The five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Durham, North Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026, combined for $9.01 million. The list was led by a $2,290,000 sale at 421 Rosemont Dr in Durham, where a residence in the gated Hills of Rosemont closed on August 3.
The week’s top transactions stretched from Durham into Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, taking in a renovated Governors Club home, a newly built house in Ryan’s Crossing, and an equestrian farm on 19.51 acres.
RealtyWireβs Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the Durham, North Carolina metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.
No. 1 — $2,290,000 · 421 Rosemont Dr, Durham, North Carolina
The week’s top sale closed for $2,290,000 on August 3, 2026, at 421 Rosemont Dr in Durham, inside the gated Hills of Rosemont. The four-bedroom, six-bath residence, built in 2003 with a reported 7,458 square feet, sits at the end of a cul-de-sac on a wooded lot of more than six acres. The listing credits the design to architect William Hirsch, working in the spirit of Second Empire architecture, with grounds by Sears Design Group and a location minutes from Research Triangle Park, RDU Airport, Highway 540, and Jordan Lake.
The main level pairs two suites β a primary with a sitting room opening to a pergola-covered porch, and a guest suite with its own exterior entrance β plus a kitchen with double ovens and a chopping-block island, a formal dining room served by butler’s and china pantries, a library with custom built-ins, and a skylit sunroom leading to a rear veranda with an outdoor kitchen. Upstairs are two more en suite bedrooms and bonus rooms including a photography darkroom, and residents have access to the American Tobacco Trail.
Dora Patel of H Realty was the listing agent. Will Fitzgerald of Raleigh Realty Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,930,000 · 77240 Stedman, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
At 77240 Stedman in Chapel Hill, a renovated five-bedroom home in the gated Governors Club closed for $1,930,000 on August 6, 2026. Built in 2004 with a reported 6,016 square feet, the house occupies a 1.4-acre cul-de-sac lot in a community the listing notes is home to a full-service country club. The renovation brought wide-plank hardwood floors across three levels, quartzite counters and backsplash in the kitchen, a 48-inch Sub-Zero refrigerator, a six-burner Wolf rangetop, and Miele double wall ovens, with French doors opening to a covered porch and a two-level deck. The primary suite sits on the main level, a walk-out lower level adds a wet bar, wine cellar, guest bedroom, and exercise room, and the fenced backyard holds a heated saltwater pool, a pool house, and a pond.
Cary Greenleaf of Hodge&KittrellSothebysIntlRlty was the listing agent. Graham Terhune of Hodge&KittrellSothebysIntlRlty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,615,000 · 339 Lila Dr, Pittsboro, North Carolina
In Pittsboro, a newly built home at 339 Lila Dr in the Estate Section of Ryan’s Crossing closed for $1,615,000 on August 4, 2026. The four-bedroom house, a 2026 build the listing attributes to ICG’s designer, carries a reported 4,490 square feet, a figure the listing bases on architectural plans. The main level supports single-floor living, with a primary suite featuring a spa-style bath and walk-in closet plus an additional bedroom and a study that each come with a full bath and walk-in closet. The kitchen carries Thermador appliances and a walk-in scullery with a sink, two more bedrooms and flexible space sit upstairs, and the lot leaves room for a pool. The surrounding community sets homes within 114 acres of woodland with trails and an open-air pavilion, close to both Chapel Hill and Pittsboro.
Amy Diamond of United Real Estate Triangle was the listing agent. Tana Widdows of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,600,000 · 617 Deer Mountain Rd, Pittsboro, North Carolina
A custom-built home at 617 Deer Mountain Rd in Pittsboro closed for $1,600,000 on August 4, 2026. Built in 2010 with a reported 6,066 square feet, the four-bedroom house sits on 4.5 acres in Deer Mountain, described in the listing as a large-lot community with no property owners association, about 15 minutes from downtown Chapel Hill. The main-level primary suite pairs two bathrooms joined by a walk-through shower, the kitchen combines custom cabinetry, granite counters, and Dacor and Bosch appliances, and Australian wormy chestnut hardwood floors run through the main rooms. A finished basement holds a full-size bar, a wine cellar, and a game area, while outdoor features include a covered patio with a wood-burning fireplace, a deck with a hot tub and built-in grill, and screened porches. Listed updates include new HVAC systems in 2024 and 2025, a 2024 water heater, and a whole-house generator.
Dana Wicker Cantrell and Victoria M Dysthe of Coldwell Banker – HPW were the listing agents. Jenne Kendziora of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,575,000 · 530 Alston Chapel Rd, Pittsboro, North Carolina
The week’s fifth sale was an equestrian property at 530 Alston Chapel Rd in Pittsboro, which closed for $1,575,000 on August 7, 2026. The 19.51-acre farm, held outside any subdivision and free of restrictive covenants or an HOA according to the listing, centers on a 2009-built home with four bedrooms and a reported 4,800 square feet. The house offers an open floor plan, a first-floor primary bedroom, a kitchen with a double oven and five-burner cooktop, and a generator serving the first floor, and much of it was remodeled between 2020 and 2022, including the kitchen, bathrooms, windows, and roof. Equestrian facilities include a six-stall center-aisle block barn with a wash stall and its own septic system, a riding ring, a round pen, and roughly seven pastures, and Roberson Creek runs through the property.
Tedi Vail of Tedi Vail Realty was the listing agent. Michelle Harrison of Fahrenheit Group represented the buyer.
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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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