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Northwest Indiana Area Top 5 Home Sales: Munster Home Leads at $820,000 as Two New Builds Sell in Cedar Lake

Two newly built homes in Cedar Lake and a pair of Crown Point sales, one of them on a golf course, followed a Munster home at the top of the week's list.

Northwest Indiana Area Top 5 Home Sales: Munster Home Leads at $820,000 as Two New Builds Sell in Cedar Lake

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in the Northwest Indiana Area for the week ending November 8, 2026, and all five are in Lake County. Together they sold for $3.48 million.

The list spans three towns: Munster, with the top sale, and Crown Point and Cedar Lake, with two sales each. The homes range from a 2006 golf-course home to two built in 2026, and the group includes ranch plans, two-story family homes and one under way when it was listed.

No. 1 — $820,000 · 10101 Norwich Dr, Munster, Indiana

Top home sale No. 1 in Northwest Indiana Area β€” 10101 Norwich Dr, Munster, Indiana, week ending November 8, 2026

A two-story home built in 2020 in the West Lakes area of Munster sold for $820,000. At 4,733 square feet, it is the largest of the week’s five homes, with four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a three-car attached garage on a lot of 0.28 acres. The property last sold for $619,750 in 2020.

The main floor is an open plan under high, vaulted and tray ceilings, finished with crown molding and custom wall and ceiling treatments. A fireplace anchors the living room. In the kitchen, a large island with stone counters is joined by a coffee bar and a walk-in pantry, and a dry bar works as a butler’s pass-through to the formal dining room. The same floor has a private office, a mudroom and a laundry room.

Upstairs, each of the four bedrooms has a walk-in closet. Double doors open to the primary suite, which has his-and-hers walk-in closets and an oversized walk-in shower. The partly finished basement adds room for recreation, along with a steam shower.

Out back, the fenced yard has a heated in-ground pool with an automatic cover, a hot tub and a stamped paver patio, and a covered porch sits at the front of the home. For commuters, the new South Shore Line Monon Corridor has stations nearby at Munster Ridge and Munster/Dyer, with rail service toward downtown Chicago.

The home went under contract four days after it was listed. Pete LaSalle and Renata LaSalle of Listing Leaders were the listing agents, and Lisa Thompson of @properties/Christie’s Intl RE represented the buyer in the week’s top sale.

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No. 2 — $724,900 · 915 Betty Ln, Crown Point, Indiana

Top home sale No. 2 in Northwest Indiana Area β€” 915 Betty Ln, Crown Point, Indiana, week ending November 8, 2026

Ellendale Farm in Crown Point is a neighborhood of rolling hills and mature trees, with ponds, stone bridges and a gazebo along its streetscape. A one-story ranch home there, built in 2018, sold for $724,900. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,386 square feet on 0.31 acres, the largest lot of the five.

The home follows a split-bedroom plan. Vaulted ceilings rise over hardwood floors in the open living space, and the great room has a gas fireplace. The kitchen has granite counters, a tile backsplash and built-in black stainless appliances, plus a corner pantry and an island with seating. From the dining area, doors open to a patio in the fenced backyard, and a sunroom offers another place to sit.

The primary suite is set at the rear of the home, with a walk-in closet and a bath that has a whirlpool tub, a frameless glass shower and a double-bowl vanity. Two more bedrooms share a full bath on the other side of the home, and the fourth bedroom, behind glass doors, can serve as an office, a den or a guest room. A mudroom and laundry room has built-in storage and a utility sink. Below, a full daylight basement is plumbed for a future bath, and the garage holds three cars. The property last sold for $69,500 in 2017, before the current house was built.

Carol Biel of BHHS Executive Realty was the listing agent, and Jackie Galambos of Springer Real Estate Company represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $650,345 · 5904 W 135th Pl, Cedar Lake, Indiana

Top home sale No. 3 in Northwest Indiana Area β€” 5904 W 135th Pl, Cedar Lake, Indiana, week ending November 8, 2026

In the Lakeside subdivision of Cedar Lake, a newly built ranch home on the builder’s Dover plan sold for $650,345, which was $35,345 above its asking price of $615,000. Built in 2026 on a corner lot of 0.27 acres, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,000 square feet, the smallest of the five homes.

The great room sets the tone, with cathedral ceilings and engineered hardwood floors that continue through the living room and kitchen. The kitchen has a large island, stone counters, Spring Orchard cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and a roomy pantry, with a breakfast room beside it. Elsewhere, the ceilings are nine feet high.

The primary suite has a walk-in closet and a bathroom with dual sinks and a custom tiled shower. A den gives the owners a flexible room for an office, a playroom or study. Everything is on one level, including a laundry room, a mudroom and two more bedrooms with a second full bathroom. The full basement, also with nine-foot ceilings, has an egress window and rough-in plumbing for a future bathroom. The oversized three-car garage is insulated, drywalled and painted, and a covered rear porch looks over the backyard, which is landscaped with irrigation.

Heather Bult of Realty Executives Premier was the listing agent, and Amanda Damsch, also of Realty Executives Premier, represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $650,000 · 5858 W 136th Pl, Cedar Lake, Indiana

Top home sale No. 4 in Northwest Indiana Area β€” 5858 W 136th Pl, Cedar Lake, Indiana, week ending November 8, 2026

The second Cedar Lake sale was a home still to be built in Lakeside, across from Lemon Lake Park and a mile from downtown Cedar Lake. It sold for $650,000, which was $21,500 above its asking price of $628,500, and it went under contract 24 days after it was listed.

The plans call for a two-story home of 2,621 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, along with a three-car garage. The design has a large open floor plan, an electric fireplace, an eat-in kitchen with an island and a pantry, and a soaking tub. Buying at this stage lets the owners choose their own flooring, carpet, lighting and paint, and the 0.25-acre lot is to be landscaped with an irrigation system.

The home is in the Crown Point school district, with access to I-65, I-394 and US 41. Nicole Fech of Better Homes and Gardens Real was the listing agent.

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No. 5 — $630,000 · 1018 Sterling Ct, Crown Point, Indiana

Top home sale No. 5 in Northwest Indiana Area β€” 1018 Sterling Ct, Crown Point, Indiana, week ending November 8, 2026

Golf is the setting for the fifth sale, a home on a cul-de-sac in White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point that sold for $630,000. Built in 2006, it is the oldest of the five, and its views take in the golf course. The club has a 36-hole course, a pro shop and a restaurant.

The home has two bedrooms, three bathrooms and 4,412 square feet. The living room has soaring ceilings and a gas fireplace with custom built-ins, and the kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, an island and hardwood floors, opens to the dining and living areas. French doors lead from the sunroom toward the course. The primary suite is on the main floor, with its own golf course view, an en suite bathroom and a large walk-in closet. The second bedroom, now used as a den, has French doors and built-ins, and a staircase leads up to a loft.

The finished basement could stand as a second home of its own, with another kitchen, a large recreation room, a dining area, a full bath, a finished room used as a guest suite and a storage area. A private patio looks out at the golf course. The home also has a whole-house generator, and the attached two-and-a-half-car garage has its own heating and air conditioning.

Julie Urbanski of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent, and Holly Fisher of Bach Investment Group represented the buyer.

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More Top 5 Reports from Northwest Indiana Area

  1. Northwest Indiana Area Top 5 Home Sales: 110-Acre Winfield Property Leads at $1.5 Million
  2. Northwest Indiana Area Top 5 Home Sales: New Saint John Home in The Preserve Leads at $1.3 Million
View all Northwest Indiana Area Top 5 reports →

RealtyWire Top 5 reports are based on publicly reported residential sales and may not include every transaction. Information is subject to correction.Contact RealtyWire to verify or update professional credit.

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