These were the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Brainerd Lakes & Leech Lake Area, Minnesota for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they came to $4.37 million. The list split between lake living and land: shoreline homes in Crosslake, Nisswa and Hillman, and two acreage properties in Pequot Lakes and Brainerd built around barns, shops and room to work.
Four of the five sales were in Crow Wing County and one was in Cass County. The homes range from a lakefront place built in 1974 to a Brainerd property built in 2008.
No. 1 — $1,420,000 · 3194 Angelica Rd, Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
The most expensive sale of the week was also the largest piece of land on the list: 120 acres of open country in Pequot Lakes, sold for $1,420,000. The property is set up as a working farm, and its outbuildings are as much a part of the story as the home. A horse barn measuring 90 by 36 feet has stalls, a wash bay, a tack room, a bathroom and an office area, with three outdoor livestock waterers. There is also a 90-by-40-foot machine shed and a heated shop of 40 by 40 feet, along with storage sheds.
The two-story home, built in 2000, has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 4,600 square feet of living space, plus a full finished basement. A two-sided stone fireplace serves both the living room and the dining room. The kitchen has granite counters and a generous amount of cabinet space, and the rest of the plan includes a custom office, a loft, a billiard room and a three-season porch. Outside, there is a wrap-around deck as well as front and side porches. The attached garage is heated and has room for three vehicles.
Linda Steffen of Century 21 Brainerd Realty was the listing agent with Brooke Dixon. Julie L Rambow of Randy Fischer Real Estate, Inc represented the buyer in the week’s top sale.
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No. 2 — $1,150,000 · 33527 Anderson Ct, Crosslake, Minnesota
A lakefront home on Anderson Court in Crosslake, on the Whitefish Chain, sold for $1,150,000. Built in 1974, it is the oldest home in this group. It sits on 1.28 acres with 100 feet of shoreline on Cross Lake, and it has lake views as well as views to the north and west.
Inside, the home has an open floor plan, vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets and granite counters. There are three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, in 2,000 square feet. The finished basement walks out and has storage space, and an extra room is fitted with bunk beds. The home has two fireplaces, one of them gas. Outdoors there is a large deck, a screened porch, a patio, an outdoor shower and a fire pit, and a detached garage has space for two cars.
Chad Schwendeman of eXp Realty and Jaden Master were the listing agents. Colleen Murray of RE/MAX Results – Crosslake represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $800,000 · 11695 Eagle View Trl, Nisswa, Minnesota
Lake Edward, a body of water of more than 2,000 acres in the Brainerd Lakes Area, is the setting for the third-ranked sale, a one-story walkout home designed in a style inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. It sold for $800,000. The lot is level and faces south, the shoreline is sandy, and the grounds have boulder landscaping.
Large windows take in the lake views.The interior has natural stone and tile floors, a well-appointed kitchen, a large fireplace and laundry on the main level. Built in 1982, the home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two fireplaces and 2,110 square feet on 0.81 acres. The full basement is partly finished and opens to the outside, and there is a deck, a storage shed and a detached two-car garage. The property last sold for $435,000 in 2014, 12 years before this sale.
Jeremy Miller of Edina Realty, Inc. was the listing agent with Carolyn Wood. John Angell of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer. Edina Realty, Inc. had two listings in this week’s Top 5, this sale and the fifth-ranked sale in Brainerd.
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No. 4 — $595,000 · 23487 N Platte Lake Rd, Hillman, Minnesota
In the Wapashaw Beach neighborhood of Hillman, a compact one-level lake home on Platte Lake sold for $595,000, its full asking price. The sale included six lots: three on the lake side, with about 150 feet of shoreline and a dock, and three more across the road. Platte Lake connects to Sullivan Lake, and together they offer more than 2,800 acres of water for boating and fishing.
The home was built in 1985 and has three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,113 square feet. A stone wood-burning fireplace is in the living room. The home also has a covered porch, a deck and a tuck-under garage for one vehicle.
Todd J. Swanson of Premier Real Estate Services was the listing agent, and Jonathan Danielson of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $405,000 · 9671 Zallar Rd, Brainerd, Minnesota
The fifth sale, on Zallar Road in Brainerd, is less a conventional home than a shop with living quarters on 20 acres of cleared and wooded land. It sold for $405,000, which was $5,100 above its asking price of $399,900.
The heart of the property is a 60-by-80-foot building with in-floor heat from a Slant/Fin boiler, backed by an off-peak electric system and an outdoor wood boiler. Hangar doors, including a garage door 14 feet wide and 10 feet high, open it to large equipment and vehicles, and the insulated, heated garage has capacity for 20. Built in 2008, the property has 4,800 square feet of living area, the most of the five, with one bedroom and one bathroom. The finished living space was renovated with new flooring, new appliances and LED strip lighting, and unfinished areas leave room to expand. Fiber optic internet is available, and a new driveway adds parking. The property last sold for $370,000 in 2025.
Jeremy Miller of Edina Realty, Inc. and Amye Miller were the listing agents. Kent Swenson of NextHome Horizons represented the buyer.
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