A five-bedroom house on Fairhope’s Scenic Highway 98 changed hands for $5.5 million on August 14, 2026, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Daphne, Alabama metro area for the week of August 10 through August 16.
The five highest-priced reported home sales in the metro area that week combined for $11.13 million. Two closings landed in Fairhope and two in Orange Beach, with the fifth in Daphne itself, and the group runs from a circa-1900 bayfront residence on a Mobile Bay bluff to a 24th-floor condominium completed in 2009. In between sit the gated Sans Souci community on the bay, the Turquoise Place resort tower and the deep-water canals of Ono Island.
No. 1 — $5,500,000 · 16265 Scenic Highway 98, Fairhope, Alabama
Fairhope’s Scenic Highway 98 produced the metro area’s highest reported price of the week: the house at 16265 Scenic Highway 98 sold for $5,500,000 on August 14, 2026. Built in 1985, it holds five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a reported 8,083 square feet. Detailed listing remarks were not available for the property, so this account rests on the transaction and property record, which shows that it previously changed hands for $5,000,000 in 2023.
The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Daphne Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The individual listing agent and brokerage could not be verified for publication, and RealtyWire welcomes confirmation from the real estate professionals involved. Shannon Hesse Smart of South Coast Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,679,000 · 7138 Sans Souci Ln, Fairhope, Alabama
Behind the gates of Sans Souci, a bay-side community with its own pier and gazebo, the four-bedroom house at 7138 Sans Souci Ln traded at $1,679,000, with the transaction closing August 12, 2026. The 1985 house carries four bathrooms and a reported 4,180 square feet, and it went under contract 22 days after the current listing date.
The interior has been reworked throughout. Tall living-room ceilings open onto a kitchen built around a 10-foot island with quartzite counters, custom cabinetry, GE Monogram appliances and a concealed pantry. White oak floors run through the house, theater-grade speakers are wired into the ceilings, and a bar area holds an antique glass backsplash, an ice maker and a beverage refrigerator. The main-level primary suite has a tiled shower, double vanity, soaking tub and custom walk-in closet, and three more bedrooms upstairs include a second primary with an en suite. A second-floor sitting area and a third-floor flex room both take in bay views, and the back yard pairs a saltwater pool and spa with an elevated slab already run with plumbing, electric and gas for a future pool house. The roof was replaced to FORTIFIED standard in 2025 and the windows date to 2021. A boardwalk on Rock Creek and the community pier are a short walk away.
David Roberts of Wise Living Real Estate, LLC was the listing agent. The property closed at its full asking price, putting Roberts on the listing side of the No. 2 sale in RealtyWire’s Daphne Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and marking his second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro. The property previously changed hands for $1,572,500 in 2025. Anne Dorman of Mobile Bay Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,550,000 · 26350 Perdido Beach Blvd Unit C2402, Orange Beach, Alabama
A three-bedroom condominium on the 24th level of the C tower at Turquoise Place, 26350 Perdido Beach Blvd in Orange Beach, changed hands for $1,550,000 in an August 10, 2026 closing. The unit dates to 2009 and covers a reported 2,301 square feet.
Its position in the 2 stack opens the balcony to a long stretch of coast, with views running to Pensacola Beach, the Pass and the Gulf Shores shoreline. The balcony is fitted with a built-in stainless steel gas grill, and the three bedroom suites were redecorated within the past two years with new furniture, window treatments and lighting. Turquoise Place residents have indoor and outdoor pools, a waterslide, a lazy river, a splash park, workout facilities and tennis and pickleball courts.
Karen Kraft of eXp Realty, LLC was the listing agent. The sale stands at No. 3 among RealtyWire’s five highest-priced reported home sales in the Daphne metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $1,050,000 in 2012. Alisha C Hileman of Keller Williams Agc Realty – Orange Beach represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,400,000 · 30231 Canal Ct, Orange Beach, Alabama
On Ono Island, a four-bedroom waterfront house at 30231 Canal Ct closed on August 14, 2026 at $1,400,000. Built in 1997, it has three and a half bathrooms and a reported 3,448 square feet, and it sits on a wide, deep-water canal with direct access to the bay, Old River, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico.
A partially covered pier with a boat lift rated at roughly 20,000 pounds and a fish-cleaning station serve the water side. More than 1,170 square feet of outdoor space wraps the house, including a shaded lower patio and an expansive upper deck, and tropical landscaping surrounds a saltwater gunite pool with cascading hardscape; a bunk room beside the pool doubles as a cabana. Inside, a formal entry leads to a dining room and a large den with an electric fireplace, and the kitchen holds granite counters, Bosch and GE Profile stainless appliances, an ice machine and under-cabinet lighting. The primary suite adds a double tray ceiling, French doors to the sundeck, a jetted tub, a separate glass shower and dual vanities. A metal Spanish tile roof, composite decking and hurricane shutters are among the other features. Ono Island is gated, with 24-hour security, a boat ramp, a playground and a recreation center.
Gina M Malbis of Pointe South was the listing agent. That $1,400,000 closing came in at No. 4 in RealtyWire’s weekly Daphne Metro Area Top 5, and the property previously changed hands for $605,000 in 2012. Janet S Swift of Keller Williams Agc Realty – Orange Beach represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,000,000 · 1301 Lovette Ln, Daphne, Alabama
A circa-1900 bayfront residence at 1301 Lovette Ln in Daphne, perched atop a bluff overlooking Mobile Bay, changed hands for $1,000,000 on August 10, 2026. The house holds three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a reported 3,515 square feet.
Listing materials identify Probate Judge Voltz as its builder, working in the early years of the 20th century, and the residence keeps the generous porches and original interior detailing of Eastern Shore bay homes of that era, together with a commanding vantage point for sunsets across the water. The site sits within a walkable, established neighborhood. The house requires significant restoration and was marketed to a buyer prepared to take that on.
Franklin L Reed of Signature Properties was the listing agent. The $1,000,000 closing put Reed on the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Daphne Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $490,000 in 2003. Bo Blackwell of Blackwell Realty, Inc. 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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