A custom waterfront house on Long Pond in Harwich sold for $3.48 million on August 12, 2026, the highest-priced of five home sales reported in the Barnstable Town, Massachusetts metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The five closings totaled $13.05 million.
The five sales span Harwich, Provincetown, Osterville, Buzzards Bay and Truro. Several sit on the water, among them the Harwich leader on Long Pond and a Buzzards Bay property on Onset Harbor, and the group runs from a house completed this year to a building sold as two condominium units.
No. 1 — $3,475,000 · 10 Brian Way, Harwich, Massachusetts
A lakefront property at 10 Brian Way in Harwich, with a private sandy beach and a dock on Long Pond, sold for $3,475,000 on August 12, 2026. The house holds four bedrooms, six bathrooms and a reported 6,169 square feet, and the backyard runs to the water, where the pond supports boating, waterskiing, kayaking and swimming.
Listing materials identify the architecture firm Polhemus Savery DaSilva as the designer of the custom waterfront house, which the property record dates to 1948. Pond views carry across an open main level joining the kitchen, dining room and sitting room, and the chef’s kitchen adjoins a sun-filled breakfast nook with a gas fireplace facing the water. The plan also takes in a water-facing den and a private office with custom built-ins, while the walk-out lower level holds a wine cellar and flexible recreation space. The property previously changed hands for $472,500 in 1996.
Natalia M Weiner of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The $3,475,000 closing put Weiner on the listing side of the highest-priced sale RealtyWire reported in the Barnstable Town metro area for the week, ranking No. 1 in the weekly Top 5.
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No. 2 — $2,779,000 · 86 Harry Kemp Way #A & B, Provincetown, Massachusetts
At 86 Harry Kemp Way in Provincetown, Units A and B changed hands together for $2,779,000 in a transaction dated August 14, 2026, about 0.3 miles from Commercial Street. The two-unit property counts five bedrooms, five baths and a reported 2,922 square feet.
Unit A is a newly converted three-bedroom residence built around a vaulted kitchen and dining area framed by original wood beams, with an en-suite primary bedroom and a home office. Unit B came through a comprehensive renovation with new plumbing, electrical, HVAC and roof, pairing hardwood floors with a vaulted, skylit kitchen and a sitting room with a wood-burning fireplace. Each unit has two deeded parking spaces, and Unit B adds private decks.
Daniel R Lewis of Herringbone Realty, LLC was the listing agent. The sale closed $1,230,000 above its final asking price of $1,549,000 and ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Barnstable Town metro area Top 5 for the week. Holmes Group of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,500,000 · 146 Scudder Road, Osterville, Massachusetts
New construction produced the week’s third-highest reported sale: 146 Scudder Road, in the Wianno section of Osterville, was completed in 2025 and traded at $2,500,000 in a deal dated August 12, 2026. It has three bedrooms, four baths and a reported 2,650 square feet, minutes from village shops and Dowses Beach.
White oak floors run through an open floor plan whose kitchen carries quartzite counters, Viking appliances and a large island, alongside a separate glass-front bar. The first-floor primary suite and a private office complete the main level, and upstairs are a family room, two more bedrooms, a second primary ensuite and a bunk room. A bluestone deck, a putting green and an outdoor shower sit outside. The property previously changed hands for $1,040,000 in 2023, before the current residence was completed in 2025.
Gene Orloff of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The closing placed Orloff on the listing side of the No. 3 transaction in RealtyWire’s Barnstable Town metro area Top 5 for the week. Robert B Kinlin of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,150,000 · 12 Groveland Street, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
A waterfront property on Onset Harbor at 12 Groveland Street in Buzzards Bay traded for $2,150,000, with the closing dated August 10, 2026. Assembled from three parcels, the site covers more than an acre with a sandy beach minutes from Onset Village, and the house carries four bedrooms, five baths and a reported 6,450 square feet across three levels.
A wraparound porch opens to a sunroom and a recently updated kitchen, and most rooms take in water views. A main-level bedroom with an en-suite bath suits single-floor use, and the second-floor primary suite has a private deck and double cedar closets. Outbuildings include a 3,000-square-foot garage with 16-foot ceilings and a detached two-car garage. The property previously changed hands for $369,500 in 1996, before the current residence was completed in 1997.
Sharon Barrows Kendall and Krista Dunn of EXIT Cape Realty were the listing agents. The property went under contract 20 days after the current listing date, and the transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Barnstable Town metro area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 5 — $2,150,000 · 1 Captain Williams Way, Truro, Massachusetts
1 Captain Williams Way sits off the tree-lined Castle Road in Truro on nearly an acre, and it changed hands for $2,150,000 in a transaction dated August 14, 2026. Completed in 2013 by a local builder, the house offers four bedrooms, four baths and a reported 3,088 square feet.
The grounds hold a saltwater pool, granite decking, an outdoor shower and a wraparound porch, with hydrangea gardens at the front and a fenced south-facing yard behind. Hardwood floors run through a light-filled main level, two primary suites include one on the first floor, and the finished lower level adds a media room and a home gym. Owned solar panels and a propane whole-house generator serve the house, and the detached two-car garage has EV charging. Corn Hill Beach on Cape Cod Bay lies a short distance away. The property previously changed hands for $860,000 in 2016.
Susan L McCabe of William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services was the listing agent. The closing rounded out RealtyWire’s Barnstable Town metro area Top 5 for the week. Day of Kinlin Grover Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 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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