A gated waterfront house on Lake Wehapa in Leeds sold for $2.35 million on August 10, 2026, the highest-priced closing reported in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The week’s five highest-priced reported home sales combined for $8.68 million.
The five sales span Lake Wehapa, Remlap, Highland Lakes, Cherokee Bend and Countrywood Highlands. Build years run from 1960 to 2008, and the group takes in a lake house with its own boathouse, a Blount County ranch with a fishing lake and a putting green, and three houses in established residential neighborhoods.
No. 1 — $2,350,000 · 1414 Wehapa Cir, Leeds, Alabama
A lakefront house behind the gates of the Lake Wehapa community, at 1414 Wehapa Cir in Leeds, closed on August 10, 2026 for $2,350,000. The 1960 residence holds four bedrooms, four baths and a reported 5,041 square feet, with hardwood floors, vaulted wood ceilings and lake views from nearly every room.
The main floor is arranged around a den with a brick fireplace, a lakeside sitting room, a wet bar with its own nook, and a dining room with a second fireplace that opens to a covered porch. The primary suite takes up its own wing with a lakeside sitting area, full bath and laundry, while a second primary bedroom over the front gardens has a vaulted sitting area off a bath with dual vanities and a soaking tub. Two further bedrooms have updated ensuite baths. A guest house adds a large main room, full bath, laundry, sauna and wine storage, and the shoreline carries a covered boathouse and a finished lookout tower. The property previously changed hands for $265,000 in 2014.
The house went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed $161,000 above its final asking price of $2,189,000. Jane Huston Crommelin and Katie Crommelin of Ray & Poynor Properties were the listing agents. The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Birmingham Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Jane Huston Crommelin of Ray & Poynor Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,250,000 · 5145 Pine Mountain Rd, Remlap, Alabama
Listing materials identify the second-ranked property as Pine Mountain Ranch, a Blount County holding at 5145 Pine Mountain Rd in Remlap that changed hands for $2,250,000 on August 13, 2026. At its center stands a Craftsman house built in 2008 with four bedrooms, four full baths and a reported 5,072 square feet.
Beyond the house, the ranch takes in 33 acres of open pasture, a 3.5-acre fishing lake with an entertainment pavilion, hunting fields for turkey and deer, and 2.3 miles of interior trails laid out for tractors, ATVs and trucks. A golf pavilion with a putting green and a private range sits on the grounds, along with a five-stall barn with a tack room, five more outbuildings, a pond and a stream. Several additional home sites are marked on the land, minutes from Interstate 59. The ranch previously changed hands for $1,600,000 in 2018.
Chad Camp of Lovejoy Realty Inc was the listing agent. The $2,250,000 closing put him at the listing side of the No. 2 sale in RealtyWire’s Birmingham Metro Area Top 5 for the week. BJ Davis of Grit Land Company LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,749,000 · 134 Highland View Dr, Birmingham, Alabama
A custom-built house at 134 Highland View Dr in the Highland Lakes community closed August 14, 2026 for $1,749,000. Completed in 2007, it holds five bedrooms, seven baths and a reported 7,906 square feet, and a two-story foyer opens to formal sitting and dining rooms finished in coffered ceilings and heavy millwork.
The kitchen carries stainless appliances and an eat-in area that opens to a keeping room with a vaulted ceiling and a stacked stone fireplace, with a screened porch beyond it. The primary bedroom sits on the main level with a spa bath and walk-in closets; four more bedrooms, four baths and a combined bonus and theater room are upstairs. A daylight basement is finished with a full bath, laundry and plumbing stubbed for a kitchenette, and garage parking serves both the main and lower levels. The property previously changed hands for $206,500 in 2015.
The house went under contract 17 days after the current listing date. Sissy Barrett and Vinnie Alonzo of RE/MAX Advantage were the listing agents. Their transaction ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Birmingham Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Katherine Allison of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,211,000 · 3546 Westbury Rd, Birmingham, Alabama
The August 10, 2026 closing at 3546 Westbury Rd brought $1,211,000 for a one-level brick house in the Cherokee Bend neighborhood, near Mountain Brook schools. Built in 1960, it offers five bedrooms, four full baths and a reported 3,439 square feet, with crown molding, recessed lighting and hardwood floors throughout.
The kitchen is fitted with custom cabinetry, granite countertops, a large island with a breakfast bar and a wet bar, and it opens to a sitting room and keeping room joined by a double-sided fireplace. A large screened porch with a wood-burning fireplace overlooks a private fenced backyard, the renovated primary bath is finished in stone with double vanities, a soaking tub and a walk-in shower, and a two-car garage serves the house. The property previously changed hands for $569,000 in 2016.
The house went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and closed $236,000 above its final asking price of $975,000. Stephanie Robinson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd was the listing agent. The $1,211,000 closing put her at the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Birmingham Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Melissa Robinson Riser of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,124,500 · 3525 Countrywood Ln, Vestavia, Alabama
An all-brick house at 3525 Countrywood Ln in the Countrywood Highlands neighborhood of Vestavia sold on August 14, 2026 for $1,124,500. Built in 1985, it holds four bedrooms, four and a half baths and a reported 4,668 square feet on a corner lot on a quiet street.
A two-story foyer opens to a study, a formal dining room and a family room with custom built-ins and a fireplace, and the kitchen carries a center island, a peninsula and an eat-in area. The main-level primary bedroom has a walk-in closet and a renovated bath with separate vanities, a soaking tub and a walk-in shower, while three bedrooms, two baths and two oversized bonus rooms with walk-in attic storage sit upstairs. The daylight basement holds a private office, a full bath and a recreation room with a fireplace and wet bar, and an oversized two-car garage with a workshop and a whole-home generator serve the house, minutes from Vestavia Hills schools and parks. The property previously changed hands for $400,000 in 1995.
The house went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and closed $134,600 above its final asking price of $989,900. Michael Perez of Arc Realty Vestavia was the listing agent. The closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Birmingham Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Chase McCain of List Birmingham 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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