These are the highest-priced home sales reported in the Birmingham metro area for the week ending October 18, 2026, and together they came to $12.4 million. The five homes are spread across Mountain Brook Estates, Crestline, Mountain Brook, Brookhill Forest and Vestavia Hills.
The two highest sales finished just $20,000 apart, and one brokerage, RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd, was the listing firm on two of the five sales.
No. 1 — $3,330,000 · 3161 Guilford Rd, Birmingham, Alabama
The week’s top sale is a natural-brick Georgian Colonial in Mountain Brook Estates, set on 0.80 acres across from the Jemison Trail, with views of the mountains. Built in 1981, the home sold for $3,330,000. It is also the largest of the five, with 6,459 square feet, six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, five of them full and two half baths.
Hardwood floors and crown molding run through the main rooms. On the main level, a formal dining room and a wood-paneled study with its own fireplace share the floor with a great room that has a large fireplace and French doors out to the deck and the backyard. The updated kitchen has an eat-in area set in a bay window and leads to the laundry and the three-car garage.
The primary suite has three closets, one of them a walk-in, a renovated bath finished in marble with separate vanities and a glass shower, and its own access to the deck. Upstairs, each of the four bedrooms has a walk-in closet; two have private baths, and the other two share a Jack-and-Jill bath. The finished basement adds a den with a brick fireplace and a second wet bar, along with a playroom, another bedroom, a full bath, a workshop and a door to a covered patio. The property last sold for $1.7 million in 2021.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold for $335,000 above its asking price of $2.995 million. Jane Huston Crommelin of Ray & Poynor Properties was the listing agent, and Helen Drennen of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,310,000 · 3901 Forest Glen Dr, Birmingham, Alabama
On a quiet cul-de-sac in Crestline, a brick home built in 2002 sold for $3,310,000, the newest of the week’s five. It sits on 0.81 acres. The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 4,817 square feet.
The main level is laid out for entertaining. Formal living and dining rooms sit on the same floor as the primary suite and an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and a large family room with a wet bar connects to the dining room. From the kitchen, doors open to a patio with an outdoor fireplace and several seating areas looking out over the backyard. Upstairs are four more bedrooms, two of them with their own baths, along with a playroom, a large laundry room and an exercise room. The two-car garage is on the basement level, with plenty of storage. The property last sold for $1.4 million in 2020.
Stephanie Robinson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd listed the home, which went under contract two days later and sold for $860,000 more than its $2.45 million asking price. Mimi Nolen, also of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd, represented the buyer. The brokerage was the listing firm on two of the week’s top five sales, this one and the home on Ridge Drive.
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No. 3 — $2,210,000 · 5 Ridge Dr, Birmingham, Alabama
The oldest home in the group dates to 1951. It sits on 0.52 acres in Mountain Brook, between English Village and Crestline Village, with views of a golf course and a private backyard, and it sold for $2,210,000.
An extensive renovation brought new hardwood floors, redone bathrooms, new lighting and refreshed living spaces, and French doors now open onto a large bluestone patio. The three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, are all on the main level, and fireplaces warm both the family room and the kitchen. There is more room above and below: a finished bonus room upstairs works as an office or playroom, and the basement has a second bonus room with double windows, two closets and plumbing roughed in for a future bath. The home has 3,372 square feet, fiber-cement siding and a two-car garage.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold for $510,000 above its $1.7 million asking price. Ally Hargett of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd was the listing agent, and Fred Smith of RealtySouth-MB-Crestline represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,900,000 · 3022 Weatherton Dr, Birmingham, Alabama
In Brookhill Forest, an all-brick home built in 1975 on a cul-de-sac sold for $1,900,000. It has been fully renovated, and the kitchen shows it best: Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, marble countertops, counter seating, a pantry and a window seat that looks out to the backyard. Hardwood floors cover the main living areas, and the den has a gas fireplace. The primary suite on the main level was expanded and has its own bath and a second laundry, while the four bedrooms upstairs share Jack-and-Jill baths. Downstairs, the finished basement has a family room with a wood-burning fireplace, a wet bar, a full bath, a gym and a storage room. Outside are a screened porch and a gated courtyard. The home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 4,519 square feet on 0.39 acres, and the property last sold for $1.2 million in 2025.
Hillary Weiss of ARC Realty Mountain Brook was the listing agent, and Jamie Goff of ARC Realty – Homewood represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,650,000 · 2105 Longleaf Cir, Birmingham, Alabama
The week’s largest lot belongs to a custom brick home on a Vestavia Hills cul-de-sac, set on 1.08 acres. Built in 2000, it sold for $1,650,000, and the property last sold for $768,000 in 2024.
The home has 10-foot ceilings. The kitchen has marble countertops, a double oven, custom cabinetry and an island with an eat-in area alongside. The primary suite is oversized, with a sitting area and a wet room with two vanities, and every bedroom has its own bath and a walk-in closet. The home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 4,800 square feet, plus an unfinished basement, a three-car garage and a whole-home generator.
The home went under contract 10 days after it was listed. Megan Twitty Kincaid of ARC Realty Vestavia was the listing agent, and Michelle Lagle of Keller Williams Realty Vestavia represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 18, 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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