The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Downriver-Monroe Area, Michigan for the week ending November 8, 2026 came to a combined $3.2 million. Three were in Wayne County and two in Monroe County, and each was in a different community.
All five are single-family homes, ranging from a two-story Colonial that dates to 1900 to a one-story ranch completed this year. In two of the sales, the same agent was on both sides.
No. 1 — $875,000 · 21843 W River Rd, Grosse Ile, Michigan
On Grosse Ile, a Colonial built in 1900 sits on 1.67 acres with direct, private frontage on the river. The waterfront is the center of the property: about 193 feet of shoreline, a private dock with a boat hoist and a separate guest house are all part of the property.
Inside, the home keeps much of its period character, with hardwood floors, crown molding, exposed brick and custom built-ins, along with a fireplace in the living room. The kitchen has a Jenn Air gas range, double ovens and a wine refrigerator. A family room addition of 16 by 16 feet looks out over the water A screened wraparound porch has large door walls. The primary suite also has water views, along with a walk-in closet and an updated bath, and a renovated main-level bath has a walk-in shower and an oversized soaking tub.
The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,534 square feet of living space on two stories, with stone and vinyl siding outside, an unfinished basement and a detached garage for two and a half cars. It sold for $875,000, the highest price of the week.
Kimberly Draper of River Oaks Realty was the listing agent, and Mary L O’Neil of Real Estate Unlimited, Inc represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $817,000 · 1179 Oak Trail Ct, Carleton, Michigan
The No. 2 sale was a custom home built in 2020 on a corner lot of 0.80 acres in the Lazy Oak Site Condo community in Carleton. It sold for $817,000 after going under contract 10 days after it was listed. The property last sold for $50,000 in 2019, before the current home was built.
With five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 4,099 square feet, it is the largest home in this week’s group. The design draws on Contemporary, Craftsman and ranch styles, finished in brick, stone and vinyl siding. Quartz counters run through the home, and there are gas fireplaces in both the living room and the family room. The primary bath has an oversized shower and a deep soaker tub, and the finished basement includes a bedroom now set up as a gym, a wet bar and plumbing roughed in for another bath.
Outside are large front and back porches, a large patio with a fireplace of natural stone, a gazebo and an attached, side-facing garage for two and a half cars. The home is close to I-75, US-23 and I-275.
Amy Dunlap of EXP Realty Main was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the agent who represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $588,000 · 2600 Meanwell Rd, Petersburg, Michigan
Set into a wooded hillside in Petersburg, this brick Contemporary from 1967 sits on 11.52 acres, the most land of any home in the week’s Top 5. The land is set up as a horse farm, with a barn of 45 by 80 feet that includes a tack room and stalls, along with corrals, fenced grazing, pasture, trails, a workshop and a heated chicken building.
The listing describes the home as inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is built into the slope, with a finished walk-out lower level that has its own entry and driveway. The home has four bedrooms, three of them on the main level, two full baths and a half bath, and 3,400 square feet of living space. There are two wood-burning brick fireplaces, an interior balcony and a Florida room with newer Andersen windows. The kitchen and baths are newer, and a whole-house generator and an attached garage for two and a half cars round out the property.
It sold for $588,000. The property last sold for $215,000 in 1997.
Kathy Sprott of Real Estate Solutions/MI, LLC – Temperance was the listing agent, and Michael Sprott of the same brokerage represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $479,870 · 23202 Primrose Ln, Brownstown, Michigan
The newest home in the group is a ranch completed in 2026 in Brownstown, and it went under contract the same day it was listed. The new-construction home has three bedrooms, all on the main level, two bathrooms and 1,742 square feet, along with a fireplace, a full basement and an attached, front-facing garage for three cars, the largest garage of the five. It is finished in brick with aluminum and vinyl siding on a lot of 10,454 square feet.
The home sold at its full asking price of $479,870. Jeanine Burmeister of Power House Group Realty was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the agent who represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $440,000 · 31023 Settlers Way Dr, Flat Rock, Michigan
In the Falkirk subdivision of Flat Rock, a brick and vinyl Colonial built in 2006 was cared for by its original owner. Its lot of 10,454 square feet backs to the woods. Outside are an above-ground pool, a paver patio, a deck with a pavilion and a storage shed.
The home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath, and 2,568 square feet on two stories. The kitchen has granite counters. Upstairs, a loft can serve as an office or play area, and the laundry room is on the second floor. The primary suite has a large walk-in closet and a bath with a sunken tub and a separate shower. The finished daylight basement adds a wet bar, a full bath, an egress window and storage, and there is an attached two-car garage.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price of $440,000. Kimberly Collins of Howard Hanna – Monroe was the listing agent, and Susan Paolucci of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kee Realty Browns represented the buyer.
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