne as the contractor who built the house. A two-story foyer with a curved staircase, hardwood floors and extensive millwork opens onto formal living and dining rooms, and the kitchen carries painted cabinetry, granite countertops and a stone accent wall before flowing into a vaulted great room with a brick fireplace. A paneled library with a second fireplace sits off the rear hall, beside a mudroom with lockers and a dog wash station, and the vaulted owner’s suite upstairs holds the home’s third fireplace. Stone patios and stone pillars with lanterns shape the grounds, and the property previously changed hands for $479,900 in 1993.
Candace Sveda and Danielle L Stevens of Howard Hanna were the listing agents. Matthew M Erkkila of The Agency Cleveland Northcoast represented the buyer. The house went under contract 6 days after the current listing date, and the $1,350,000 closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Stevens appears twice on this week’s list, as listing agent on the No. 1 sale and as a co-listing agent here.
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No. 3 — $1,237,500 · 2850 Roundhill Rd, Akron, Ohio
A reported 9,176 square feet spreads across a Phil Franz custom-built house at 2850 Roundhill Rd in Akron, on a private 3.7-acre wooded cul-de-sac lot in the Top of the Hill area. Built in 1996, it holds five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half baths, and the sale closed August 3, 2026 at $1,237,500.
A grand foyer with a curved staircase, columns and a chandelier leads to a great room fitted with custom built-ins, a European fireplace, a wet bar and French doors onto a stone terrace that runs the length of the house. The eat-in kitchen has a center island cooktop, double ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and a library with a beamed ceiling and its own fireplace sits on the main floor beside a second primary suite.
The upstairs primary suite adds another fireplace, his-and-hers walk-in closets and a spa-style bath, and the walk-out lower level is laid out for extended or multigenerational households, with a full kitchen, a bedroom, a bar, a theater room and a recreation room opening to a covered patio. The roof dates to 2022, the air conditioning to 2023 and the furnace to 2024.
Julie A Boyle of Howard Hanna was the listing agent. Amy L Hoes of EXP Realty, LLC. represented the buyer. The $1,237,500 transaction ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 4 — $1,150,000 · 6548 Sherborne Ln, Hudson, Ohio
Canterbury on the Lakes of Hudson produced the week’s No. 4 reported sale. The 2005 house at 6548 Sherborne Ln sits on a landscaped one-acre lot, offers four bedrooms and five bathrooms across a reported 6,215 square feet, and the transaction was recorded on August 3, 2026 at $1,150,000.
The kitchen anchors the main level, connecting to a first-floor office, a formal dining room with detailed ceiling work and an open library with classic built-ins that runs into a family room with high ceilings. The primary suite has a peninsula fireplace, a spa-style bath and a newly added bonus room now used as a fifth bedroom. The lower level adds another bedroom, a second full kitchen, French doors to the backyard and a home theater with surround sound, and outside are a new Trex deck and a stone patio with a hot tub and a gazebo. The property previously changed hands for $875,000 in 2021.
Carlyn Goudas of Howard Hanna was the listing agent. Deborah Clark of RE/MAX Above & Beyond represented the buyer. The house went under contract 29 days after the current listing date, and the $1,150,000 closing ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 5 — $850,000 · 1060 W Parkway Blvd, Aurora, Ohio
A pool, a paver patio and a fire pit sit behind a 2001 house at 1060 W Parkway Blvd in Aurora, in the Lakes of Aurora community, which closed on August 4, 2026 for $850,000. The property carries five bedrooms and five bathrooms, including a main-level half bath, and a reported 6,121 square feet.
A first-floor primary suite anchors the main level, alongside refinished hardwood floors, a mudroom with laundry, a great room with a fireplace, a home office and a dining room. The kitchen has two islands, granite countertops, a coffee station and access to the rear Trex deck, while four more bedrooms, two full baths and a loft are on the upper floor and the walkout lower level adds a second full kitchen, a fitness room, a recreation room and several flex rooms. Residents of the community have two pools, tennis courts, a fitness room and a rentable clubhouse, and the property previously changed hands for $465,000 in 2015.
Cassie Fitzgerald of Howard Hanna was the listing agent. Frank J Slemc of Glasshouse Realty Group, LLC represented the buyer. The house went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, ranking No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026. Howard Hanna held the listing side on every sale in this week’s Akron-area Top 5.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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