The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area for the week ending October 18, 2026, came to a combined $2.82 million. All five were single-family homes, in Covington Township, Waverly, Elmhurst Township, Mountain Top and Moscow, and none was new construction. Prices ran from $480,000 to $679,900, and the group took in a center-hall home in the heart of Waverly, a home with a pool cabana and a sunroom, and a country property with a pond.
No. 1 — $679,900 · 26 Douglas Dr #L-1, Covington Township, Pennsylvania
The top sale of the week was a five-bedroom Traditional in the Glen Meadows community of Covington Township, in the North Pocono School District, which sold for $679,900. Built in 2003, the two-story home has 3,443 square feet of living space on 1.02 acres.
A two-story foyer, 20 feet high, opens the home, and the hardwood floors throughout have been refinished. The kitchen and living room share one open space. The kitchen has granite counters, tile floors, an island, two dishwashers and a chef’s stove, while the living room has a built-in fireplace finished in custom shiplap. A dining room sits off the kitchen, and the first floor also has a home office across the hall.
A custom staircase climbs to the second floor, where there are four bedrooms, two full baths, an oversized laundry room and a bonus room. The primary bedroom has an oversized walk-in closet and a bath with a jetted soaking tub and a separate shower. The finished lower level adds a family room, a half bath and the fifth bedroom, now set up as a home gym; in all, the home has two full and two half baths. Outside are a covered Trex deck, vinyl fencing and professionally landscaped grounds. The property last sold in 2024 for $600,000.
The home went under contract nine days after it was listed and sold for $5,000 above its $674,900 asking price. William W. Strausser, Jr. of Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties was the listing agent, and Colin Striefsky of Real of Pennsylvania represented the buyer. Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties also had the listing on the week’s No. 2 sale.
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No. 2 — $660,000 · 513 Clinton St, Waverly, Pennsylvania
In the heart of Waverly, a custom-built center-hall home from 1976 sold for $660,000. It is the oldest of the five homes and, at 3,717 square feet, the largest, with five bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath on 1.15 acres outside any development.
The interior has floor-to-ceiling windows, solid wood doors, crown molding, and hardwood and tile floors. Formal living and dining rooms sit alongside a family room with solid pine walls, a beamed ceiling, built-ins and a gas-log fireplace. The kitchen has solid oak cabinetry, a desk area, a pantry closet and a breakfast room, and it opens onto an oversized deck overlooking the landscaped yard and an 18-by-36-foot heated in-ground pool with a diving board.
The daylight lower level is a walk-out, with a game room large enough for billiards, a dry bar, a workshop and space for crafts and hobbies, along with the fifth bedroom, a bathroom and a cedar closet. Beyond the deck is a large open lawn, and an oversized attached garage has extra storage. The Waverly Community House is a few minutes away, and the home is in the Abington Heights School District.
Rachel Winebrake and PAMELA CADMAN-ROMALDINI, both of Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties, were the listing agents, and Leah Gianacopoulos of ERA One Source Realty represented the buyer. Eight days after it was listed, the home was under contract, and it sold for $11,000 more than its $649,000 asking price.
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No. 3 — $510,000 · 211 Buckingham St, Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania
An enclosed sunroom with walls of windows looks out on the backyard and the in-ground pool at this Elmhurst Township home, which sold for $510,000. Built in 1985 with a brick and vinyl exterior, the two-story home has four bedrooms, three full baths and 3,462 square feet on 1.69 wooded, landscaped acres.
The kitchen has plenty of cabinets and counter space with seating for stools, and it opens to the dining room, with the sunroom just past it. The finished lower level walks out and has room for recreation, an office, a gym or guests, and the home also has a wood-burning stove. Outside, the private pool has a cabana, and there are a covered patio, a deck and a shed. Along with an attached garage, a separate parking area has space for boats, trailers and motorhomes. The property last sold in 2010 for $245,000.
The Heather Kishel Team of Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties Moscow listed the home, and Brigitte Baum of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer. The team also listed the No. 5 sale of the week.
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No. 4 — $495,000 · 25 Doe Run Trl, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
In Deerfield Acres in Mountain Top, the only Luzerne County sale in the group, a four-bedroom home built in 1991 sold for $495,000. It has three baths and 2,711 square feet on 1.36 acres, with a screened porch, central air and a full walk-out lower level that is partly finished. The fenced, private yard has an in-ground pool and a jacuzzi. The property last sold in 2019 for $299,000, and this time it went under contract 28 days after it was listed. The listing agent for this sale could not be verified.
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No. 5 — $480,000 · 51 Mott Dr, Moscow, Pennsylvania
From the large deck of this Moscow home, the view is of a private pond. Built in 2007, the newest of the five, the Colonial and Victorian-style home sold for $480,000. It sits on 2.52 private, landscaped acres, the largest lot in the group, in a quiet country setting within the North Pocono School District.
The two-story home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath in 2,846 square feet. On the main level are a living room, a family room, a formal dining area, a laundry, and an eat-in kitchen with granite counters, a pantry, a double oven, an induction cooktop and stainless steel appliances. Upstairs, the primary suite has a walk-in closet, a double vanity and a jetted soaking tub. The finished walk-out lower level works as its own quarters for guests or extended family, with a second kitchen, a great room, a bedroom, a full bathroom and storage. Outside are a covered porch and a fire pit.
The home sold for $5,000 more than its $475,000 asking price. The Heather Kishel Team of Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties Moscow was on both sides of the sale, and the team also listed the week’s No. 3 sale in Elmhurst Township.
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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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