Business Wire·Sep 23, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Homes.com Shares Most Expensive Home Sales Across Major U.S. Markets in August

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Homes.com published an analysis of the most expensive publicly marketed home sales across major U.S. metropolitan areas for August 2026.
The highest recorded sale occurred in Miami-Dade County, where a waterfront estate sold for $51.5 million.
The lowest top sale among analyzed markets was in Cleveland at $2.8 million.
Top sales in other major markets included Los Angeles ($25 million), New York City ($24 million), Seattle ($22.8 million), San Diego ($17.3 million), Las Vegas ($17.3 million), Boston ($14.3 million), Phoenix ($14 million), Washington D.C. ($11 million), Tampa ($10.5 million), San Francisco ($10 million), Atlanta ($8 million), Chicago ($7.9 million), Minneapolis ($5.4 million), Nashville ($5.3 million), Philadelphia ($4.7 million), Charlotte ($4.3 million), \& Denver ($4.1 million).
Across nearly two dozen markets, top luxury transactions averaged 6% ($905,660) below original asking prices.
Tampa, Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, \& Miami all saw their top five sales close below asking price.
Los Angeles sales with available data sold for 9% to 21% below asking prices.
San Francisco was the only market to record an average premium, with top sales averaging 26.8% ($1.4 million) above asking prices.
A Pacific Heights Victorian in San Francisco sold for $6.63 million, which was 66% above its $4 million list price.
San Francisco's premium trend is attributed to AI-related growth, continued competition, \& limited inventory.
The analysis relies on Multiple Listing Service data \& excludes private or off-market transactions.
Due to Texas being a nondisclosure state, Houston \& Dallas sales were evaluated based on listing prices rather than closed sale prices.