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Asheville Area, North Carolina Top 5 Home Sales: Biltmore Forest Home Leads at $2 Million

The week's top sales were spread across Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson counties, from an established Asheville neighborhood to wooded mountain acreage.

Asheville Area, North Carolina Top 5 Home Sales: Biltmore Forest Home Leads at $2 Million

These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Asheville Area, North Carolina for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they total $8.275 million. The list runs from Biltmore Forest in Asheville to Waynesville and Canton in Haywood County, and two of the five homes are in Fletcher. The homes were built between 1975 and 2013, and every one is a single-family home.

No. 1 — $2,000,000 · 15 Browntown Rd, Asheville, North Carolina

Top home sale No. 1 in Asheville Area, North Carolina — 15 Browntown Rd, Asheville, North Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

In Biltmore Forest, the home at 15 Browntown Road sold for $2 million, the highest price of the week. It sits on a level, wooded corner lot of 0.93 acres, a short walk from Biltmore Forest Country Club.

Built in 1983, the two-story Traditional home combines brick and wood on its exterior, and its brick is handmade Old Carolina Brick. Red oak hardwood covers the main level, and the interior has high ceilings, tall windows and custom millwork. The living room, the family room and the primary bedroom each have a fireplace. The kitchen is open to the family room, the bedrooms are en suite, and finished space above the garage can work as an office, a studio or a playroom. The home has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, in 4,672 square feet.

Outside, there are front and side porches and a terrace, along with irrigated grounds and established gardens. The property also has a workshop, a circular driveway and an attached two-car garage that faces the rear.

Jo Chandler of Preferred Properties was the listing agent, and Ali Thomas of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks represented the buyer.

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No. 2 — $1,825,000 · 208 Parrish Farm Rd, Waynesville, North Carolina

Top home sale No. 2 in Asheville Area, North Carolina — 208 Parrish Farm Rd, Waynesville, North Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The No. 2 sale, at $1.825 million, is a property of 6.74 acres in Laurel Ridge Farms in Waynesville, with mountain views in every season. Downtown Waynesville and Waynesville Golf & Country Club are three miles away.

Built in 1994, the home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, four full and two half, in 6,531 square feet. The kitchen is equipped with Bosch appliances, double ovens and an induction cooktop, and the primary suite has its own sitting area. On the upper floor, two bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath, and there is a large recreation room. The recreation room and the living room each have a gas log fireplace. The finished, walk-out lower level is laid out as a guest or multigenerational suite, with its own kitchen, bedroom and bath.

Beyond the main home, the property has a detached three-car garage, a carriage house apartment, a gazebo, decks and landscaped grounds. The property last sold for $765,000 in 2019.

Marilyn Wright of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent, and Steve DuBose of Mountain Home Properties represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $1,600,000 · 511 McClure Creek Rd, Canton, North Carolina

Top home sale No. 3 in Asheville Area, North Carolina — 511 McClure Creek Rd, Canton, North Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

In Canton, the property at 511 McClure Creek Road covers 61.05 acres of pasture, hardwood forest and hilly mountain land, the largest lot in this Top 5. One boundary adjoins Pisgah National Forest, and another borders Lake Logan, which is owned by the State of North Carolina. McClure Creek runs along the lower part of the land.

The home is a wood cabin built in 1975, the oldest of the five, set among native stone, tall trees and rhododendron. In the living room, a fieldstone wood-burning fireplace has stonework that continues into the dining area. The kitchen, a bedroom and a full bath are also on the main level, while the lower level has a second bedroom and full bath, a laundry area and a utility room. The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms in 1,983 square feet, with a screened porch, an open deck and an attached two-car garage.

A detached garage has a finished apartment above it with a kitchen, a living area, a bedroom and a full bath. An old farmhouse on the property is no longer habitable. The highest ridge can be reached only by hiking through the woods, and the listing says drone photography from there shows long-range mountain views over Lake Logan.

The home sold at its full asking price of $1.6 million. Marilyn Wright of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent, giving the brokerage two listings in this Top 5, the No. 2 and No. 3 sales. Brian K. Noland of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Waynesville represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $1,450,000 · 30 Water Hill Way, Fletcher, North Carolina

Top home sale No. 4 in Asheville Area, North Carolina — 30 Water Hill Way, Fletcher, North Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The newest home in this Top 5, built in 2013, is a two-story farmhouse-style home in the gated community of Grand Highlands At Waterford Lakes in Fletcher. It sold for $1.45 million. The community is in Cane Creek Valley, about 20 minutes from downtown Asheville, and the home looks out on mountains and pastures year-round.

Inside are hardwood floors, crown molding and built-ins. The kitchen has a Bertazzoni gas range, a large island, granite countertops and custom cabinetry. The primary suite is on the main level and has a custom walk-in closet, and the upper floor has more bedrooms, flex spaces and a private guest suite. The home has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, in 4,344 square feet on 1.26 acres.

The screened porch has a vaulted ceiling and a stone gas fireplace, and the outdoor spaces also include a front porch, a deck and a fenced yard. The property last sold for $1.36 million in 2023.

Megan Shook of Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty was the listing agent, and Jamie Greene of Carolina Mountain Sales represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $1,400,000 · 187 Duncan Creek Rd, Fletcher, North Carolina

Top home sale No. 5 in Asheville Area, North Carolina — 187 Duncan Creek Rd, Fletcher, North Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The largest home in this Top 5 is the No. 5 sale, a two-story Traditional home with 7,819 square feet on 3.93 acres in Fletcher, between Asheville and Hendersonville. It sold for $1.4 million.

Built in 1998, the home has a vaulted great room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, along with hardwood floors and formal dining. The kitchen has an island, a breakfast bar and generous cabinets and counters. Two bedroom suites are on the main level, one of them the primary suite, whose bath has a soaking tub, dual vanities and a tiled walk-in shower. More bedrooms are upstairs, along with a large finished room over the garage that has a half bath. The finished, walk-out lower level adds a family room, an office, a gym area, a kitchenette and a full bath. The home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, five full and two half.

Outside are level lawns and mountain views, a stone patio, a large rear deck, a covered front porch and a courtyard with a koi pond. The property also has a separate guest house with a kitchen, a living area, a loft, a bedroom, a full bath and a screened porch.

Marie Reed and Mark Carter, both of Keller Williams Professionals, were the listing agents, and Tyler Coon of EXP 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, November 1, 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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