Two homes near the beach on Hilton Head Island, two in a gated golf community in Bluffton and one on the water in Beaufort were the highest-priced home sales reported in the Hilton Head-Bluffton area for the week ending October 18, 2026. Together the five sold for $15.88 million.
Charter One Realty listed three of the five, and every one of the homes has at least four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
No. 1 — $4,600,000 · 9 Armada Street, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The top sale of the week is a second-row home in Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island, a short walk from the beach. Built in 2005 and finished in stucco, the two-story home has six bedrooms, eight bathrooms (six full and two half) and 6,741 square feet, the most bedrooms and the most living space of the five. It sold furnished for $4,600,000.
The main floor has a sunroom, a living room, a dining room, an eat-in kitchen, a powder room and a leisure room with a wet bar just off it. A three-stop elevator serves the home, and the second floor has three primary suites. The outdoor entertaining area has a covered space for lounging and dining with its own wet bar and a grill, along with a large saltwater pool with a spa and a wooded view.
Owners in Palmetto Dunes can use the community’s golf, tennis and pickleball and its 11-mile lagoon. The property last sold for $4.2 million in 2022.
Philip Schembra of Schembra Real Estate Group was the listing agent, and Daniel Cort of Charter One Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,850,000 · 40 Wrights Point Circle, Beaufort, South Carolina
In Beaufort, the gated waterfront community of Wrights Point produced the second-highest sale of the week and the newest home in the group. Built in 2022, the home sits on a 20-foot bluff above Battery Creek, with a private dock, a covered pierhead and a boat lift giving it deepwater access.
Brick columns and gas lanterns mark the private drive. The two-story home has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms (six full and one half) and 4,447 square feet on 0.35 acres. Wide European hardwood floors run through the rooms, pecky cypress appears on ceilings and fireplace mantels, and walls of glass take in the water. The kitchen has an oversized island, a wine bar and a pass-through window to the outdoor kitchen, and there is a fully equipped back kitchen with a second farmhouse sink and Savannah brick floors.
The primary suite is on the main level, facing the water, with a marble bath, a soaking tub, two walk-in closets and its own access to a screened porch. A guest suite, an executive office and a mudroom are also on that level. Upstairs are two more guest suites, a flex room and a separate guest wing with a kitchenette and its own full bath.
Outdoors there is a screened porch with a gas fireplace and infrared heaters, an outdoor kitchen, tabby paver terraces, and a saltwater pool and spa with a fire feature. The backyard is fully fenced. The property last sold for $368,000 in 2020, before the current home was built.
The home went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price, $3,850,000. The Ethan James Team of Charter One Realty was the listing agent, and Franklin Newell of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,200,000 · 4 Gadwall Road, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The oldest home in the group, built in 1982, is a second-row home in the South Beach area of Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, close to the beach and to the South Beach Marina. The two-story brick home sold furnished for $3,200,000. With four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 3,100 square feet on a 9,979-square-foot lot, it is also the smallest of the five by living area.
The home has ocean views, and wraparound balconies face toward the water. The living area is open, with cathedral ceilings and travertine floors. In the kitchen are a Viking stove, Italian marble countertops and a large pantry, and the bathrooms have all been renovated. The lowest floor is given over to storage for bikes and beach gear. The property last sold for $2.56 million in 2021.
Carolyn Sonberg of Keller Williams Realty was the listing agent, and Courtney May of BESTNEST By Beverly Serral represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,295,000 · 38 Whitehall Drive, Bluffton, South Carolina
A live oak shades 38 Whitehall Drive in the Colleton River Club in Bluffton. The listing says the tree dates to 1735 and is one of the club’s Charter Trees. From the home, the view runs across the marsh toward the island green on the fourth hole of the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, and there is protected open space across the street.
Built in 2010, the home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 4,350 square feet on 0.47 acres. The kitchen was recently redone and has two large islands, and it opens to a great room with a gas fireplace and built-ins. The primary suite is on the main level, with outdoor access, custom closets and a wet and coffee bar, and two more bedrooms with their own baths share that level. The fourth bedroom and a full bath are above the garage. An office has built-ins and wine cabinetry.
The screened porch has high ceilings and an oyster-shell gas fireplace, and it looks out over the marsh and the Nicklaus course, with a patio beside it. Along with the two-car garage there is a golf cart garage. The property last sold for $1.325 million in 2020.
The home went under contract five days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price, $2,295,000. Kevin King Associates of Charter One Realty was the listing agent.
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No. 5 — $1,935,000 · 50 Hawthorne Road, Bluffton, South Carolina
The second Colleton River sale of the week, 50 Hawthorne Road, is a Charleston-style home built in 2000 that has been almost entirely renovated. It sits on a cul-de-sac street, on 0.71 acres with a lagoon view, and sold furnished for $1,935,000. The two-story stucco home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half), 4,406 square feet and a three-car garage, the most garage space of the five.
The work reached well past the surfaces. The kitchen was remodeled with quartz counters, new cabinetry and appliances, and a bar with a wine refrigerator, and the laundry room and three bathrooms were redone as well. New wood floors went in, a wall was added to create an office, and the systems were updated, including a new emergency generator. Outside, the landscaping was redone, and the courtyard now has a rose garden with new fencing and a footpath. The property last sold for $739,000 in 2018.
Janie Brown of Charter One Realty was the listing agent, giving the firm its third listing in this week’s Top 5. The Raehn Group of Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 18, 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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