These were the highest-priced home sales reported in the Grand Rapids Area, Michigan for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together the five sold for $6.34 million. All five are single-family homes in Kent County, and they span more than seven decades of building, from a 1941 Traditional to a lakefront home finished in 2013.
East Grand Rapids accounts for two of the sales, with one each in Grand Rapids, Byron Center and Ada. The list runs from a renovated brick ranch with a pool to a six-bedroom home on more than an acre of woods.
No. 1 — $1,820,000 · 856 Plymouth Ave SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The week’s top sale was a Traditional home in Grand Rapids built in 1941, which sold for $1,820,000. The two-story home has 4,084 square feet of living space, with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, three of them full baths and two of them half baths, the most bathrooms of any home on this list.
Wood and tile floors run through the interior, and the kitchen is built around a center island. An elevator serves the home, and there are two fireplaces, one in the living room and one in the recreation room. Outside, the home is clad in HardiPlank-type siding and sits on 0.49 acres, with a full basement below and an attached two-car garage that faces the rear.
The home sold above its asking price of $1.675 million, by $145,000. Kyle Visser of ReSIDE Grand Rapids 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. 2 — $1,402,500 · 2178 Byron Shores Dr SW, Byron Center, Michigan
Water views set the tone at this 2013 home in the Byron Lakes East community of Byron Center, the newest home among the week’s five. The lakefront property covers 0.59 acres, and the Traditional home is finished in stone and wood siding.
The main level is laid out as one open space, with a kitchen that has a center island and a butler’s pantry, and a living room with a fireplace. The primary suite is also on this floor, and the upper level has more bedrooms and a bathroom. In all, the home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,786 square feet.
The finished lower level is where the home stands apart. It opens to the outdoors through a walk-out, and it has its own new kitchen, a whiskey bar and a sauna, along with two bedrooms and a full bath. A three-car attached garage completes the property, which last sold for $90,000 in 2012, before the current home was built.
The home went under contract 14 days after it was listed and sold for $1,402,500. Sara E Lewis of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (Cascade) was the listing agent, and Tammy Jo Budzynski of Keller Williams GR North represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,125,000 · 950 Bellclaire Ave SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Brick, stucco and HardiPlank-type siding make up the exterior of this remodeled Tudor in East Grand Rapids, built in 1947. It sits on a quiet street in the East Grand Rapids school district, a short walk from the middle and high schools, and the Reeds Lake walking path is close by. At 7,405 square feet, its lot is the smallest of the week, edged with shrubs and hedges and served by a sidewalk.
Inside, the main level is open, with an eat-in kitchen arranged around a center island and a fireplace in the living room. Two of the five bedrooms are on that floor. Upstairs, the primary suite has a walk-in closet and its own bath, and the laundry is on the same floor. The home has four bathrooms, three full and one half, across 3,916 square feet.
The finished lower level has its own staircase from the upper level and a recreation room with the home’s second fireplace, plus generous storage. Out back, a blue stone patio and a hot tub extend the living space, and a detached two-car garage sits on the property. The home last sold for $690,000 in 2020.
It went under contract 21 days after it was listed and sold for $1,125,000. Betsy Hammerschmidt of Five Star Real Estate (Eastown) was the listing agent, and Shannon Linton of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,115,000 · 2469 Fairway Winds Ct NE, Ada, Michigan
On a cul-de-sac in Wedgefield Estates in Ada, this custom-built Traditional sits on 1.40 level, wooded acres, the largest lot of the week. Built in 2000 in brick and vinyl siding, it is also the largest home among the five, with 4,504 square feet, and it has the most bedrooms, six, along with four bathrooms.
The interior is finished with crown molding, wainscoting, built-ins and extensive millwork, with floor-to-ceiling windows and eight-foot doors letting in light. A gas-log fireplace warms the main living space. The kitchen was remodeled in 2024 with custom cabinetry, a granite island and countertops, CafΓ© stainless steel appliances and a built-in Wolf and Sub-Zero wine refrigeration system, and the home also has a pantry and a wet bar.
A remodeled four-season room looks out on the woods. The primary suite was renovated in 2024 as well, with an enlarged closet and a bathroom that has heated tile floors and a wet room with a soaking tub. Below, the basement has a walk-out, and a three-car attached garage serves the home. The property is in the Forest Hills Eastern school district, with convenient access to bike paths, Knapp’s Corner, downtown Ada and Egypt Valley Country Club. It last sold for $515,000 in 2016.
The home sold for $1,115,000. Arthur(Beau) H Otis of Greenridge Realty (Cascade) and Adam D Paarlberg of Greenridge Realty (Corp) were the listing agents, and Bailee VanderMolen of Five Star Real Estate (Grandv) represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $879,000 · 1426 Lake Grove Ave SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
This brick ranch in East Grand Rapids, built in 1953, has been renovated since 2022, with a new kitchen, two new bathrooms, a remodeled lower level, refinished hardwood floors, a sunroom and a sauna. It is the only one-story home on the list.
The open floor plan includes five bedrooms, three of them on the main level, and two full bathrooms and a half bath across 3,024 square feet. Fireplaces warm both the living room and the family room, and there is a full basement and an attached two-car garage.
The 0.38-acre corner lot is landscaped, with an in-ground pool and a patio on one side and a broad lawn on the other. The home is within walking distance of East Grand Rapids schools and shopping. It last sold for $385,000 in 2020.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price of $879,000. Susan M Kirchgessner and Robert Kirchgessner Jr., both of Greenridge Realty (EGR), were the listing agents, and Katherine Stein of Maison Group Properties 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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