A custom-built home on five acres at 402 Chandamere Way in Nicholasville sold for $1,425,000, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Lexington, Kentucky metro area for the week of August 10 through August 16, 2026. The five leading sales RealtyWire tracked across the metro area that week combined for $5.61 million.
The week’s sales span Chandamere, The Island, Raven Creek, Ellerslie at Delong and Helmsley, in Nicholasville, Lexington and Versailles. Build years on the list run from 1976 to 2023, and the group takes in country acreage at Chandamere and Raven Creek, a Lake Hickman ranch with a private dock, a 2023 build on a wooded lot and an all-brick house kept since new by its original owner.
No. 1 — $1,425,000 · 402 Chandamere Way, Nicholasville, Kentucky
A custom-built home on five acres at 402 Chandamere Way in Nicholasville sold for $1,425,000 to lead the Lexington metro area’s reported home sales for the week. The transaction closed on August 11, 2026. Built in 2015 in the Chandamere neighborhood, the five-bedroom house carries a reported 4,419 square feet and backs to horse farms, minutes from Nicholasville, Lexington and Versailles.
A double-door entry opens onto hickory hardwood flooring, 10-foot ceilings and 8-foot doors, and the great room is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and framed by 16-foot glass sliding doors that open to a covered patio and the countryside beyond. The kitchen and dining area pair custom cabinetry and granite countertops with a farmhouse sink, a Thermador gas range, an oversized island with an ice maker, a walk-in pantry and coffered tray ceilings.
The first-floor primary suite has a bath finished with heated travertine floors, marble countertops and dual shower heads, and upstairs one bedroom takes a private en-suite bath while two more share a Jack-and-Jill bath. The covered patio is laid in brick pavers beneath a tall wood-burning stone fireplace, and the house runs on geothermal heating and cooling.
Michael H McNeill of Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The property went under contract 13 days after the current listing date, and the $1,425,000 closing put McNeill at the listing side of the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Lexington Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $830,000 in 2017. Eric C Bumm of The Brokerage represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,375,000 · 883 Edgewater Dr, Lexington, Kentucky
A remodeled brick ranch on Lake Hickman at 883 Edgewater Dr traded for $1,375,000, the second-highest reported price in the Lexington metro area that week, in a closing recorded August 10, 2026. The 1976 house sits on nearly half an acre in the Island neighborhood of Lexington and holds four bedrooms, three full baths and a reported 3,587 square feet.
The open plan centers on a kitchen with quartz countertops and a gas cooktop, and a double-sided gas fireplace stands between the living and dining rooms. A sunroom overlooks the pool and the water, and the finished walkout basement adds a wet bar, a bedroom and a full bath. A private dock reaches the lake beside an in-ground pool and a fire pit.
Joanna Howell of Bluegrass Properties Group was the listing agent. The home went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and took the No. 2 position in RealtyWire’s Lexington Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Howell on the listing side of the $1,375,000 sale. The property previously changed hands for $300,000 in 1998. Ashley Teater of Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,100,000 · 3201 Raven Creek Dr, Lexington, Kentucky
A 1987 ranch home on 10.52 acres at 3201 Raven Creek Dr in Lexington changed hands for $1,100,000, third among the week’s reported metro area sales. The closing was dated August 10, 2026, and the property carries a reported 4,201 square feet with pond views.
A foyer flanked by a private office and a formal dining room opens into a sunken living room framed by a screened porch. The single-level plan sets the primary suite on one side of the house and two bedrooms on the other, with a loft-style bedroom above and a further bedroom in the finished walkout basement. The grounds carry pond access and a two-paddock barn with three stalls, a tack room and a hay loft, and listing materials record the exterior stone as sourced from the Cincinnati riverfront.
Hanna Burkhart and Andrea Coughtry of Lifstyl Real Estate were the listing agents. The $1,100,000 transaction ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Lexington Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Burkhart and Coughtry on the listing side. The property previously changed hands for $550,000 in 2015. Kristol W Yeager of Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $870,000 · 392 Weston Park, Lexington, Kentucky
A contemporary ranch built in 2023 at 392 Weston Park sits on a wooded lot in the Ellerslie at Delong community in Lexington, where it traded for $870,000, the fourth-highest reported price of the week. The sale was recorded August 10, 2026, and the house holds three bedrooms and a reported 3,070 square feet.
The foyer opens to a flex room that works as a formal dining room or home office, and the open plan links the kitchen, dining area and family room to the screened porch and patio beyond. A large island with counter-height seating, Frigidaire Professional appliances and a walk-in pantry define the kitchen, and a linear gas fireplace with a floating mantel anchors the family room. The primary suite adds a freestanding soaking tub and a tiled walk-in shower, and a pocket door closes off the guest wing.
Emily Miller of Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. The house went under contract 10 days after the current listing date, and the $870,000 closing placed Miller at the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Lexington Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. Her brokerage also held the listing on the week’s highest-priced reported sale. The property previously changed hands for $725,097 in 2023. Nicholas Bentley of Bentley & Co., Realtors represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $838,500 · 225 Helmsley Ln, Versailles, Kentucky
An all-brick house at 225 Helmsley Ln in Versailles rounds out the week’s list, having sold for $838,500 on August 14, 2026. Built in 2000 in the Helmsley neighborhood and kept by its original owner, the three-bedroom home carries a reported 2,953 square feet.
A first-floor primary suite anchors the main level, where a kitchen with a large breakfast bar opens into the gathering room and a sunny breakfast nook sits beside the formal dining room. Two generously sized bedrooms, a full bath and a versatile flex room suited to an office, playroom or guest retreat occupy the floor above.
Cindy Lane Shryock of Rector Hayden Realtors was the listing agent. The house went under contract one day after the current listing date, and the $838,500 sale took the No. 5 position in RealtyWire’s Lexington Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Shryock on the listing side. Kristy Hall of The Agency 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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