The 1990 house at 9 Birch Point Road holds five bedrooms and a reported 3,400 square feet on direct frontage at Big Bass Lake, and it conveyed fully furnished. Its closing was one of five reported home sales in the Scranton, Pennsylvania metro area for the week of September 21 through September 27, 2026, a group that totaled $3.65 million.
Clarks Summit is the repeating municipality on the week’s list, with Gouldsboro and Olyphant also represented, and the named communities include Big Bass Lake, Laurel Highlands, Green Hills and Acorn Hill Estates. A townhome finished in 2025 sits on the list beside houses built in the 1990s and 2000s. Classic Properties was the listing brokerage on more than one of the week’s reported sales.
No. 1 — $929,900 · 9 Birch Point Rd, Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania
The five-bedroom house at 9 Birch Point Road in Gouldsboro brought $929,900 in a September 22, 2026 transaction, the highest reported price in the metro area for the week. Built in 1990, it carries four baths and a reported 3,400 square feet on direct frontage at Big Bass Lake.
A full renovation reworked the interior, which is organized around a large kitchen and open, connected main-floor rooms that face the water. Recreation is built into the plan: a dedicated game room, a separate billiards room and a movie room. Outside, a private hot tub and a fire pit sit within view of the lake.
The home was marketed as an operating short-term rental in the Poconos and conveyed fully furnished, with everything in place staying with the house. It previously changed hands for $367,500 in 2020.
Michael Eichler, Jr. of HomeSmart Realty Advisors held the listing side of the highest-priced reported sale in RealtyWire’s Scranton Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Eichler has appeared in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro once before. Autumn Nicole Cain of Redstone Run Realty, LLC – Stroudsburg represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $740,000 · 104 Skyline Dr N, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Hollie Hunter Suraci of ERA One Source Realty carried the listing, which went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed $81,000 above its final asking price of $659,000, placing No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Scranton Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Kyle Savage of Christian Saunders Real Estate represented the buyer.
An all-brick house in the Laurel Highlands neighborhood of Clarks Summit sold for $740,000 on September 21, 2026, the No. 2 reported sale in the metro area for the week. The 1999 residence at 104 Skyline Drive North has four bedrooms, four baths and a reported 4,223 square feet.
The primary suite is on the first floor and includes a fireplace, a private sitting room and an ensuite bath. An open-concept kitchen with granite countertops and deep cabinetry runs into a family room set under a cathedral ceiling, and the upstairs bedrooms each have oversized walk-in closets. A patio sits off the back of the house.
The property previously changed hands for $445,000 in 2003.
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No. 3 — $690,000 · 107 Possum Way, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Theresa Gilhooley of Next Door Real Estate LLC held the listing on the No. 3 sale in RealtyWire’s Scranton Metro Area Top 5 for the week, which went under contract 9 days after the current listing date and closed $100 above its final asking price of $689,900. Leah Gianacopoulos of ERA One Source Realty represented the buyer.
A two-story French country house on Possum Way in the Green Hills neighborhood of Clarks Summit closed on September 23, 2026 at $690,000. Built in 1992, the No. 3 property has four bedrooms, five baths and a reported 3,476 square feet.
Listing materials describe interiors arranged for both everyday family use and entertaining, with the kitchen serving as the main gathering point of the floor plan, and a manicured yard around the house. The property previously changed hands for $345,000 in 2004.
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No. 4 — $665,000 · 208 Oak Hill Cir, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
A corner-lot townhome finished in 2025 in the Preserve community of Clarks Summit brought $665,000, with the sale completed on September 25, 2026. The house at 208 Oak Hill Circle has three bedrooms, three baths and a reported 2,536 square feet, and it ranked No. 4 for the week.
A custom Wood-Mode kitchen anchors the open floor plan, fitted with an induction cooktop, a built-in convection wall oven and microwave, and under-counter LED lighting. The primary suite is on the first floor, a second bedroom is upstairs, and each bedroom has its own full bath. Custom built-ins run through the closets and bathrooms, and the glass-enclosed showers carry built-in corner shelving.
An enclosed rear patio extends the covered outdoor space, with a natural gas hookup for a grill beyond it and a gate opening to a backyard with seasonal views on a professionally landscaped lot. A two-car garage is attached, and the full lower level is insulated and left unfinished. The lot previously changed hands for $30,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2025.
Diane Calabro of Classic Properties held the listing on the newly completed townhome, the No. 4 transaction in RealtyWire’s Scranton Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Joan McKenna of Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $625,000 · 407 Alice St, Olyphant, Pennsylvania
A brick-front Colonial on a cul-de-sac in the Acorn Hill Estates community of Olyphant traded at $625,000 in a September 22, 2026 closing, taking the No. 5 position for the week. The 2007 house at 407 Alice Street has four bedrooms, four baths and a reported 4,249 square feet.
The back of the first floor opens onto a fenced backyard built out for entertaining, with a heated in-ground saltwater pool, an outdoor fireplace and a large paver patio with a pool cabana. The second-floor primary suite has a private sitting room, a walk-in closet and a large en-suite bath, with three more bedrooms, a full bath and second-floor laundry on the same level. A walk-out lower level is finished with a bar area and built-ins.
The property previously changed hands for $20,000 in 2006, before the current residence was completed in 2007.
Adam Davis of Classic Properties listed the house, which went under contract one day after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, ranking No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Scranton Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Pat Rogan of The Hub Real Estate Group Scranton 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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