The 2014 house on Ferndale Road, fully redesigned since 2021, looks south over Lake Minnetonka’s Brown’s Bay and went under contract 7 days after the current listing date. Its sale led five Minneapolis-area home sales that combined for $16.97 million during the week of September 7 through September 13, 2026.
This week’s Minneapolis real estate Top 5 spans Wayzata, Waconia, Long Lake, Edina and Arden Hills. Lake settings run through the list, from Brown’s Bay to The Shores of Lake Waconia and a lakeshore home in Arden Hills, while the Long Lake sale covered 27 acres of hills, woods and pasture. Compass held the listing side of both the No. 2 and No. 3 sales.
No. 1 — $6,400,000 · 520 Ferndale Rd W, Wayzata, Minnesota
A stone-clad Wayzata house at 520 Ferndale Rd W took the No. 1 spot in RealtyWire’s weekly Minneapolis Metro Area Top 5, selling for $6.40 million. Built in 2014, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home has a reported 4,982 square feet. It went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed on September 9, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $4,500,000 in 2021.
The house has been fully redesigned since 2021, according to the listing. Its exterior pairs full solid stone cladding with a thick-cut cedar shake roof. All four bedrooms are suites, and an executive office faces the lake. Other features include a temperature-controlled custom wine cellar with room for 500 bottles, radiant heated floors across the entire main level and the garage, high-efficiency mechanical systems and a home security system. The oversized two-car garage is fully finished, with integrated custom storage.
The landscaped grounds take in south-facing panoramic views across Brown’s Bay on Lake Minnetonka, and the home is within walking distance of downtown Wayzata’s restaurants and boutique shops.
For listing agents Spencer and Doerrler, the $6.40 million closing was the highest-priced reported home sale in the Minneapolis metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
Shane Spencer and Michelle Doerrler GRI of Coldwell Banker Realty – Lakes were the listing agents. Jeffrey J Dewing of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,795,000 · 161 Lakeshore Cir, Waconia, Minnesota
The No. 2 sale came from Lake Waconia, where 161 Lakeshore Cir went under contract 6 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price. The $2,795,000 transaction was completed September 10, 2026. Built in 2020 by Charles Cudd, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached villa has a reported 3,628 square feet.
The home sits in The Shores of Lake Waconia, a community of detached villas with dedicated dockage and 160 feet of private sandy shoreline, where the association maintains the docks, lawn care and snow removal. West-facing lake views reach nearly every room. The main level holds a kitchen with a center island, a dining area, a living room with a gas fireplace, a primary suite with a walk-in closet that includes laundry, and a guest bedroom that can double as an office. A glass-walled sunroom opens onto a large deck.
The walkout lower level adds a family room, wet bar, exercise room and two more bedrooms, and a paver patio leads directly to the shoreline and the home’s own dock. Residents share a private community beach, a playground and walking paths that connect to downtown Waconia’s shops, restaurants and parks.
The $2,795,000 closing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Minneapolis Metro Area Top 5 for the week and marks the listing side’s second RealtyWire Top 5 appearance in the metro.
Dan Hollerman and Sarah E Polovitz of Compass were the listing agents. Jeff A Steeves of Edina Realty, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,725,000 · 1325 Tamarack Dr, Long Lake, Minnesota
The No. 3 sale was 27 acres of rolling hills, woods and pasture at 1325 Tamarack Dr in Long Lake, which sold for $2,725,000 with a September 8, 2026 closing date. The sale record lists one bedroom, three bathrooms, a reported 750 square feet and a 1990 year built. The property previously changed hands for $1,650,000 in 2016.
Two outbuildings anchor the property. A Morton barn has seven stalls, heated Wersbo floors, a commercial exhaust system, a bathroom, laundry and an office. A second heated building contains a finished 50-by-60 space with a tall ceiling and a mezzanine, along with a bathroom and an attached one-bedroom apartment.
Paths cross the hills, run through mature woods and pass wetland ponds and pasture, and the land borders a woodland of more than 200 acres. The acreage was marketed as a site for a custom country estate open to any builder, within minutes of Wayzata and Lake Minnetonka and close to Spring Hill Golf Club.
Bendickson’s listing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Minneapolis Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 13, 2026. Compass also listed the No. 2 sale in Waconia.
Mimi Bendickson of Compass was the listing agent. Gregg J Larsen of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,600,000 · 5433 Oaklawn Ave, Edina, Minnesota
In Edina, 5433 Oaklawn Ave sold for $2,600,000 to rank No. 4. The home went under contract 27 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, with the sale finalized September 9, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $2,050,000 in 2019.
Listing materials identify TC Home Builders as the builder, and the custom house was featured as a Luxury Dream Home in the 2018 Parade of Homes, the same year it was built. It has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 5,272 square feet arranged around an open floor plan, with a chef’s kitchen that flows into the main living areas. Four bedrooms are upstairs, including an owner’s suite with custom tile and stone, a walk-in shower and a walk-in closet.
The lower level holds the fifth bedroom, a bar and entertainment area and an indoor sports court. Outside, the professionally landscaped backyard includes an outdoor fireplace.
The sale ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Minneapolis Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 13, 2026, with Hendrickson Home Team LLC on the listing side.
Danny Hendrickson and John Vollan of Hendrickson Home Team LLC were the listing agents. Anne M Shaeffer of Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,447,800 · 1489 Bussard Ct, Arden Hills, Minnesota
A lakeshore home at 1489 Bussard Ct in Arden Hills completed the list at No. 5, selling for $2,447,800. It went under contract 29 days after the current listing date, and the sale closed on September 9, 2026. Built in 2018, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house has a reported 4,526 square feet.
The main level opens to lake views, with connected living and dining areas, a kitchen with a walk-in pantry and a great room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Beyond a two-sided fireplace, a four-season sunroom opens to a deck, an outdoor kitchen and a lakeside patio. The primary suite has water views, a spa-style bath and its own covered deck, and a laundry room with an adjoining office also opens to the covered outdoor area.
Radiant in-floor heat runs through the lower level, which has a bar open to the family room and walkout access to the lake, along with a heated and cooled gym. The home is close to parks, schools, shopping, dining and commuter routes.
The $2,447,800 sale secured No. 5 in RealtyWire’s weekly Minneapolis Metro Area Top 5 for listing agents Schmidt and Roosa.
Jason Schmidt and Jane K. Roosa of Edina Realty, Inc. were the listing agents. Boss & Company Real Estate Team of Keller Williams Select Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 13, 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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