The two-bedroom residence at 501 Lakeshore Blvd #15 changed hands on September 11, heading a week in which the five highest-priced home sales reported across the Sacramento metro area totaled $15.65 million.
Beyond Tahoe City, the week’s list reaches Olympic Valley, El Dorado Hills and Carnelian Bay. A mountain-modern home completed in 2024 in Olympic Valley sold for $3,250,000; a four-bedroom house on Big Pine Drive in Tahoe City and a Wichert Homes residence in El Dorado Hills’ Serrano community each brought $3,000,000; and a 2020 custom home in Carnelian Bay completed the week at $2,600,000.
No. 1 — $3,795,000 · 501 Lakeshore Blvd #15, Tahoe City, California
Unit 15 at 501 Lakeshore Blvd, a two-bedroom, three-bathroom residence in Tahoe City, brought $3,795,000 in a sale that closed September 11, 2026, the highest price reported for a home sale in the Sacramento metro area that week.
Ming Poon of Serhant California, Inc. served as listing agent for the $3,795,000 sale, the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s weekly Sacramento Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 13, 2026. The buyer was represented by Bruce Soli of Engel & Volkers Truckee.
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No. 2 — $3,250,000 · 381 Sierra Crest Trl, Olympic Valley, California
A newly built home at 381 Sierra Crest Trl in Olympic Valley sold for $3,250,000 on September 8, 2026. The four-bedroom, five-bathroom house has a reported 4,195 square feet and modern mountain architecture set among tall pines. The property previously changed hands for $485,000 in 2021, before the current residence was completed in 2024.
Its great room rises beneath exposed timber trusses, with large windows and a stone fireplace at its center. The open layout continues into a kitchen with custom cabinetry, a statement range and hood, an oversized island and a separate entertaining bar, and a deck carries the main floor outdoors.
Every bedroom has its own bathroom. The primary suite adds a fireplace and a bath with a freestanding soaking tub and stone accents, while a media room and a separate office complete the floor plan. The house was built with firewise construction and a Control4 smart-home system that manages lighting, audio and climate, and it sits minutes from skiing and hiking in Olympic Valley and around Lake Tahoe.
Chiara L Gajar of Lawrence Realty was the listing agent. Gajar represented the listing side of the $3,250,000 Olympic Valley sale, which ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Sacramento Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Eric A Navarro of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,000,000 · 1160 Big Pine Dr, Tahoe City, California
At 1160 Big Pine Dr in Tahoe City, a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house in the Sunnyside-Tahoe City area sold for $3,000,000. The sale was completed September 8, 2026, and the home carries reported square footage of 2,400.
Jacqueline L Daniels of Sierra Sotheby’s Int Realty TC was the listing agent. Daniels’s $3,000,000 Big Pine Drive sale took the No. 3 position in the week’s Sacramento Metro Area Top 5 and marks a return to the series for Daniels after one earlier appearance in the metro’s roundup. Ryan G Stokes of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $3,000,000 · 5345 Da Vinci Drive, El Dorado Hills, California
A guard-gated residence at 5345 Da Vinci Drive in El Dorado Hills’ Serrano community closed on September 8, 2026 at $3,000,000. Listing materials identify Wichert Homes as the builder. Built in 2018, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home has a reported 4,387 square feet and sits a short golf-cart drive from the private Serrano Country Club and golf course. The property previously changed hands for $2,250,000 in 2021.
The main floor is laid out on a single level with exposed beams and ceiling treatments, two en suite bedrooms and a primary suite with a dual vanity, a walk-in dual-head shower, a soaking tub beneath a chandelier, a walk-in closet, a stone-faced gas linear fireplace and a private exit to the backyard. The kitchen is equipped with a Wolf double-oven gas range, a Wolf microwave convection oven, a side-by-side Sub-Zero refrigerator, two ASKO dishwashers, custom inlay-door cabinetry and an oversized pantry. A Control4 smart-home system runs surround sound, and eight exterior security cameras cover the property.
The nearly one-acre lot is landscaped for privacy and opens to sunsets over Folsom Lake. Outdoor features include an infinity-edge pool with an automatic safety cover, three fire pit areas, an outdoor kitchen and bar, a bocce court lined with grapevines, an enclosed vegetable garden and a terraced rose garden with 24 established rose bushes and trees across three levels. One loggia has a linear fireplace, a heater, an outdoor TV and automated shades, and a second holds a pizza bar with a refrigerator. The walk-out lower level adds a guest suite, a lounge and theater room and a private yard with a hot tub. The finished garages, with custom cabinetry and epoxy floors, have space for four cars, and one separate garage is currently set up as a climate-controlled home gym.
Christopher Wolfe of eXp Realty of Northern California, Inc. was the listing agent. The Serrano home went under contract 8 days after the current listing date, and its $3,000,000 sale put Wolfe on the listing side of the No. 4 transaction in RealtyWire’s weekly Sacramento Metro Area Top 5. Leisha M Freitas of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,600,000 · 855 Beverly Dr, Carnelian Bay, California
A 2020 custom mountain-modern home at 855 Beverly Dr in Carnelian Bay completed the week’s list with a $2,600,000 sale finalized September 8, 2026. The three-bedroom, three-full-bath house has a reported 2,197 square feet and sits in the Carnelian Heights cul-de-sac enclave at the top of Old County Road, a few minutes from Tahoe City between Northstar and Palisades Tahoe. Its landscaped, irrigated parcel backs directly onto forested trails for hiking and biking. The property previously changed hands for $1,450,000 in 2020.
Tall wood-finished ceilings, full-height windows and a stacked-stone fireplace define the open main room, and the kitchen has quartz countertops, a subway-tile backsplash, a bar-height island and a breakfast nook. The primary suite includes an oversized steam shower and a custom walk-in closet, a second suite has a custom Murphy bed system, its own bathroom and a private patio, and a media room adds another gathering space.
Systems include fire suppression, Nest thermostats, exterior door locks and a camera, a whole-house natural gas Generac generator, central air conditioning, HEPA filters and motorized window blinds, and the windows and doors carry a transferable 30-year warranty. Outside are four paver and redwood decks and a boulder-framed lawn, and the rubberized roof has a heat system for snow clearing. An oversized garage holds custom locking storage cabinetry and a new epoxy floor.
Bruce Ells of Sierra Sotheby’s Int Realty TC listed the Carnelian Bay home, whose $2,600,000 sale ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s weekly Sacramento Metro Area Top 5. Agents from Sierra Sotheby’s Int Realty TC were on the listing side of both Ells’s sale and Jacqueline L Daniels’s No. 3 sale for the week.
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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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