The five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Asheville, North Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026, combined for $12.40 million. Leading the list was a $4,850,000 closing at a contemporary golf-course home in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden, with the remaining sales ranging from $1,400,000 to $3,150,000.
The week’s transactions were recorded in Arden, Asheville and Laurel Park, running from a top-floor residence in downtown Asheville’s central business district to homes in the gated Cliffs at Walnut Cove and Reynolds Mountain communities.
RealtyWireβs Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the Asheville, North Carolina metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.
No. 1 — $4,850,000 · 558 Walnut Valley Pkwy, Arden, North Carolina
The week’s top sale closed on August 4, 2026, at 558 Walnut Valley Pkwy in Arden, where a contemporary home in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove brought $4,850,000. Built in 2019, the house carries a reported 5,350 square feet and is recorded in the sale data with four bedrooms and six baths, while the listing itself described five full bedrooms along with an indoor in-ground pool.
According to the listing, the owner selected the lot β set directly on the golf course β for its mountain views and morning sun, qualities chosen to accentuate the home’s contemporary design, and the siting opens views in multiple directions across the course and the club village. The listing pointed to the finish level throughout the house, from the pool and outdoor features to the chef’s kitchen and the primary retreat, as evidence of the attention given to each element of the build, and noted that the home’s furniture was available for purchase.
Angelina Stevens Kirkwood of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks represented both sides of the transaction.
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No. 2 — $3,150,000 · 75 Broadway St #301, Asheville, North Carolina
Downtown Asheville produced the week’s No. 2 sale on August 6, 2026, when unit 301 at 75 Broadway St closed for $3,150,000. The residence spans the entire top floor of the reconstructed Richard Smith Building β a three-story structure holding just three homes, associated in the listing with an architect of the Biltmore House β and combines two former units into a reported 4,365 square feet with two bedrooms, three baths and private elevator access opening directly into the home.
Designed by George Studio, Inc. of New York, the interior pairs wide-plank French flooring and Venetian plaster walls with marble baths by Ann Sacks and lighting by Holly Hunt. The listing also cites a great room with exposed beams, brick accents and a floor-to-ceiling library wall, two primary suites, a day room facing downtown and the mountains, a climate-controlled four-car garage and an HGTV award.
Brent Russell of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Asheville-Downtown was the listing agent. Emily Wareham of Asheville Realty Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,575,000 · 11 Haverhill Way, Arden, North Carolina
At 11 Haverhill Way in Arden, a one-story home built in 2022 in the Meadow View section of The Cliffs at Walnut Cove closed for $1,575,000 on August 7, 2026. The house carries a reported 2,313 square feet with three bedrooms and four baths on an open plan, organized around a kitchen with a large island, white cabinetry, quartz countertops, a double oven and a gas range.
The listing describes a main living room anchored by a fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows with year-round mountain views, a primary suite with a soaking tub and heated bathroom tile, two additional en suite bedrooms, and a screened porch and patio with an outdoor kitchen on a landscaped 0.29-acre lot. The sale also offered the buyer the opportunity to acquire a club membership, subject to club approval, with reciprocal access across the seven Cliffs communities.
Josh Smith of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks represented both sides of the transaction.
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No. 4 — $1,425,000 · 239 Senator Reynolds Rd #31, Asheville, North Carolina
The Reynolds Mountain community in Asheville accounted for the week’s fourth sale, a $1,425,000 closing on August 6, 2026, at 239 Senator Reynolds Rd #31. Built in 2004 with a reported 3,285 square feet, four bedrooms and four baths, the cedar-shake house was originally designed by the community’s developers as a showcase home for the neighborhood, according to the listing.
The grounds feature mature plantings, curated gardens, stonework and a stone sitting area, and the house sits across from the community pavilion, with its fire pit, grilling area and the trailhead to Reynolds Mountain’s maintained hiking trails. The listing characterizes the mountain views as close and enveloping rather than long-range, and cites expansive windows, a kitchen with a gas range, an oversized two-car garage and a whole-house generator among the home’s features.
Don Rongstad and Nichelle Nichols of Move Asheville Realty were the listing agents. Alyssa Augustine of Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,400,000 · 159 Alta Cir, Laurel Park, North Carolina
Rounding out the list, a contemporary home at 159 Alta Cir in Laurel Park closed for $1,400,000 on August 4, 2026. Built in 2007 with a reported 4,281 square feet, three bedrooms and four baths, the house sits above an enclave of south-facing homes in Upper Laurel Park, a position the listing credits with expansive views.
Updates described in the listing include newly painted interiors and a remodeled kitchen with an induction cooktop and lighted custom cabinetry, joined by built-ins, coffered ceilings and hardwood floors. The primary suite is on the main level, while the lower level holds en suite guest quarters, a kitchenette, a wine cellar and a media room, and the equipment list runs to a Generac whole-house generator, a security system and a Sonos whole-house speaker system.
Timothy Reid Johnson of Tryon Horse & Home LLC was the listing agent. Wyatt Listrom of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Fletcher represented the buyer.
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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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