These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in Traverse City Area, Michigan for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they came to $10.296 million. Two of the homes are in Grand Traverse County and three are in Leelanau County, where Suttons Bay accounts for two of the sales.
The group spans more than half a century of building, from an A-frame completed in 1964 to a home finished in 2018. Between them are a bluff-top property on the Old Mission Peninsula and a cottage in a beach community near Northport.
No. 1 — $3,200,000 · 8871 Birchview Dr, Williamsburg, Michigan
The top sale of the week is a 2018 home on East Grand Traverse Bay in the Birchview Shores neighborhood of Williamsburg, which sold for $3,200,000. It sits on half an acre with about 100 feet of sandy-bottom frontage on all-sports water, and it is the newest and the largest home in this Top 5, with 3,302 square feet of living space.
The layout turns the usual order around. Visitors come in through a foyer on the upper level, where the bay is already in view, and that floor also has the primary suite with its own bath and a walk-in closet. Stairs lead down to the main living level, where vaulted ceilings and tall windows run across a combined kitchen, dining and living space close to 22 feet wide. A large island anchors the kitchen, a gas fireplace warms the room, and the space opens to a patio and continues down to the water’s edge.
In all the home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, more baths than any other home on this list. Three of the bedrooms have their own baths, one bedroom is on the main level near the water, and a bonus room can serve as a den or media room. The exterior is cement board siding, and there is a detached two-car garage. The Petobego sandbar and the shops and restaurants of Elk Rapids are a few minutes away.
Robert Brick of REMAX Bayshore – West Shore Dr TC was the listing agent.
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No. 2 — $1,896,000 · 17744 Smokey Hollow Rd, Traverse City, Michigan
On the Old Mission Peninsula outside Traverse City, a 1990 home with about 150 feet of sandy Grand Traverse Bay frontage sold for $1,896,000. The 1.37-acre property sits above the water on a bluff, with landscaped grounds, a sprinkler system and bay views from much of the interior.
The two-story home has 3,152 square feet, four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath. Its living areas include a wet bar and a wood-burning fireplace framed in fieldstone, and a sun room, a covered porch and a patio extend the rooms outdoors. The kitchen has an island, quartz counters and a breakfast nook, and there is also a den with bookcases. The primary suite opens to a private balcony over the bay. Brick and wood siding finish the exterior.
For vehicles and boats there is an attached three-car garage and a second, detached garage measuring 32 by 40 feet. A full unfinished basement adds more room.
Linda Schaub of REO-TCRandolph- was the listing agent, and Hannah Matthews of Keller Williams Northern Michigan represented the buyer. REO-TCRandolph- listed two of this week’s top five sales, this one and the third-ranked vineyard property in Suttons Bay.
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No. 3 — $1,800,000 · 10702 E Hilltop Rd, Suttons Bay, Michigan
The largest property in this Top 5 covers 11.45 acres of sloping vineyard in the Willow Vineyards area of Suttons Bay, and it sold for $1,800,000. The land is currently home to Willow Winery & Vineyard, and from its hillside it looks out over West Grand Traverse Bay and the surrounding countryside.
At the center is a French Provincial villa built in 1998, finished in board-and-batten siding under a cedar shake roof. Cathedral doors imported from France lead into the primary suite, and the main rooms have cathedral ceilings, a loft and a wood-burning fireplace. The home has two bedrooms, one of them on the main level, along with two full baths and a half bath in 1,757 square feet. The lower level of the villa is outfitted for wine production.
The grounds include stone landscaping with an old-world look and a separate tasting room built in the same style as the villa, with seating indoors and out, a bar and retail space. A two-level barn stores equipment. The property last sold for $1.5 million in 2021.
Shelly Brunette of REO-TCRandolph- was the listing agent, one of two sales in this Top 5 for the brokerage. Molly Buttleman of @properties Christie’s Int’l represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,700,000 · 379 S Shore Dr, Suttons Bay, Michigan
Built in 1964, this A-frame on South Shore Drive is the oldest home in the week’s Top 5, and it sold for $1,700,000. It stands on a level quarter-acre lot, the smallest of the five, with a sandy beach and a firm sandy bottom along the shore of Suttons Bay. Living room, kitchen and outdoor spaces face north across the bay, and the shops and restaurants of Suttons Bay can be reached on foot.
Inside, the updated home has five bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,608 square feet. The kitchen is the focus, with a Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer built into custom cabinetry, an island and granite counters. The open main room has wood floors, a stone fireplace and broad windows on the water.
Outdoors there is a new concrete patio with places to eat and lounge, a deck, a hot tub and a long private dock. A custom wood-fired sauna stands a short walk from the water. The property last sold for $566,100 in 2020.
Kyle Jean of EXIT Northern Shores-TC was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, putting the same agent on both sides of the sale.
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No. 5 — $1,700,000 · 12960 N Forest Beach Shores Rd, Northport, Michigan
In the Cherry Home Shores community near Northport, a 1990 cottage with about 120 feet of sandy Grand Traverse Bay frontage sold for $1,700,000, above its asking price of $1.674 million. The sale tied with South Shore Drive in Suttons Bay for fourth-highest price of the week.
The single-story home draws on cottage, Craftsman and ranch styles, with brick accents, exposed beams and wood ceilings. A sunken living room sits a step below the rest of the main level, and the kitchen, dining area, great room and living room all face the water. A see-through gas fireplace is shared by two of the main rooms. All four bedrooms are on the main level, along with three bathrooms, in 2,560 square feet.
The half-acre lot is wooded, and multi-level decks reach toward the beach, where a boat house keeps kayaks and paddle boards close at hand. An outdoor shower and a walk-out lower level make it easy to come in from the sand, and there is a detached two-car garage and a circular driveway. Cherry Home Shores members share beaches, parks, trails, pickleball courts and a clubhouse. Downtown Northport, its marina, Leelanau State Park and the Grand Traverse Lighthouse are all a short drive away. The property last sold for $405,000 in 1997.
Carly Petrucci of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Traverse City was the listing agent, and Chris Kelley of Coldwell Banker Schmidt-S.Bay represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 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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