The five-bedroom house at 3019 Scarlet Tanager Dr was finished this year, and its $1.77 million sale led five closings that together totaled $5.91 million across the Winston, North Carolina metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
The sales ranked No. 1 through No. 4 were all recorded in Winston Salem β in the Brookberry Farm, Sherwood Forest and Buena Vista communities, and on a 10.17-acre parcel on Punkin Ridge Lane. The No. 5 sale was a High Rock Lake property in the Oakwood Acres community in Lexington. Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate held the listing side of both the No. 2 and the No. 4 transaction.
No. 1 — $1,767,800 · 3019 Scarlet Tanager Dr, Winston Salem, North Carolina
A house completed in 2026 at 3019 Scarlet Tanager Dr, in the Brookberry Farm community of Winston Salem, sold for $1.77 million. The property has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,661 square feet, and the sale closed on September 21, 2026.
The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Winston Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, the highest-priced closing reported across the metro that week. The listing agent for the sale could not be verified. Courtney Pizzitola of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,165,000 · 216 Surrey Path Ct, Winston Salem, North Carolina
The Sherwood Forest house at 216 Surrey Path Ct carries a reported 5,737 square feet over a main level, an upper level and a basement, with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The $1,165,000 sale was completed September 21, 2026.
Ten-foot ceilings run through an open main level that holds a living room and dining room, a great room with a coffered ceiling and a gas fireplace, and a screened porch. The kitchen was rebuilt with new cabinets, countertops and appliances and opens to a sunlit breakfast area, with a butler’s pantry fitted with a refrigerator drawer and a walk-in pantry alongside it. A guest suite with a full bath, a laundry room, a mudroom with an office area and a three-car garage complete the floor.
Upstairs, the primary suite has a walk-in closet and a newly designed spa-style bath, and two more bedrooms have en suite baths and walk-in closets. A large bonus room sits on the same level. The basement holds the fifth bedroom, a full bath, a game room, a playroom and a kitchen and bar area outfitted with an ice machine, a refrigerator and a dishwasher drawer. Listing materials identify John Newman as the designer of the mature landscaping.
A sidewalk from the house leads to the Muddy Creek Greenway and to the neighborhood pool. The property previously changed hands for $725,000 in 2006, the year it was built.
Debbie DeBruhl Burns of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate represented the listing side of the $1,165,000 sale, which ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Winston Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week. The buyer was represented by Joel Sandman of Keller Williams Realty Elite.
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No. 3 — $1,150,000 · 301 Punkin Ridge Ln, Winston Salem, North Carolina
A 10.17-acre property at 301 Punkin Ridge Ln in Winston Salem sold for $1,150,000 and closed on September 24, 2026.
The 2017 house has four bedrooms and a reported 5,048 square feet arranged in an open-concept plan that connects the living, dining and kitchen areas. A finished basement below adds a dedicated theater room, a full bathroom and direct outdoor access, and the house includes a dedicated safe room.
An in-ground swimming pool with a cover anchors the backyard, and the surrounding acreage is open for recreation, gardening or animals. A detached garage on the grounds is sized for multiple vehicles, boats, ATVs, equipment or a workshop, and above it is a self-contained mother-in-law suite with a full kitchen and a bathroom.
The property previously changed hands for $864,754 in 2026.
Lisa Lynn Kicak of Total Performance Realty LLC was the listing agent. The sale ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Winston Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026.
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No. 4 — $920,000 · 2844 Kensington Rd, Winston Salem, North Carolina
The $920,000 transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Winston Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week, with Mary Preston Yates and Sarah Keiser of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate representing the listing side. Stewart Austin of Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate represented the buyer.
In the Buena Vista neighborhood of Winston Salem, a house built in 1971 at 2844 Kensington Rd changed hands September 25, 2026 for $920,000.
The property has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 4,540 square feet. It previously changed hands for $328,000 in 1997.
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No. 5 — $906,100 · 423 N Shore Dr, Lexington, North Carolina
The $906,100 closing put Sohaib Rehman of Iron Hand Realty at the listing side of the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Winston Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Jessica Ussery of Re/Max Realty Consultants represented the buyer.
A lakefront log home on High Rock Lake, at 423 N Shore Dr in the Oakwood Acres community in Lexington, sold for $906,100. The September 25, 2026 transaction also conveyed the adjacent lot, which has its own private access and a boat launch.
The 2006 house has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 3,648 square feet, with water views from the site. The primary suite is finished with designer slate, a soaking tub and a multi-spray shower, and a finished lower level is set up for guests or in-law quarters.
Recent work at the property covered the dock, the decks, the patio areas and other exterior improvements. The landscaped grounds hold several outdoor entertaining spots, and the private dock is used for boating and fishing. The home has been operated as a short-term rental.
The property previously changed hands for $410,000 in 2019.
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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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