A California Modern custom home finished this year in Ada sold for $1.96 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Grand Rapids, Michigan metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. Together the five closings totaled $6.68 million.
Ada appears twice on this week’s list, with the other sales closing in the North Shore Estates community at Spring Lake, in Hudsonville and in West Olive. All five properties sit on acreage, from about an acre and a half to 4.49 acres, and their build years run from 1981 to this year.
No. 1 — $1,955,000 · 8151 28th St SE, Ada, Michigan
A California Modern custom home finished this year at 8151 28th St SE in Ada sold for $1,955,000 on August 14, 2026, the metro’s highest-priced reported closing of the week. The house sits on 4.49 landscaped acres with a private pond and carries a reported 6,189 square feet, with six bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a half bath. A front courtyard opens into a foyer with soaring ceilings and walls of Andersen windows, and the dining area runs into a great room under a 16-foot vaulted ceiling with a 60-inch double-sided gas fireplace.
The kitchen carries Wolf, Sub-Zero and Cove appliances, a 5-by-10-foot quartz waterfall island and a full-height quartz backsplash and range hood. The main-floor primary suite has its own gas fireplace, a freestanding soaking tub, an oversized walk-through shower and a custom walk-in closet, and two more main-level bedrooms have private ensuite baths. Three additional bedrooms, a theater room, a recreation room with a custom wet bar and a gym share the lower level. A covered Trex deck overlooks the pond, and two insulated garages of about 1,500 square feet have 12-foot ceilings and commercial-grade epoxy floors. Listing materials identify Thornapple River Nursery as the landscape designer.
Kyle Visser of ReSide Grand Rapids was the listing agent. The property went under contract 3 days after the current listing date, and the closing ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Grand Rapids Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $550,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2026. Laura Muma of ReSide Grand Rapids represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,615,000 · 18240 N Shore Estates Rd, Spring Lake, Michigan
In the North Shore Estates community at Spring Lake, a five-bedroom, four-bath house on more than two wooded acres sold for $1,615,000 on August 10, 2026. Built in 1981 and carrying a reported 3,602 square feet, it has an open-concept plan with vaulted ceilings, two main-floor living rooms, two fireplaces, balconies and extra-large windows, along with an updated kitchen and updated bathrooms.
A recently refreshed deck holds a gas fire pit and a pergola with views of Lake Michigan, and a large screened porch adjoins it. Ownership conveys deeded access to the North Shore Estates beach access points, minutes from Ottawa Sands and Coast Guard Park.
Angela Hyde of Real Broker, LLC was the listing agent. The sale closed $215,000 above its final asking price of $1,400,000, and the home went under contract 2 days after the current listing date, ranking No. 2 among the metro’s five highest-priced reported sales for the week. Jason Ball of Century 21 Affiliated GR represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,100,000 · 1800 Sterling Oaks Blvd SE, Ada, Michigan
A 1998 custom home inside the gated Highgrove community changed hands for $1,100,000 on August 11, 2026. Set on nearly two wooded acres minutes from downtown Ada and within the Forest Hills Central School District, it carries a reported 4,478 square feet with four ensuite bedrooms, including a main-floor primary suite. A two-story great room draws light from a wall of windows facing mature trees, and the kitchen has granite counters, a large center island and upgraded cabinetry.
A private office with custom built-ins and a formal dining room fill out the main level, while the lower level adds a family room with a wet bar, a fourth ensuite bedroom and a home gym. Updates since 2020 include remodeled bathrooms, an expansive rear deck, redesigned landscaping and a whole-house backup generator, and an oversized three-stall garage serves the property.
Katherine R Southwell of Keller Williams GR East was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Grand Rapids Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and the home went under contract 22 days after the current listing date. It previously changed hands for $675,000 in 2019. Beth A Loehfelm of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,100,000 · 4864 Hide Away Ln, Hudsonville, Michigan
A 2015 custom home on three acres at 4864 Hide Away Ln in Hudsonville sold for $1,100,000, with the closing recorded August 14, 2026. The house carries a reported 3,843 square feet and spreads five bedrooms across three levels, including a main-floor primary suite with a large walk-in closet and a tile shower. Custom wood detail runs through the house, with wood ceiling treatments in the kitchen and the primary suite.
The kitchen has a large center island and an organized pantry, and an office sits off the front entry. A walkout basement holds a wet bar with a full refrigerator and room for pool and ping pong. Outside are a country porch, a hot tub, a built-in fire pit, a basketball court and a 30-by-40-foot heated barn with water and electric service.
Sara J Suidinski of Suburban Realty Group LLC was the listing agent. The closing ranked No. 4 among the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Grand Rapids metro area for the week. The property previously changed hands for $72,000 in 2014, before the current residence was completed in 2015. Darcy Fritsch of 616 Realty LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $905,000 · 17150 Majestic Rdg, West Olive, Michigan
In West Olive, between Grand Haven and Holland near the Lake Michigan shoreline, a 1997 home on a private cul-de-sac sold for $905,000; the transaction closed August 13, 2026. The house sits on an acre and a half of wooded ground and carries a reported 3,602 square feet, with four bedrooms upstairs and a lower-level room with an egress window suited to a fifth bedroom, an office or an exercise room.
Nine-foot ceilings and dark solid wood flooring run through the main-level kitchen, dining room and living room, which has a wood-burning fireplace, and a reading room adds a built-in bookcase under a wood-paneled ceiling. The primary ensuite upstairs has a bay window, a Jacuzzi tub, a glass block shower with stone-tiled walls, heated flooring and double granite sinks. A wraparound porch, a composite deck and a screened patio extend the outdoor rooms, and a solar-powered electric storage system has supplied much of the home’s electricity.
Marty Fahey of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven was the listing agent. The home went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Grand Rapids Metro Area Top 5 for the week. It previously changed hands for $72,900 in 2003. Kaitlyn Mariuz of Keller Williams Lakeshore represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 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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