The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Raleigh metro area for the week ending October 18, 2026, totaled $8.33 million. All five are single-family homes in Wake County. A lakefront home in Cary leads the list, and the only new-construction home of the group comes in second, in a private community in Wake Forest. The rest of the list runs from a home on a compact lot in Raleigh to one on more than an acre outside Wake Forest’s downtown.
No. 1 — $1,950,000 · 150 Lochwood West Dr, Cary, North Carolina
The top sale of the week was 150 Lochwood West Drive in Cary’s Lochmere community, which sold for $1,950,000. The Transitional-style home sits beneath tall hardwoods on the shore of Lake Lochmere, with brick and cedar on the exterior. It was built in 1989 and has since been completely renovated, and it now has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 5,306 square feet across three stories on 0.40 acres. The property last sold for $965,000 in 2019.
The kitchen is open, with an oversized island, commercial-grade appliances and custom cabinetry, and it flows into a family room under a coffered wood ceiling. Glass French doors line that room and look out to the water. The primary suite has a sitting area with a view of the lake, two walk-in closets and a bath with a jetted soaking tub and a glass-walled shower. One of the five bedrooms is a guest room on the main level with its own bath, and there is also a large bonus room.
The finished lower level has walk-out access and includes a theater room that is pre-wired, a wet bar and an outdoor game lounge. Outside are tiered terraces and covered porches, and landscaped paths lead down to a firepit by the lake and a private dock. Lochmere’s main pool, tennis courts and greenway trails are a short walk away, and the community also offers pickleball, sand volleyball and disc golf.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed. Marilyn Lewis of Keller Williams Legacy was the listing agent, and Linda Trevor of Compass — Cary represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,725,000 · 7944 Wexford Waters Ln, Wake Forest, North Carolina
At 7944 Wexford Waters Lane, in the private community of Wexford Reserve in Wake Forest, a home built in 2026 by ICG Homes sold for $1,725,000. The property last sold for $316,000 in 2025, before the current house was built. Finished in fiber cement and stone veneer, the two-story home has four bedrooms, seven bathrooms (five full and two half), 4,635 square feet and a three-car garage on 0.72 acres. Downtown Wake Forest is less than 10 minutes away.
Much of daily life can stay on one floor: the owner’s suite and two guest suites are all on the main level. The owner’s suite has a vaulted ceiling, hardwood floors, a walk-in closet with custom built-ins and a bath with a freestanding tub and a zero-entry tiled shower. In the kitchen, ceiling-height painted cabinetry surrounds an island painted midnight gray, with quartz counters and Thermador appliances that include a 48-inch gas range. A walk-in pantry sits off the kitchen, and a butler’s pantry connects it to the formal dining area.
The family room has a linear fireplace with a stained mantel built on site. Accordion-style glass doors slide open from that room onto a vaulted screened porch with a stone-surround fireplace. The second floor is given over to a large recreation room with a bar, a study, a home gym with an exercise room, a craft room with a full bath, the fourth bedroom with its own bath and an unfinished walk-in storage area.
Jim Allen of Coldwell Banker HPW was the listing agent, and Taralyn Farrell of Coldwell Banker Advantage represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,600,000 · 408 Knight Ave, Cary, North Carolina
In the Carr Hills neighborhood of Cary, 408 Knight Avenue sold for $1,600,000. The two-story home was built in 2021 and has five bedrooms, two of them on the main level, along with four bathrooms and 3,385 square feet on a 10,018-square-foot lot. It has hardwood floors, an open floor plan, an eat-in kitchen with an island and quartz counters, and two fireplaces, one in the family room and one in the basement. The heated daylight basement is partially finished and includes a workshop and storage space. Outdoor space includes a front porch, a deck, a patio and a fenced yard, with covered and screened areas, and there is a two-car garage. The property last sold for $815,000 in 2021.
Linda Trevor of Compass — Cary, who also represented the buyer of the week’s top sale, was the listing agent. Scott Korbin, also of Compass — Cary, represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,540,000 · 1433 Nottingham Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina
The smallest lot in this Top 5, at 6,969 square feet, belongs to 1433 Nottingham Road in Raleigh’s Sunset Hills neighborhood, which sold for $1,540,000. Built in 2022 and finished in board-and-batten siding and brick veneer, the two-story home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 3,593 square feet. The listing places it moments from downtown Raleigh, Five Points and the Village District.
An elevator serves the whole home. The kitchen has custom cabinetry, an oversized island and a butler’s pantry, and pass-through windows open onto a three-season porch with a wood-burning fireplace. There are two home offices and a guest suite on the main level, and the owner’s suite has a private balcony, a large walk-in closet and a spa-style bath with a soaking tub. Flex space and the laundry are on the second floor. The backyard is private and fenced, and the home looks out on trees.
Gretchen Coley of Compass — Raleigh was the listing agent with Kendall Bailey, also of Compass — Raleigh. Wilson Crow of RE/MAX Capital represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,515,000 · 2345 Ballywater Lea Way, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Land is the story at 2345 Ballywater Lea Way in Waterstone Manors, Wake Forest, where the home sits on 1.11 wooded acres, the largest lot of the five. Built in 2024 by ICG Homes, the builder of the Wexford Reserve home above, it was shown in that year’s Parade of Homes. The two-story home has four bedrooms, 4,877 square feet, a three-car garage and eight bathrooms (six full and two half), the most of any home in this Top 5. Falls Lake and downtown Wake Forest are both minutes from the community.
Ceilings reach 12 feet, and custom millwork runs through the rooms. The kitchen has Thermador appliances, an oversized quartz island and custom cabinetry, backed by a walk-in scullery and a butler’s pantry. The owner’s suite is on the main level, and its walk-in closet has its own washer and dryer. Also on the main level is a flex room with its own bath, used as a home office. The home also has a bonus room, a fitness room and an upstairs laundry room with a utility sink. A screened porch with a fireplace overlooks the tree-lined backyard and is reached through four-panel sliding glass doors.
The home sold for $15,000 above its $1.5 million asking price. Chris Morton of Morton Bradbury Real Estate Group was the listing agent, and Jennifer Spencer of Spencer Properties represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 18, 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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