Sight lines from 32 Featherstone Trail carry over the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Walnut Cove valley to Biltmore Estate and downtown Asheville, and the 1.28-acre property in Arden changed hands on September 1, 2026. Its closing led five sales reported across the Asheville metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026, which together came to $14.40 million.
The five span The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Biltmore Park, Toms Creek and Clearview, with closings recorded in Arden, Asheville, Black Mountain and Fairview. Kyle Olinger of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks was the listing agent on the week’s two highest-priced reported sales, both in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove. Build years across the group run from 1997 to 2024.
No. 1 — $5,800,000 · 32 Featherstone Trl, Arden, North Carolina
The five-bedroom house at 32 Featherstone Trail closed on September 1, 2026, for $5.80 million, the highest reported price in the Asheville metro area for the week. Listing materials identify Dillard-Jones as the builder; the house was finished in 2023 on 1.28 professionally landscaped acres high inside The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, in Arden, and it holds six baths across a reported 7,173 square feet.
Sierra Pacific windows frame the mountain views and carry daylight through rooms finished with custom millwork and designer detailing. The kitchen is fitted with a Thermador appliance suite and extensive custom cabinetry. Savant smart-home technology, surround sound and full security and camera systems are integrated throughout, an elevator shaft is framed for a future installation, and a 48-kilowatt generator stands ready for outages.
The outdoor rooms were built for year-round use, with outdoor fireplaces, IPE decking, copper gutters and integrated Phantom and AluTech hurricane shutters. The views reach from the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Walnut Cove valley out to Biltmore Estate and downtown Asheville. The property previously changed hands for $437,500 in 2020, before the current residence was completed in 2023.
Kyle Olinger of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks was the listing agent. The $5.80 million closing put Olinger on the listing side of the highest-priced reported sale in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 6, 2026.
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No. 2 — $2,900,000 · 85 Powder Creek Trl, Arden, North Carolina
Also in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, 85 Powder Creek Trail changed hands August 31, 2026, for $2.90 million. The 2021 house sits atop a knoll in Arden, and its three-bedroom plan unfolds entirely on one level across a reported 3,954 square feet.
Custom designer lighting runs through the interior, and a bonus room and studio occupies what was originally the third garage bay. Screened patios open the house toward the surrounding mountain landscape. Beneath the house, more than 1,300 square feet of unfinished space remains available for expansion into additional rooms, guest quarters, a fitness room or a wine cellar.
The house stands steps from Walnut Cove’s hiking trails and the community’s wellness center. It previously changed hands for $1,970,000 in 2022.
Kyle Olinger of Walnut Cove Realty/Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks was the listing agent. Lisa Hagan of Moving Mountains Property Group LLC represented the buyer. The sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s weekly Asheville Metro Area Top 5, placing Olinger on the listing side of both of the week’s top two reported closings.
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No. 3 — $2,275,000 · 701 Baneberry Ct, Asheville, North Carolina
In the Holt Section of Biltmore Park, the Craftsman residence at 701 Baneberry Court closed on September 3, 2026, for $2,275,000. Built in 1997 and later reworked, the five-bedroom, five-bath house occupies a landscaped 0.91-acre corner lot in Asheville and carries a reported 5,901 square feet.
Listing materials credit Platt Architecture with the design of the renovation and Judd Builders with the work. The kitchen holds custom Mouser hickory cabinetry, leathered live-edge granite and Thermador and Wolf appliances, and a wall of folding accordion glass doors opens onto a retractable screened porch with soaring tongue-and-groove ceilings, exposed beams and a floor-to-ceiling dry-stacked stone fireplace looking into the woods.
A grilling terrace beyond the porch is built in with a Lion grill and a Big Green Egg. The main-level primary suite includes a renovated marble bath, and the terrace level adds a recreation room, a fitness area, a covered patio and a summer kitchen outfitted with commercial-grade appliances. Andersen windows and a Generac generator round out the systems, and Biltmore Park Town Square, walking trails and the Blue Ridge Parkway all sit nearby. The property previously changed hands for $1,025,000 in 2005.
Viv Snyder of Howard Hanna Beverly-Hanks Asheville-Biltmore Park was the listing agent. Susan Willetts of Keller Williams Ballantyne Area represented the buyer. Snyder’s listing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 4 — $1,778,000 · 350 Winding Ridge Rd, Black Mountain, North Carolina
The property at 350 Winding Ridge Road in Black Mountain traded August 31, 2026, at $1,778,000, and it arrives as two houses rather than one. The main residence, built in 2003 in the Toms Creek area between Black Mountain and Asheville, is recorded at four bedrooms, five baths and a reported 4,208 square feet, with a separate guest cottage standing alongside it.
Both houses run on solar electric and solar hot water systems, and the main house adds a battery bank for optional off-grid capability. South-facing, it opens into vaulted ceilings, a custom stone fireplace, cherry cabinetry, oak flooring and radiant floor heat, with primary suites on the main and upper levels, a family room, an office, an upper-level bath with a jetted tub and a workshop on the lower level.
The guest cottage has its own open plan, wood ceilings and floors, a screened porch, an upper deck with mountain views and a full basement with workshop space. Established gardens, a wood-fired oven, a pavilion, an oversized two-car carport and a dog park fill the grounds, and private hiking trails drop to a creek below. The property previously changed hands for $640,000 in 2010.
Tammy Todd and Angela Harrell-O’Brien of NextHome Avl Realty were the listing agents. Jess Mills IV of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer. The closing placed Todd and Harrell-O’Brien on the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 6, 2026.
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No. 5 — $1,650,000 · 133 Annabelle Linn Dr, Fairview, North Carolina
The custom-built house at 133 Annabelle Linn Drive in Fairview drew $1,650,000 in an August 31, 2026 closing, and it closed at its full asking price.
Completed in 2024 on 1.80 private, level acres in the Clearview subdivision, the four-bedroom residence keeps its principal rooms on one floor and reports 3,789 square feet, with Blue Ridge Mountain views through windows on nearly every side. The main-level primary suite has a tray ceiling, oversized windows and a walk-in closet, and its bath holds a freestanding soaking tub, an oversized frameless glass walk-in shower and dual vanities.
The kitchen is finished with Taj Mahal quartzite countertops, custom cabinetry, a built-in refrigerator and a walk-in butler’s pantry, and it opens into a living room anchored by a wood-burning fireplace. A covered walk-out deck overlooks landscaped grounds, an expansive lawn and a custom fire pit. The upper level adds a family room, another bedroom and a full bath, and a walk-in crawlspace handles storage. Downtown Asheville is about 15 minutes away. The property previously changed hands for $135,000 in 2022, before the current residence was completed in 2024.
Lina Gorovoy of Realty ONE Group Pivot Hendersonville represented the listing side of the full-price closing, which ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Asheville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 6, 2026. Cindy Ward of Weaverville Realty 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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