The 2010 house at 7 S 9th St in Bethany Beach, Delaware, stands four lots from the ocean in the South Bethany Harbor neighborhood and closed at its full asking price. The property previously changed hands for $710,000 in 2008, before the current residence was completed in 2010, and its $3,175,000 sale led the five highest-priced home sales reported across the Salisbury, Maryland metro area for the week of September 21 through September 27, 2026, which together came to $11.64 million.
The week’s reported sales reached South Bethany Harbor, Gulls Nest, Pinewater Farm, West Ocean City and White Creek At Bethany, with houses built between 1974 and 2010 and settings that include ocean-block beach blocks, a gated bayside enclave, tidal shoreline and a bayfront point. Leslie Kopp of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the listing side of two of this week’s five highest-priced reported sales.
No. 1 — $3,175,000 · 7 S 9th St, Bethany Beach, Delaware
A five-bedroom coastal house positioned four lots from the ocean at 7 S 9th St in Bethany Beach, Delaware, sold on September 25, 2026 for $3,175,000, the highest reported price in the Salisbury metro area for the week. Built in 2010 in the South Bethany Harbor neighborhood, the house carries a reported 3,800 square feet and sits steps from the sand.
The residence was designed with an inverted floorplan that draws natural light through the upper floors and takes in partial ocean views, and an elevator serves every level. A geothermal HVAC system and custom millwork run through the house. The top floor holds a great room under a vaulted ceiling anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone gas fireplace, opening to a dining area and a kitchen fitted with custom cabinetry, a subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances including a gas range with hood vent, and a large center island with seating.
A screened porch and adjoining sun deck extend from that level, with stairs continuing to a rooftop deck. The primary suite occupies the same floor, with an ensuite bathroom featuring dual vanities and a walk-in shower lined in floor-to-ceiling tile, alongside a powder room and an elevated reading nook that can serve as a home office. The lower floor holds a family room with a tray ceiling and wainscoting, a laundry room, four guest bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a covered front porch. At ground level, a storage room handles bikes and beach gear, two outdoor showers serve returns from the beach, and an expansive covered area accommodates recreation or parking for up to five vehicles, with room for four more in the driveway.
Leslie Kopp and Kiki Hargrove of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. were the listing agents. The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Salisbury Metro Area Top 5 for the week and closed at its full asking price. Kopp, who holds the listing side of two of the week’s five reported sales, has five earlier appearances in RealtyWire Top 5 roundups for this metro. Steve Allnutt of RE/MAX Advantage Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,895,000 · 30025 Seagull Way N, Bethany Beach, Delaware
A 1984 beach house on an oversized lot in Gulls Nest, a gated North Bethany community, changed hands September 25, 2026 for $2,895,000. The five-bedroom house at 30025 Seagull Way N in Bethany Beach, Delaware, occupies a quarter-acre parcel a short walk from the community’s private beach and measures a reported 2,200 square feet.
The main level opens into a living room under a two-story vaulted ceiling with skylights, a fireplace and custom built-in cabinetry, shelving and a desk. The adjoining dining area and kitchen, finished with white cabinetry and granite countertops, lead out to a screened porch and a deck that spans the full width of the house. Two guest bedrooms sharing a Jack-and-Jill bathroom and a powder room complete that floor.
Upstairs, the primary suite has a private balcony and an ensuite bathroom with dual sinks and a glass-enclosed walk-in shower, and two more guest bedrooms share a second Jack-and-Jill bathroom. The ground level adds an outdoor shower, a storage room for beach gear, covered parking and additional driveway parking. The deep backyard leaves room for an expansion or a private pool, and the house was offered fully furnished. Gulls Nest residents have a private lifeguarded beach.
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. held the listing side of two of this week’s five highest-priced reported sales, with Leslie Kopp and Christi Arndt carrying this one. The house went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, ranking No. 2 in the metro for the week. Leslie Kopp of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,295,000 · 15 Pinewater Dr, Harbeson, Delaware
Michael Dominguez of Jack Lingo – Lewes carried the listing on the metro’s third-highest reported sale of the week, which closed at its full asking price. Junie Seward of RE/MAX Associates – Newark represented the buyer.
A waterfront house on a cul-de-sac in the Pinewater Farm community, at 15 Pinewater Dr in Harbeson, Delaware, closed on September 25, 2026 for $2,295,000. The southwest-facing property has 554 feet of shoreline on Burtons Prong with direct access to Rehoboth Bay, water views from nearly every room, six bedrooms and a reported 4,500 square feet, and it stands about 20 minutes from both Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. The property previously changed hands for $625,000 in 2000.
Entry is through a timber frame room with a cathedral ceiling built by the local firm Graulich Builders, with stained glass windows, a gas fireplace and a loft above. Windows and sliding doors wrap the connected living, dining and kitchen rooms, framing the water and the landscaped yard. The kitchen has soft-close cabinetry, granite countertops, a center island with a prep sink, stainless steel appliances, a gas cooktop and dedicated water filtration.
The first floor of the original 1974 house holds a second sitting and dining room, another living room with a gas fireplace, a tiled sunroom, a laundry, two bedrooms, a full bathroom and the primary suite, which includes a den and an ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower and dual vanities. Upstairs, a private sitting room joins three bedrooms, a full bathroom with dual vanities and a large balcony over the water. Outside, cedar shake siding, a screened porch with a vaulted ceiling and skylights, a recently updated boat dock and a jet ski lift face the shoreline, and a yard of towering pines runs back to a barn with a covered portico, a two-car garage, a multipurpose room, a roughed-in full bathroom and second-floor storage. A private well and public sewer serve the property, and Pinewater Farm offers a private boat ramp and an outdoor community pavilion near Baywood Greens Golf Course.
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No. 4 — $1,875,000 · 12704 W End Ct, Ocean City, Maryland
A custom-built bayfront house with a private dock at 12704 W End Ct in Ocean City, Maryland, sold for $1,875,000, with settlement taking place September 25, 2026. Completed in 2002 in West Ocean City, the house holds five bedrooms and five baths across a reported 4,300 square feet, and open water fills the view from the moment of entry. The property previously changed hands for $1,175,000 in 2021.
A vaulted great room with powered blinds sits at the center of the plan, and the kitchen is set up for entertaining. The primary suite is on the main floor. Multi-zone heated tile floors, a hidden bonus room and a crow’s nest balcony with ocean views round out the upper reaches of the house. Smart-home equipment includes WiFi-enabled thermostats, in-wall speakers, dock lighting and a Tesla charger.
A remote-controlled retractable awning, whole-yard irrigation, architectural uplighting and pre-wired generator backup serve the grounds. The private dock takes a boat directly onto the bay, and the deck looks out toward the inlet lights. Listing materials note the property is not part of a homeowners association.
The sale ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Salisbury Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and it put Blake Haley of Coldwell Banker Bud Church Realty, Inc. on the listing side of one of the metro’s highest-priced reported closings. Margo Sarbanes of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty – OP represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,400,000 · 37483 Seaside Dr, Ocean View, Delaware
A renovated waterfront house with a private pool in the White Creek At Bethany community, at 37483 Seaside Dr in Ocean View, Delaware, went to settlement September 25, 2026 at $1,400,000. Built in 2006, the house offers four bedrooms plus a den within a reported 4,200 square feet and panoramic bay views, a few minutes from the beach. The property previously changed hands for $1,199,000 in 2023.
The primary suite is sized to the water view and has an oversized spa-inspired bathroom. A coastal kitchen and a great room walled in windows look out on passing boats. The lower floor holds a second living room with a bar area that opens to a year-round sun porch with a television off the pool deck, along with three more bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a laundry room, a two-car garage and an elevator.
Steps from the house are the community day dock and gazebo. White Creek At Bethany residents also share a clubhouse, a large pool, a fitness center, a meeting room, a basketball court, tennis and pickleball courts and a playground.
Jenny Smith of Keller Williams Realty held that listing. The house went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed $1,000 above its final asking price of $1,399,000, the fifth-highest reported sale in the metro for the week. Leslie Kopp of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 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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