The five highest-priced home sales reported across the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Area, North Carolina for the week ending October 25, 2026, totaled $4.88 million. The sales reached into Burke, Caldwell and Alexander counties, with two in Lenoir and one each in Nebo, Morganton and Hickory.
All five are single-family homes, and they span nearly a century of building, from a 1922 Arts and Crafts home near downtown Morganton to a mountain home in Nebo finished in 2019. Three of them sit on lots of more than two acres.
No. 1 — $1,749,000 · 2775 Campbells Trce, Nebo, North Carolina
The top sale of the week was a 2019 custom home in Nebo designed around its outlook. From the home, long-range views take in the Seven Sisters, Mount Mitchell and Dobson’s Knob, and the mountains stay in sight year-round.
The great room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, a stone fireplace and wide windows turned toward the peaks. The kitchen has an island and a walk-in butler’s pantry. The private primary suite is on the upper level and has a covered deck of its own. Below, the full walk-out basement adds two more bedrooms, a full bath and room for gathering, along with a wine-cellar-style room kept at temperature by its own mini-split system. In all, the home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms (two full and one half) and 2,974 square feet on 1.67 wooded acres.
Outside, a large screened porch looks out over the mountains, and the landscaped grounds include a grilling area and an outdoor fireplace. The property also has a workshop outbuilding.
The home is in the 1780 community, and ownership comes with access to Camp Lake James, a private lakeside retreat a short walk away. There, residents have a pool, a fitness center and a beach. Canoes, kayaks, tennis and pickleball courts round out the recreation. A deeded boat slip with electricity is included with the home.
It sold for $1,749,000, its full asking price. The property last sold for $1.649 million in 2025.
Fletcher Edens of Keller Williams Unified listed the home with Bryan Jones, also of Keller Williams Unified, and Jones represented the buyer as well, so the same agent was on both sides of the top sale of the week.
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No. 2 — $850,000 · 311 W Union St, Morganton, North Carolina
The oldest home in this Top 5 stands one block from downtown Morganton, in the city’s historic district. Built in 1922, it is a Craftsman airplane bungalow that also draws on the Prairie School, and it was built by R.O. Huffman, a son of the founder of Drexel Furniture. Its brick was made by hand on the site while the home was going up.
A 547-square-foot front porch, with its original hardwood floor, leads to the original Dutch entry door and its matching screen door. Inside, the living room has a gas-log fireplace beneath a custom vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, and refinished hardwood runs through the home. The kitchen was extensively renovated with quartzite counters, custom cabinetry, a center island and a commercial-style gas range, and a dining room links it to the great room. Original door hardware still works with skeleton keys, and brass thresholds remain.
The primary suite is on the main level and opens directly to a fenced saltwater pool. Two more bedrooms on that floor share a hall bath with a jetted tub. Upstairs, two bedrooms are joined by a Jack-and-Jill bath that keeps its original tile floors and walls, and the floor also has a cedar closet and a walk-in attic. The home has five bedrooms, the most among the five sales, along with three bathrooms and 3,304 square feet on a 0.43-acre corner lot.
A detached two-car garage was once connected to the home by a columned pergola, and a private garden lies behind it. The home sold for $850,000. The property last sold for $485,000 in 2025.
Jennifer Deacon of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blue Ridge REALTORS® was the listing agent, and Starla Hoke of McCombs & Hoke Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $845,000 · 5515 Cedar Cove Way, Lenoir, North Carolina
This 2018 ranch sits on 2.64 acres on a cul-de-sac in The Coves Mountain River Club, a 3,200-acre gated community in Lenoir along five miles of the Johns River. A trail through the trees from the property leads to a waterfall and, farther on, to the river.
Grandfather Mountain is the view from the main rooms. A stone fireplace anchors the open living area, and the primary bedroom has large windows facing the same mountain, with a clerestory window above the bed. The back porch is built like an outdoor room, with a vaulted tongue-and-groove ceiling, wood beams and a king post truss. The kitchen has granite counters, custom cabinets, a travertine backsplash, an island with seating and dual wall ovens.
The main level is laid out for living on one floor, with the garage reached without steps. The walk-out lower level has its own mountain view, a den with a wet bar and two sliding glass doors to the patio and lawn, two guest bedrooms and a flex room with a workbench. The home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms (two full and one half) and 2,335 square feet, with an attached two-car garage.
Within the community are equestrian centers, a vineyard, a community garden and a mountaintop clubhouse with a pool and fitness center. Pisgah National Forest and the Wilson Creek area are across the road. The home sold for $845,000.
Jennifer Shattuck of Arrow Realty & Land Development was the listing agent, and Stephenie Deesy of Mountainside Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $739,900 · 85 Charleston Ct, Hickory, North Carolina
At 3,742 square feet, this Hickory home in Alexander County is the largest of the five by living area, and its three acres make the largest lot of the group. The brick home, built in 1997, is on a cul-de-sac and has four bedrooms and four bathrooms (three full and one half). There are two fireplaces, one in the great room and one in the finished basement, along with an attached two-car garage and a storage building. It went under contract 23 days after it was listed and sold for $739,900.
The listing agent could not be verified. Laura Craven of R&B Legacy Group represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $700,000 · 401 Redwood Ct, Lenoir, North Carolina
A stream runs along the rear property line of this all-brick Cape Cod in Oakmont Estates in Lenoir, with a small bridge crossing it. Built in 1990, the home sits on 2.17 acres on a cul-de-sac, behind a concrete circular driveway and mature trees.
The kitchen has stone counters, wood cabinetry and a breakfast area with a wood-burning fireplace. The living room runs along the back of the home, with a gas fireplace and two sets of patio doors to the pool. There are two climate-controlled sunrooms, one near the kitchen and one off the primary bedroom, which opens to the fenced in-ground pool and the covered rear porch. The primary suite also has gas logs, a jetted soaking tub, dual vanities and two walk-in closets. The home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,684 square feet.
Much of the property’s character lies outside the main home. A detached oversized garage, built for RVs and campers, has tall ceilings, a 50-amp hookup and a half bath. Above it is a climate-controlled in-law suite with a full kitchen, a living area, a bedroom and a full bath. A small fenced mini-farm area has an animal shelter. The property has garage space for four cars in all.
The home sold for $700,000, its full asking price.
Curtis Baker of C² Realty Group and Management LLC and Cora Baker of C² Realty Group and Management LLC were the listing agents, and Wesley Lail of Foothills Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 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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