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Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama Top 5 Home Sales: Brigadoon Home in Athens Leads at $1.5 Million

The week's five priciest sales were spread across five towns in Limestone and Madison counties, at prices from $849,000 to $1,468,650.

Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama Top 5 Home Sales: Brigadoon Home in Athens Leads at $1.5 Million

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in the Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama for the week ending October 25, 2026. Together, the five sold for a combined $5.27 million.

All five are single-family homes, and two of them are new construction. Three of the five have five bedrooms, and the list runs from Athens and Madison on the Limestone County side to Huntsville, Owens Cross Roads and Gurley in Madison County.

No. 1 — $1,468,650 · 12955 Saint Andrew Dr, Athens, Alabama

Top home sale No. 1 in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama β€” 12955 Saint Andrew Dr, Athens, Alabama, week ending October 25, 2026

The week’s top sale was in Brigadoon, a gated community in Athens, where a brick home in the French manor style is set into a hillside on the banks of Lake Wheeler. It sold for $1,468,650. The property last sold for $1.25 million in 2021.

Built in 2003, the home has 6,850 square feet, the most of any of the five, along with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, four full and two half. The primary suite takes up its own wing on the main level and has a spa bath. Large windows frame the water, and the kitchen opens onto a screened private terrace with lake views. The home has wood floors and two gas fireplaces, and there is also a finished basement and a storm shelter.

The 1.50-acre lot is private, and the property includes a boat slip and a three-car garage that faces the side. Brigadoon residents share a clubhouse, a pool, a boat dock and walking trails.

Tracy Gallimore of Crye-Leike Realtors was the listing agent for the week’s highest-priced sale.

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No. 2 — $1,180,892 · 53 Ridge Bluff Cir, Huntsville, Alabama

Top home sale No. 2 in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama β€” 53 Ridge Bluff Cir, Huntsville, Alabama, week ending October 25, 2026

Second on the list was a newly built home in Inspiration On Green Mountain in Huntsville, which sold for $1,180,892. The community sits on Green Mountain in southeast Huntsville, with wooded homesites, plenty of wildlife and access to the Madison County Nature Trail, and it is two miles from Publix shopping.

Built in 2025, the home combines ranch and Craftsman styles on a single story. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,415 square feet on a 1.40-acre lot, with two gas-log fireplaces and a side-facing garage.

The home went under contract the day it was listed and sold above its asking price of $1.16 million. Tracie Dollarhide of Green Mountain Realty 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. 3 — $915,000 · 24188 Newby Rd, Madison, Alabama

Top home sale No. 3 in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama β€” 24188 Newby Rd, Madison, Alabama, week ending October 25, 2026

A traditional home on 2.93 acres in Powell, in Madison, sold for $915,000, and it was built with two separate living spaces. The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,503 square feet. Above the detached garage is a large studio apartment with its own full kitchen, a bath, laundry and three walk-in closets, an arrangement suited to multigenerational living.

Stone and brick appear both inside and out, and the floors are wood and travertine. The kitchen has a professional gas range, a gas-log fireplace warms the living space, and the walk-in closet in the primary suite also serves as a safe room.

Outside are a 20-by-40-foot saltwater pool, a large outdoor kitchen with Blaze appliances and a grilling pavilion, and three covered porches. Parking is a story of its own here: there are attached and detached garages, a workshop in the garage and a parking pad, and the detached garage has custom cabinets and a three-quarter bath. The property is minutes from Interstate 565 and Highway 72.

Sue Ridinger of Leading Edge was the listing agent, and Lynnae Hall, also of Leading Edge, represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $860,000 · 3107 Brook Park Dr SE, Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

Top home sale No. 4 in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama β€” 3107 Brook Park Dr SE, Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, week ending October 25, 2026

On a quiet cul-de-sac in Hampton Cove, in Owens Cross Roads, a two-story home with a lake view from its back patio sold for $860,000. Built in 2005, the property last sold for $616,900 in 2020.

Inside, two staircases rise from the main level, and hardwood floors and extensive molding run through the 5,150-square-foot home. The family room has a soaring ceiling, built-ins and a gas fireplace, and a separate sitting room has a second fireplace. The kitchen is equipped with double ovens, a six-burner gas cooktop and instant hot water.

The owner’s suite is on the main level and has a spa-like bath. Upstairs are the other four bedrooms, a Jack-and-Jill bath, a bonus room and a loft, for five bedrooms and five bathrooms in all, four full and one half. The home also has a storm shelter and sits on a 0.32-acre lot near a golf course. Hampton Cove residents have a clubhouse, a pool, tennis courts and a fitness center.

Anne Adams of BHHS Rise Real Estate was the listing agent, and Stacy Lowrey of Re/Max Distinctive represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $849,000 · 35 Belle River Way, Gurley, Alabama

Top home sale No. 5 in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur Area, Alabama β€” 35 Belle River Way, Gurley, Alabama, week ending October 25, 2026

The fifth sale was a new home built on the Blair Plan in Mcmullen Cove, in Gurley, which sold for $849,000. Its Craftsman and traditional exterior opens through double front doors into a two-story foyer. The great room has a 12-foot ceiling and a natural gas fireplace, and the kitchen has quartz countertops and recessed lighting.

The two-story home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, four full and one half, and 3,970 square feet. The primary bath has a freestanding tub, a tiled shower and a double vanity, and the primary closet and the pantry are fitted with solid shelving. Covered porches at the front and rear look out to the mountains.

Angie Griffin of CastleRock Realty Alabama, LLC and Trey Stark, also of CastleRock Realty Alabama, LLC, were the listing agents. Seth Swalve of Capstone Realty LLC Huntsville 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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