The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Madison metro area for the week ending October 11, 2026, came to a combined $4.66 million. The list reaches from Shorewood Hills in Madison to the countryside around New Glarus and Lodi, with a stop on the shore of Lake Waubesa in Mc Farland.
Every one of the five is a single-family home, and the group spans more than six decades of building, from 1950 to 2015. Two of the sales were in Madison itself, and two of the homes sit on more than six acres apiece.
No. 1 — $1,075,000 · 1003 Oak Way, Madison, Wisconsin
The top sale of the week was a piece of Madison design history. The home at 1003 Oak Way in Shorewood Hills is a Usonian home built in 1950, and the listing identifies it as the Vera Schwid House, designed by the Madison architects Herb Fritz and Marshall Erdman. It sold for $1,075,000.
Usonian design set out to tie a home closely to its natural setting, and this one occupies a corner lot of a third of an acre shaded by mature trees. The exterior pairs brick with wood siding. Inside, a foyer opens the home, there is a sun room, and the home has a wood-burning fireplace. The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,696 square feet on two stories, the smallest living area among the five and the oldest of the group. Hilldale, Lake Mendota, the UWβMadison campus and UW Hospital are all a few minutes away. The property last sold for $750,000 in 2023.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed. Bob Winding of First Weber, Inc was the listing agent, and Chas Martin of Sprinkman Real Estate represented the buyer. First Weber, Inc listed two of the five homes in this week’s Top 5.
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No. 2 — $960,000 · W5490 Timber Ln, New Glarus, Wisconsin
High in Spring Valley Estates, in the Town of New Glarus, the ranch home at W5490 Timber Lane sold for $960,000. It sits on 6.12 wooded acres on a cul-de-sac, with views across the valley and toward the sunset.
Built in 1996, the home has 3,428 square feet, the most living space of any of the five, along with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Vaulted ceilings and skylights rise over hardwood floors, solid wood doors and trim, and a fireplace that opens to two sides. The kitchen is built around an island with Corian counters. The bedrooms are split on the main level, where the primary bedroom opens to a screen porch and its bath has a walk-in shower and a separate tub.
Downstairs, the lower level has full-size windows and walks out to the yard, with a full bath and finished space that can be put to many uses. Work on the grounds in 2025 added Trex decking, a stamped concrete patio, a paver fire pit, new landscaping and lighting, and a retaining wall of Waupun Stone. Above the garage is a heated bonus room.
The home went under contract eight days after it was listed. Katie Lichtie of NextHome Metro was the listing agent, and Donna Hermsen of Collective Real Estate Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $895,000 · 6126 Overlook Dr, Mc Farland, Wisconsin
The Swiss chalet at 6126 Overlook Drive in Mc Farland stands above Lake Waubesa on 60 feet of frontage, with a private pier on the Yahara Chain of Lakes. It sold for $895,000, its full asking price.
The lot is the smallest of the five, at 3,920 square feet, and the home makes the most of the water. Two decks face the sunsets, and the property also has a patio and a lakeside storage shed. Inside are vaulted ceilings, a great room, a loft and two fireplaces, one wood-burning and one gas. The partially finished lower level has full-size windows and a walkout. Built in 1964, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,849 square feet, plus a detached two-car garage.
Beyond the lake, the neighborhood is close to walking and biking trails, including the Capital City Trail into Madison, and Babcock Park is a short walk away. The property last sold for $425,000 in 2012.
The MHB Real Estate Team of MHB Real Estate was the listing agent, and Kaitlin Solomon of MHB Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $875,000 · W12191 Van Ness Rd, Lodi, Wisconsin
The largest property in this week’s Top 5 is the ranch home at W12191 Van Ness Road in Lodi, on 7.81 acres. It sold for $875,000. The grounds have private trails, patios and a fire pit area, and as the leaves fall, Gibraltar Rock comes into view through the trees.
Built in 2005, the home has three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, and 2,703 square feet. Large windows fill the home with daylight. The kitchen has alder cabinetry, double ovens, stainless steel appliances, an oversized island and a large walk-in pantry. The primary suite has a tiled walk-in shower and a double vanity, and laundry is on the main level. A three-season porch, two fireplaces, a den and a finished walkout lower level with a rec room round out the home, and a heated detached two-car garage stands on the property. The property last sold for $179,000 in 2014.
The home went under contract 17 days after it was listed. Bart Baker and Taylor Gordon, both of First Weber, Inc, were the listing agents, giving the brokerage its second listing in this Top 5 after the Shorewood Hills sale. Brittanie Dempsey of RE/MAX Preferred represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $857,400 · 2436 Trevor Way, Madison, Wisconsin
The newest home of the five, the Prairie-style Craftsman at 2436 Trevor Way in Madison, was built in 2015 and sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with the Ice Age Trail directly behind it. It sold for $857,400, above its asking price of $849,900.
The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,214 square feet. On the main level, 10-foot ceilings and oversized windows frame a kitchen with a large island. Off the dining area, a covered screened porch and deck with a built-in fireplace look out over the trail land. The primary suite is upstairs under a vaulted ceiling, with a soaking tub, a dual vanity and a custom tile shower, and three more bedrooms share that floor. There is laundry on both levels, and a mudroom connects to the three-car garage. The walkout lower level, with 9-foot ceilings and full exposure, is unfinished and has a bath stubbed in. The property last sold for $570,000 in 2018.
The home went under contract five days after it was listed. Andrew Krenz of RE/MAX Preferred was the listing agent, and Home Team4u of Stark Company, REALTORS represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 11, 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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