A 2003 house on more than six wooded acres in the gated Hills of Rosemont sold for $2.29 million in Durham, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Durham, North Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The week’s five leading closings combined for $9.01 million.
The sales span The Hills of Rosemont, Governors Club, Ryans Crossing, Deer Mountain and Pittsboro. Pittsboro accounts for three of the closings, with the others in Durham and Chapel Hill. Build years run from 2003 to 2026, and acreage figures throughout: a six-acre estate lot, a 4.5-acre custom home and a 19.51-acre equestrian farm.
No. 1 — $2,290,000 · 421 Rosemont Dr, Durham, North Carolina
The Hills of Rosemont, a gated enclave in Durham, produced the week’s highest reported sale. The house at 421 Rosemont Dr closed on August 3, 2026 for $2,290,000. Built in 2003 at the end of a cul-de-sac on a wooded lot of more than six acres, it holds four bedrooms, six bathrooms and a reported 7,458 square feet.
Listing materials identify William Hirsch as the designer, working in the spirit of Second Empire period architecture, and Sears Design Group for the landscape plan. The main level pairs a primary suite opening to a pergola-covered porch over a fountain garden with a first-floor guest suite that has its own exterior entrance, and custom millwork by Thompson Woodwork and Stephenson Millwork runs through the hardwood-floored rooms, which include a gourmet kitchen with a chopping block island, a keeping room and a formal library with built-ins. A skylit sunroom opens to a rear veranda with an outdoor kitchen, and residents have access to the American Tobacco Trail. The property previously changed hands for $2,194,513 in 2021.
Dora Patel of H Realty was the listing agent. Will Fitzgerald of Raleigh Realty Inc. represented the buyer. The property went under contract 30 days after the current listing date, and the $2,290,000 closing put Dora Patel on the listing side of the highest-priced reported home sale in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 2 — $1,930,000 · 77240 Stedman, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
A renovated custom home on a private 1.4-acre cul-de-sac lot in gated Governors Club took the No. 2 position. The house at 77240 Stedman in Chapel Hill traded for $1,930,000 on August 6, 2026. Built in 2004, it carries five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a half bath across a reported 6,016 square feet.
Wide-plank hardwood floors run through all three levels beneath main-level ceilings of more than 10 feet, and the renovated quartzite kitchen opens through French doors to a covered porch and two-level deck. The walk-out lower level adds a wet bar, a wine cellar and a recreation room with a wood-burning fireplace, and the fenced backyard holds a heated saltwater pool, a pool house and a pond. Governors Club is built around a full-service country club, and the property previously changed hands for $1,130,000 in 2015.
Cary Greenleaf of Hodge&KittrellSothebysIntlRlty was the listing agent. Graham Terhune of Hodge&KittrellSothebysIntlRlty represented the buyer. The house went under contract 12 days after the current listing date, and the $1,930,000 sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 3 — $1,615,000 · 339 Lila Dr, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Newly built in 2026, the house at 339 Lila Dr sits in the Estate Section of Ryans Crossing in Pittsboro and sold for $1,615,000 in a transaction recorded August 4, 2026. It offers four bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a reported 4,490 square feet on a lot with room for a pool.
The main level is arranged for first-floor living, with a primary suite, an additional bedroom and a study, each served by a full bath and walk-in closet, and a kitchen outfitted with Thermador appliances and a walk-in scullery. Two more bedrooms and a flex space sit upstairs. Ryans Crossing lies within 114 acres of woodlands with trails and an open-air pavilion. Because the residence was newly built, its reported square footage is based on architectural plans.
Amy Diamond of United Real Estate Triangle was the listing agent. Tana Widdows of Compass — Chapel Hill – Durham represented the buyer. The $1,615,000 closing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026, placing Amy Diamond on the listing side of a Top 5 transaction.
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No. 4 — $1,600,000 · 617 Deer Mountain Rd, Pittsboro, North Carolina
A custom-built house on 4.5 acres at 617 Deer Mountain Rd in Pittsboro, about 15 minutes from downtown Chapel Hill, took the No. 4 position. Built in 2010, it changed hands for $1,600,000 on August 4, 2026, with four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, a half bath and a reported 6,066 square feet.
The main-level primary suite has dual spa-style bathrooms connected by a walk-through shower, and a kitchen with custom cabinetry and Dacor and Bosch appliances opens onto rooms floored in Australian wormy chestnut hardwood. A wood-burning fireplace anchors a covered patio that extends to a deck with a hot tub and built-in grill, and the finished basement holds a full-size bar, a wine cellar and a game area. Deer Mountain is a community of large wooded lots with walking areas and no property owners association.
Dana Wicker Cantrell and Victoria M Dysthe of Coldwell Banker – Hpw were the listing agents. Jenne Kendziora of Compass — Raleigh represented the buyer. The sale closed $105,000 above its final asking price of $1,495,000 and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 5 — $1,575,000 · 530 Alston Chapel Rd, Pittsboro, North Carolina
An equestrian farm on 19.51 acres minutes from downtown Pittsboro rounded out the week’s leading sales. The custom-built 2009 house at 530 Alston Chapel Rd closed on August 7, 2026 for $1,575,000, with four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a half bath and a reported 4,800 square feet.
The residence is laid out on an open plan with a first-floor primary bedroom, a gourmet kitchen with a double oven and a five-burner cooktop, and a wet bar; much of the house was remodeled between 2020 and 2022. A six-stall center-aisle cinder block barn carries a wash stall, a tack room, a hay loft and its own septic system, and the grounds hold a riding ring, a round pen, roughly seven horse pastures, a chicken coop and a garden with fruit trees. Roberson Creek runs through the farm, which previously changed hands for $870,000 in 2019.
Tedi Vail of Tedi Vail Realty was the listing agent. Michelle Harrison of Fahrenheit Group represented the buyer. The $1,575,000 closing put Tedi Vail on the listing side of a sale ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Durham Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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