The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Des Moines Metro Area, Iowa for the week ending October 25, 2026, added up to $5.49 million. All five are single-family homes with four or five bedrooms each, and three of them are in Polk County, two in Ankeny and one in Des Moines.
Two of the sales had the same agent on both sides.
No. 1 — $1,700,000 · 4815 Castle Pt, Panora, Iowa
The week’s top sale sits on the East Side Main Channel of Lake Panorama in Panora, where a ranch-style home built in 2019 sold for $1,700,000. Its setting is unlike anything else on the list: the property covers 62 acres, the largest lot of the five, and the home looks out over the lake through broad windows.
The main floor is organized around an open great room with a stacked stone electric fireplace. The kitchen has white cabinetry, quartz counters, stainless steel appliances and an oversized island, with a walk-in pantry tucked out of sight. The primary suite faces the lake and has a walk-in tile shower and a large walk-in closet, and a guest bedroom, laundry and mudroom are on the same level.
Downstairs, the walkout lower level has heated floors, a family room with a second stacked stone fireplace, a custom wet bar and two more bedrooms. In all, the home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 1,762 square feet of living area, the smallest of the five. Outside are a composite deck, partly covered and fitted with power screens, a patio below it and a private swim spa. At the shoreline there is a floating dock with a boat lift, and the four-car attached garage is heated and cooled. The property last sold for $334,500 in 2019.
Angela Worth and Laura Kemble of Sunset Realty were the listing agents, and Kane Powell of Lake Panorama Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,053,758 · 6021 NE Terrace Ridge Dr, Ankeny, Iowa
In Ankeny, a newly built ranch on NE Terrace Ridge Drive sold for $1,053,758. Completed in 2026, it is one of the two newest homes on this week’s list, finished in frame and stone on a 0.41-acre lot. The home has four bedrooms, two of them on the main level, three bathrooms and 1,971 square feet of living area. A vented gas fireplace, a wet bar and an eat-in kitchen are inside, a covered deck is outside, and the finished basement is a daylight level. The attached garage has room for four cars.
Danielle Seifert of RE/MAX Concepts 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. 3 — $968,476 · 2004 NE Pond View Ct, Ankeny, Iowa
Also in Ankeny, a 2026 ranch on NE Pond View Court went under contract the same day it was listed and sold for $968,476, above its asking price of $841,431. The home has four bedrooms, two of them on the main level, and five bathrooms: three full and two half. It offers 2,524 square feet of living area on a 0.47-acre lot, with a finished daylight basement and an attached three-car garage.
Colin Panzi and Abby Conley of LPT Realty, LLC were the listing agents. Colin Panzi also represented the buyer, putting the same agent on both sides of the sale.
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No. 4 — $945,000 · 147 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, Iowa
The oldest home in this week’s Top 5 is in Salisbury Oaks, the Des Moines neighborhood in the South of Grand area, where a one-and-a-half-story home built in 1949 sold for $945,000. It stands on an irregular lot of 0.63 acres, and the grounds are landscaped and irrigated, with a screened porch and a patio for time outdoors.
The home was updated in 2019 while keeping its character, including hardwood floors throughout. The primary suite is on the main floor, and four more bedrooms bring the total to five, with three bathrooms and 3,193 square feet of living area. The kitchen was custom built around a Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a Miele dishwasher. A family room lined with windows looks out over the backyard, and there are two fireplaces, a formal dining room and a wet bar. A mudroom leads to the two-car attached garage. The property last sold for $710,000 in 2019.
The home went under contract 25 days after it was listed. B.J. KNAPP and Sara Gaskell of Iowa Realty Mills Crossing were the listing agents, and Madelyne Culp of Century 21 Signature represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $825,000 · 31194 Napa Valley Crst, Waukee, Iowa
In Waukee, in the Napa Valley community, a stone-faced home in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright sold for $825,000. Built in 2000, it has the most living space of the five, at 3,613 square feet, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The home stands on 3.73 acres with mature trees and landscaped grounds.
The center of the main floor is a great room that rises two stories, with a fireplace and wide views. The primary suite is on that floor, along with an office, so day-to-day living can stay on one level. The kitchen has double ovens, a warming drawer, a built-in upright freezer and a walk-in pantry with its own counter space. Upstairs, a separate suite has a loft, a sitting area, a walk-in closet and a full bath. The walkout lower level adds a second full kitchen, a theater room and a large space for gatherings.
Outdoors there are several patios, one of them covered, along with a heated in-ground pool and a hot tub. Besides the attached garage, the property has a detached garage with its own bathroom and a garden shed. Residents of Napa Valley share a community pool, tennis and pickleball courts and a gazebo. The property last sold for $650,000 in 2018.
Jen Stanbrough of RE/MAX Precision was the listing agent, and Holly Adams of RE/MAX Precision represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 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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