The five highest-priced home sales reported in Buffalo, Monticello & Elk River Area, Minnesota for the week ending November 8, 2026, came to a combined $3.44 million. The list runs from Saint Michael and Albertville in Wright County to Elk River and Zimmerman in Sherburne County, with two sales in Elk River.
Land and workspace run through the week. Three of the homes sit on more than two acres, and the oldest, built in 1948, shares the list with a home finished this year. Four are single-family homes, and four of the five are one-story.
No. 1 — $1,350,000 · 14242 55th St NE, Saint Michael, Minnesota
Ziegler Homes built this one-story home in 2015 on 10 acres of heavy tree cover in the St. Michael-Albertville School District, the largest lot of the week. It sold for $1.35 million, the top price of the five.
Much of the appeal is outdoors. A heated in-ground pool and a hot tub sit beside a composite deck, and a custom bar near the pool has its own mechanical and storage space. Stairs cut from boulders lead from the deck down to a brushed concrete patio, framed by mature trees.
The lower level walks out to that patio. Finished in 2022, it adds living space and a custom wet bar. The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,273 square feet, with two stone gas fireplaces, one in the living room and one in the family room.
The property has garage space for 19 vehicles, the most of the five, across attached and detached garages. Among the outbuildings is a 4,100-square-foot shop, heated and insulated with spray foam, along with a pole building and a storage shed.
Stephanie Landin of River City Realty was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 2 — $549,000 · 10496 181st Ave NW, Elk River, Minnesota
The oldest home of the week, built in 1948, sits on 4.19 acres a few minutes from Elk River, in a country setting. It sold for $549,000. The property last sold for $50,000 in 2004.
The one-story brick home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,107 square feet. Wood floors run through the rooms, and the family room is finished in a log cabin style. Two gas fireplaces warm the interior, and built-in cabinetry includes a hutch with an ironing board that pulls out. A back patio looks out over a landscaped yard with an underground sprinkler system.
The outbuildings are a large part of the story. A 40-by-80-foot pole barn has concrete floors, a 12-ton floor hoist, water hydrants inside and out, two 12-foot overhead doors and a fenced lean-to. A separate 45-by-32-foot garage for three cars is insulated, heated and cooled, and an attached garage adds room for one more car.
Tina P. Buss of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent, and Paul J Norby of Keller Williams Premier Realty Lake Minnetonka represented the buyer. Buss appears twice in this week’s top five, also representing the buyer of the Elk River villa in fifth place.
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No. 3 — $529,000 · 11556 Lakewood Ct NE, Albertville, Minnesota
This two-story home in the Towne Lakes community of Albertville sold for $529,000. Its 3,907 square feet are the most living space among the five, and its five bedrooms and four bathrooms are also the most of the week. Completed in 2020, the property last sold for $457,400 in 2021.
The home has since been remodeled. An open floor plan with vaulted ceilings centers on an updated kitchen with custom cabinets, a coffee bar, a pantry and generous counter space. The primary suite is on the main level, with a walk-in closet and its own bath. On the upper level, the bedrooms have built-in nooks sized for queen beds, along with study and lounge areas, and a loft adds flexible space.
The finished lower level has metallic epoxy floors, rooms for media and games, another bedroom and a bathroom, with plumbing in place for a wet bar. There are two laundry rooms, and the home has three full baths and one half bath in all. Out back, a landscaped yard has a patio, and the community has a shared pool, with walking trails and parks nearby.
Jess King of Real Broker, LLC and GDP Homes were the listing agents. Mona Schomas of Keller Williams Premier Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $510,000 · 15379 292nd Ave NW, Zimmerman, Minnesota
This 2020 home in the Oak Savannah development, in a cul-de-sac setting on 2.51 acres, sold at its full asking price of $510,000. The property last sold for $339,750 in 2020.
The one-story home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,001 square feet. The main level is open, with a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a living room with a gas fireplace and a dining area. French doors lead from the dining area to a great room that was added on. The bedrooms are all on one level, and the primary suite has a walk-in closet and a bath with a large ceramic walk-in shower.
A fenced backyard leaves room for gardening, pets or play, and the unfinished daylight lower level is open for future living space. The setting is rural but convenient to Zimmerman, Princeton and Highway 169, and the home has an insulated three-car attached garage.
Jeffrey Firnstahl of Keller Williams Classic Realty and Brenda Rose were the listing agents. Nicole LaChapelle of Coldwell Banker Realty – Southwest Regional represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $505,043 · 17769 Hoover St NW, Elk River, Minnesota
The newest home of the week was completed in 2026 at The Villas At Fillmore, a new Elk River development where buyers choose from four plans. It sold for $505,043, $27,478 above its asking price of $477,565.
The one-level home has two bedrooms, two full baths and 1,857 square feet, on the smallest lot of the five. Vaulted ceilings open the main rooms, and the kitchen has an island and a walk-in pantry. A gas fireplace, main-floor laundry and a private primary bedroom and bath round out the interior. Outside are a front porch, a sun porch and a patio, with a two-car attached garage.
Shaun W Zaudtke of Edina Realty, Inc. and Luke Konewko were the listing agents. Tina P. Buss of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer, the agent’s second sale in this week’s top five.
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