A newly built house in the Canebrake Golf Community sold for $1.10 million in Athens, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Huntsville, Alabama metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
The week’s five reported sales combined for $5.03 million and span Canebrake Golf Community, Madison Branch, Bishop Row, Clifts Cove and Hays Farm The Forest, across the municipalities of Athens, Madison and Huntsville. Two are new construction completed in 2026; the others range back to a 2006 custom build. Each closing was handled by a named listing agent, and buyer-side representation was identified on all but the leading transaction.
No. 1 — $1,099,718 · 23117 Sawgrass Dr, Athens, Alabama
A two-story house at 23117 Sawgrass Dr in Athens, built this year in the Canebrake Golf Community, closed on August 3, 2026 for $1,099,718. It has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 3,970 square feet.
The plan pairs a formal living room with a casual family room that opens to the kitchen, and a sunroom runs off the main level. Upstairs sit the primary suite, two more bedrooms and a bonus area laid out for use as a playroom, media room or home office.
Tiffany P Pack of Dream Key was the listing agent. The property went under contract the same day the current listing went live and closed $34,718 above its final asking price of $1,065,000, putting Pack at the listing side of the highest-priced sale reported in the Huntsville metro area that week. The site previously changed hands for $175,000 in 2025, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
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No. 2 — $1,048,467 · 127 Boardhouse Br, Madison, Alabama
In the Madison Branch community, a five-bedroom house at 127 Boardhouse Br in Madison closed August 7, 2026 for $1,048,467. Finished in 2026 on a cul-de-sac lot, it carries a reported 4,376 square feet.
The primary suite is on the main level, alongside a formal dining room with a trey ceiling and a study that can serve as a sixth bedroom, under 10-foot ceilings and eight-foot doors. Four bedrooms and a recreation room are upstairs. The kitchen holds a double oven, a gas cooktop, a vented cabinet hood and bar seating, and the primary bath has a freestanding soaking tub and a large shower. A mud room, a laundry room with a sink, a three-car garage and a covered back porch complete the house.
Debra Lester of Valley Homes Real Estate, LLC was the listing agent. Rosemary Gwin of Matt Curtis Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer. The transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Huntsville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 3 — $995,000 · 108 Bishop Bend Dr, Huntsville, Alabama
The third-highest reported sale of the week, at 108 Bishop Bend Dr in Huntsville, brought $995,000 and closed August 7, 2026. The five-bedroom house stands on a quiet cul-de-sac street in Bishop Row and has a reported 3,915 square feet.
Windows run across the back of the open main level, which looks onto a tree-lined backyard and a covered veranda. A primary suite, a second bedroom suite and a home office are on that level, with three more bedrooms and a bonus room above. The Village of Providence, Mid City and Clift Farm are all a short drive away.
Derek Hasley and Derek Watkins of Capstone Realty were the listing agents. Amanda Wasenius of KW Huntsville represented the buyer. The $995,000 closing put Hasley and Watkins at the listing side of the No. 3 transaction in RealtyWire’s Huntsville Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $73,500 in 2017.
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No. 4 — $960,000 · 114 Coveshire Pl, Madison, Alabama
A 2006 custom home in Clifts Cove, at 114 Coveshire Pl in Madison, sold for $960,000 to rank fourth for the week. It has five bedrooms and a reported 5,175 square feet on a private half-acre lot, and the closing was dated August 7, 2026.
The kitchen is fitted with a 65-inch built-in refrigerator, double ovens, an island and a walk-in pantry. Hardwood floors run through the main level, which is served by dual staircases, and each bedroom has its own bath. The owner’s suite adds a sitting area, a room usable as an office or nursery, and a bath with a large walk-in closet. A covered porch overlooks a fenced yard, and Redstone Arsenal, schools and shopping are all nearby.
Pamela Bass and Joy Campbell-Durr of Virtuous Realty Global were the listing agents. Rachel Carlton of Coldwell Banker First represented the buyer. Bass and Campbell-Durr handled the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Huntsville Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026. The house previously changed hands for $645,000 in 2018.
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No. 5 — $930,000 · 8151 Tupelo Gum Trce SW, Huntsville, Alabama
The fifth sale on the list, at 8151 Tupelo Gum Trce SW, closed on August 6, 2026 for $930,000. The Huntsville house occupies a fenced 0.48-acre homesite in The Forest at Hays Farm and has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,536 square feet.
A vaulted foyer opens toward the great room. The kitchen has a large pantry with its own sink, and a butler’s pantry holds a beverage refrigerator with custom wine and liquor cabinetry. A bonus room, an office, two laundry spaces and a three-car garage are also part of the plan, and the primary suite takes in a sitting area, dual closets, one of them with laundry hookups, and a bath with a soaking tub. Motorized roll-down screens shade the vaulted patio, and smart-home and audio features, custom window treatments and professional landscaping are in place. Trails, parks, Redstone Arsenal and downtown Huntsville are close by.
Taylor Lybarger Seiver and Lannette Spencer of MeritHouse Realty were the listing agents. Maygen Riddle of Legend Realty represented the buyer. The sale closed $15,000 above its final asking price of $915,000 and ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Huntsville Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $824,029 in 2024.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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