A gated 1986 estate on El Maro Circle in Paradise Valley’s Elmaro Estates sold for $19 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The five leading closings reported across the metro that week combined for $39.40 million in Phoenix-area real estate.
The five sales span Elmaro Estates, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Paradise Valley and Coral Gables Estates, with Paradise Valley appearing twice among the week’s leading closings. Build years run from 1958 to 2026, and the list ranges from a newly completed custom estate in Queen Creek to a renovated midcentury residence in Paradise Valley.
No. 1 — $19,000,000 · 6450 E EL Maro Circle, Paradise Valley, Arizona
A six-bedroom estate at 6450 E El Maro Circle, set behind gates in Paradise Valley’s Elmaro Estates, changed hands for $19,000,000 in a transaction that closed on August 3, 2026. Built in 1986, the residence carries 11 bathrooms and a reported 14,131 square feet.
Listing materials identify MDF Development as the developer behind the estate, Lauren Wallace as its designer, Matt Thomas as its architectural designer and Berghoff as the landscape designer. The house sits along the golf course with mountain views, and the main entertaining rooms are laid out to open onto the grounds.
The backyard is arranged in resort fashion for outdoor entertaining. The property previously changed hands for $4,500,000 in 2024.
Frank Dimaggio of The Agency was the listing agent. Christopher V Karas of Compass represented the buyer. The $19,000,000 closing put Frank Dimaggio of The Agency at the listing side of RealtyWire’s highest-priced reported home sale in the Phoenix metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 2 — $8,800,000 · 19890 N 101st Way, Scottsdale, Arizona
Silverleaf at DC Ranch carried the metro’s No. 2 reported sale: a 2004 estate at 19890 N 101st Way in Scottsdale that traded for $8,800,000 in a transaction recorded on August 3, 2026. The house holds five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms across a reported 8,344 square feet.
A series of private courtyards forms the approach and connects the interior to the grounds. The plan takes in two dedicated offices, several bonus rooms suited to a media room, gym or game room, and a guest casita. Outside, a resort-style pool and spa, a putting green and a dog run sit among courtyards positioned toward the mountain vistas and city lights. The property previously changed hands for $7,650,000 in 2024.
Lisa Westcott of RETSY was the listing agent. Lauren Michelle Erlich of Compass represented the buyer. The $8,800,000 transaction ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 3 — $4,300,000 · 19730 E Mews Road, Queen Creek, Arizona
A reported 6,961 square feet spreads across a ground-up custom estate at 19730 E Mews Road in Queen Creek, which sold for $4,300,000 on August 6, 2026. Completed in 2026 on a walled and gated 1.14-acre lot with no homeowners association, the modern farmhouse holds five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two powder rooms.
Listing materials credit New Look Development as the builder and Karnafel Designs as the designer. White stucco and dark board-and-batten siding meet natural stone columns and an arched stone entry. Inside, the great room rises to 16-foot vaulted ceilings clad in wood above a gas fireplace on a raised stone hearth, and a 16-foot quad-slider glass wall opens to 742 square feet of covered outdoor space with a built-in gas grill and wet bar.
The main-level primary suite has a curbless tile shower and dual walk-in closets, and a wine cellar, media room and dedicated study complete the first floor. The 1,828-square-foot indoor sports complex is climate-controlled and built to host a golf simulator, basketball and pickleball, and a pool with a natural stone waterfall anchors the rear grounds. The property previously changed hands for $315,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Blake Clark and Mikaela N Clark of Limitless Real Estate were the listing agents. Megan Say-Thomas of Built By Referral Rlty Grp 02 represented the buyer. The sale closed $100 above its final asking price of $4,299,900 and ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 4 — $3,650,000 · 5635 E Lincoln Drive #10, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Behind a private entry in Paradise Valley, a renovated 1958 residence at 5635 E Lincoln Drive #10 took the No. 4 position at $3,650,000, in a closing dated August 7, 2026. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom home carries a reported 2,948 square feet.
A secluded courtyard leads into an open family room where a full wall of sliding glass frames the backyard and views of Mummy and Camelback Mountains. Vaulted beam ceilings run above French oak and blue limestone floors, and the countertops mix honed soapstone, Calacatta and Carrara marble. The remodeled kitchen is fitted with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, and Waterworks and Kohler fixtures and solid alder doors appear throughout. The property previously changed hands for $2,650,000 in 2021.
Roxanne M. Scott of Realty ONE Group was the listing agent. Scott represented both sides of the transaction, acting for the buyer as well as the seller. The $3,650,000 result placed Roxanne M. Scott of Realty ONE Group at the listing side of the No. 4 reported sale in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 5 — $3,650,000 · 14440 N 14th Drive, Phoenix, Arizona
The week’s No. 5 reported sale, at 14440 N 14th Drive in the Moon Valley area of Phoenix, traded for $3,650,000 in a transaction completed August 4, 2026. The 2003 house sits on 2.3 acres within the guard-gated Coral Gables Estates community, on a Lookout Mountain homesite with mountain and valley views, and holds six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms across a reported 9,241 square feet.
Listing materials identify Bob Bacon as the architect and Kitchell as the builder. An elevator serves the levels, a Crestron system controls lighting, climate and audio, and the kitchen carries River Green granite, a butler’s pantry and an 18-chair island. The upper level holds the primary retreat with a private study and expansive patios.
The lower level is given over to entertaining, with a media and game room, a full bar, guest suites and dual wine cellars. An 888-square-foot detached guest house and garage space for up to 10 vehicles, including a detached RV garage, sit on the grounds, and the rear yard takes in a pool and spa, a grotto and a vanishing-edge water feature. The property previously changed hands for $260,000 in 1998, before the current residence was completed in 2003.
Jessica Rosin and Lauren Rosin of eXp Realty were the listing agents. Nicole Humphrey of Apex Residential represented the buyer. The $3,650,000 closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Phoenix Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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