These were the highest-priced home sales reported in Barrington & Northwest Suburbs, Illinois for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together the five came to a combined $6.765 million.
Inverness had two of the five, and the others were in Barrington, Arlington Heights and North Barrington. Every home on the list has five bedrooms, and none of them is new construction.
No. 1 — $1,500,000 · 1673 Balmoral Ln, Inverness, Illinois
On a quiet cul-de-sac in the Mcintosh neighborhood of Inverness, a brick home built in 1991 sold for $1.5 million, the top price of the week. It is also the largest of the five, with 6,578 square feet of living space, five bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths on 1.22 acres.
A circular brick paver driveway leads to the front door, and inside, a two-story foyer opens to the main rooms. The great room has beamed ceilings and a fireplace, and the living room, with its own fireplace and a built-in desk, could work as a library or home office. A formal dining room sits nearby. The kitchen is built around a large center island with seating, with a walk-in pantry and a generous eating area. Beyond it, a three-season room with a wet bar steps out to a deck above the landscaped backyard.
The home has both front and rear staircases, plus a three-stop elevator that reaches every level. Upstairs, the primary suite has a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace and two walk-in closets, and the second floor also has its own laundry room. The finished lower level has ten-foot poured walls, a skylight and a walk-up staircase that bring in daylight, along with a recreation room with the home’s fourth fireplace, a game area with a wet bar and an exercise room. A heated four-car garage and a natural gas generator round out the property.
Chris Jacobs of Century 21 Circle was the listing agent, and Steven Zaleski of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,450,000 · 689 Thompsons Way, Inverness, Illinois
The second Inverness sale on the list was a five-bedroom home with seven bathrooms and 4,958 square feet of living space, which sold for $1.45 million. The listing agent for this sale could not be verified.
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No. 3 — $1,350,000 · 25718 Route 22 Rd, Barrington, Illinois
This Barrington property was formerly the Barrington Equine Center, and it sold for $1.35 million. The 26-acre property spreads over four parcels zoned for agriculture, with wooded land, pasture and mature trees, and about two miles of private trails run through the woods.
The equestrian buildings are the heart of the place. There are horse barns with box stalls, an indoor arena and an outdoor arena, and an equine pool built in 1964. A hay loft measuring 63 by 32 feet has been set up as storage or play space, and a small getaway house of 16 by 16 feet sits out in the back acreage. The property’s history shows in its buildings: the stallion barn and the main-floor kitchen were added in 1951, and a Morton building went up in the late 1960s. A workshop, sheds, a second garage and storage for an RV or boat are also on the grounds.
The frame home itself dates to 1940 and has five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath in 3,768 square feet, the smallest of the five homes. It has two kitchens, a large dining room, a sunroom and a big family room, as well as a porch, decks and a roof deck.
Gloria Jenson, ABR,SFR,SRES, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate was the listing agent. Maksym Haruk of KOMAR represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,340,000 · 1301 N Chicago Ave, Arlington Heights, Illinois
In the Virginia Terrace neighborhood of Arlington Heights, a custom-built brick and stone home from 2007 sold for $1.34 million. It is blocks from the Metra station and minutes from downtown and its restaurants and shops, and it is served by schools that include John Hersey High School.
A covered front porch leads to an arched mahogany door with leaded glass, and the foyer, finished in travertine, opens across the first floor. The dining room has a butler’s pantry with its own refrigerator. The kitchen pairs glazed maple cabinetry and granite counters with a KitchenAid appliance package, a center island and a walk-in pantry, and its bright breakfast room opens to the patio. In the family room, a coffered ceiling, custom wood cabinetry and a gas fireplace set the tone. The main floor also has a private office, a full bath, a mudroom and a laundry room with a chute from the primary bedroom.
Upstairs, the primary bathroom has dual sinks, a jetted tub, a glass shower and a large walk-in closet fitted with organizers. The second bedroom has been soundproofed and wired with surround-sound speakers, so it can serve as a home theater. The finished basement has a wet bar with refrigerated drawers and glass-front cabinets, a spa-style bathroom and a walk-in storage room. Out back, a brick paver patio is ringed by seating walls. The home has five bedrooms and five full baths in 3,984 square feet on a lot of 8,712 square feet.
The property last sold for $926,000 in 2007. This time it went under contract 13 days after it was listed. Caroline Starr and Kristin DeJohn, both of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, were the listing agents, and Christopher Demas of Leading Edge Realty Advisors represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,125,000 · 4 S Wynstone Dr, North Barrington, Illinois
Inside the gated Wynstone community of North Barrington, this brick home from 1988 looks out over the first, ninth and 18th holes of the Wynstone Golf Club. It sits on 1.02 acres close to the clubhouse, the swimming pool, the tennis courts and the practice range, and it sold for $1.125 million.
A spiral staircase rises from the two-story foyer, and bay windows bring light into the living and dining rooms at the front of the home. French doors connect many of the rooms. The living room has a wet bar enclosed behind its own door. The sunroom faces the golf course and has a breakfast bar with a pass-through window to the kitchen. Upstairs, the primary suite has a fireplace and a private balcony above the course. The fifth bedroom is on the finished lower level, which also has a recreation area and another of the home’s four fireplaces. The home has 6,329 square feet, five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath, and a patio for dining outdoors.
The home went under contract six days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Matthew Messel and Nicholas Blackshaw, both of Compass, were the listing agents, and Shay Hata of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate represented the buyer.
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