The five highest-priced home sales reported in Fredericksburg Area, Virginia for the week ending November 8, 2026, totaled $7.81 million. The homes are in Orange, Locust Grove and Fredericksburg, and they were built over a span of more than two centuries, from an 18th-century brick manor home to a lakefront home finished in 2019.
No. 1 — $2,575,000 · 8386 Hare Forest Ln, Orange, Virginia
Hare Forest, a brick Federal manor home built in 1784, sold for $2,575,000. The estate covers 173 acres in the Rapidan area of Orange County, and the property is protected by a conservation easement. The listing says it is purported to be the birthplace of Zachary Taylor.
The two-story home has been updated over the years, but most of its original mantels, moldings and chair rails remain in place. It has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath, and 4,346 square feet of living space, with hardwood floors, high and vaulted ceilings, a rear porch and several fireplaces, some wood-burning and some gas. There is also a partially finished basement.
The land is set up as a working horse property. Stables with 24 stalls stand alongside a tack room and an office, and 11 paddocks are enclosed in board fencing. Three cottages give room for guests, and the grounds also include a private swimming pool, an old smokehouse and a small detached garage.
JUSTIN WILEY of CORCORAN WILEY-ORANGE was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the buyer’s agent. The home went under contract 25 days after it was listed.
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No. 2 — $2,182,474 · 6616 Summerview Ct, Orange, Virginia
On the public side of Lake Anna, in the Summerview Point community, a Craftsman-style home built in 2019 sold for $2,182,474, above its asking price of $2.149 million by $33,474. It went under contract 21 days after it was listed. The property last sold for $1.22 million in 2019.
The home is the largest in this group, with 7,029 square feet over three levels, and it has the most bedrooms, with seven, along with five bathrooms. Inside the front door, ceilings rise two stories and a wall of glass looks out to the water. The kitchen, family room and dining area share one open space, and the kitchen is built around a large island with granite counters. The primary suite is on the main level and opens onto a screened porch facing the lake. Upstairs, two bedroom suites each have a bath and a balcony of their own, and the walkout lower level adds a second full kitchen and a recreation area. An elevator shaft is already in place.
The lot measures just over an acre, with 150 feet of shoreline. At the water there is a covered boathouse with an electric lift, a sun deck with a slide, a pad for three personal watercraft, a storage room, a large sandy beach and a fire pit by the lake. Swimming, sailing, waterskiing and powerboating are all allowed on this part of the lake, and so are seaplanes. The community has no homeowners association, and the home is served by fiber internet.
Ashley Hoffman of Lake Anna Island Realty, Inc. was the listing agent.
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No. 3 — $1,140,000 · 626 Cornwallis Ave, Locust Grove, Virginia
The sale at Lake of the Woods, the gated lake community in Locust Grove, was for a raised rambler with 80 feet of frontage on the water. Built in 2005, the home sold for $1,140,000, its full asking price, and went under contract 19 days after it was listed.
All five bedrooms are on the main level, as is the laundry room, and the home has three bathrooms and 3,236 square feet. The living room has a fireplace and hardwood floors, and the home has views of the lake. Downstairs, a walkout basement opens to the yard, and the listing suggests it could become a ground-level in-law apartment. The home has a brick front and a circular driveway on its 0.30-acre lot.
Owners in Lake of the Woods have access to a marina, a golf course and a clubhouse. The community also has two pools, several beaches, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center and an equestrian center.
Christine Purtell of Century 21 Redwood Realty was the listing agent, and Ruthan O’Toole, also of Century 21 Redwood Realty, represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,035,000 · 15216 Spotswood Furnace Rd, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Set on 6.46 acres in Spotsylvania County, on a street with no through traffic, this custom Colonial is surrounded by mature trees, and the lot backs to woods. The home was built in 2007, with stone accents on its exterior, and it sold for $1,035,000, its full asking price.
Inside, a curved staircase rises from the entry, and the home has a formal dining room, tray ceilings and two wood-burning fireplaces with mantels. The gourmet kitchen, with an island and a pantry, is open to the family room. There are four bedrooms, one of them on the main level, with four full baths and a half bath, in 5,388 square feet. The full basement walks out to the rear and is unfinished, with plumbing roughed in for a future bath. The grounds also include a deck and an outbuilding.
For all its privacy, the property is convenient to shopping, commuter routes, the VRE and Historic Downtown Fredericksburg.
Kevin Springer of RENOMAX Real Estate was the listing agent, and Veronica Aramburu of Corcoran McEnearney represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $875,000 · 7022 Barclay Dr, Fredericksburg, Virginia
This home in River Glen was the subdivision’s original model home. Built in 2015, the three-level Colonial sold for $875,000 and stands on 2.01 private acres. The property last sold for $485,000 in 2018.
The home has five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath, and 4,976 square feet, and it has two primary suites. The first sits on the main floor, with hardwood floors, two closets and a bath with a soaking tub and a walk-in shower. The second is upstairs, near a loft and two more bedrooms. On the main level, an office sits off the foyer across from a dining room trimmed in chair rail and crown molding, and the family room has a gas fireplace and built-in shelves. The remodeled kitchen has both a peninsula and an island, new quartz counters and wood cabinets, and its eat-in area leads to a screened porch and a composite deck.
The finished lower level is built for entertaining. It has a theater room with six powered recliners, a projector and a screen, a family room finished in shiplap, and a bar with granite counters. A fifth bedroom, a full bath and a screened patio are also on this level. Outside, a shed is tucked away at the back of the lot. The neighborhood is minutes from Central Park, Spotsylvania Towne Centre and I-95.
Stefan Scholz of Redfin Corporation was the listing agent, and Heather North of North Real Estate LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 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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