DigsDigest:

A RALtoday series where we spotlight some of the hottest homes currently on the market.

Hey, Raleigh. 👋 One of our team’s guilty pleasures is driving around different neighborhoods + looking at our dream houses. (Okay, we may have watched one too many episodes of Netflix’s Selling Sunset.)

You know the ones we mean, right? The houses you’d live in if you could have your pick of Raleigh’s super-competitive real estate market? Not to mention, driving around fantasy-house-hunting is a great way to get off the couch and now that the housing market is heating up, there’s plenty of real estate to gaze at.

We’ve curated a list of our favorite multi-million-dollar-listings on the market this spring for you to plan a fun fantasy house hunters road trip through Raleigh. You could even pretend you’re one of the tech executives coming into town + pick out which one you’d buy. 🏠

As we all know, the real estate market in Raleigh and around the Triangle can be quite a wild ride — our city is full of economic opportunity, new development, great restaurants, hip music venues + fun cultural events. (And it’s only getting better.)

Demand is currently booming in Raleigh’s housing market, following the pandemic causing more people to look for more comfortable spaces to work from home + new people to move to the area that we like to call “Zoomers.”

In December 2020, 31% of homes in Raleigh were sold above their listing price according to Zillow. In just the first quarter of 2021,153 homes closed for at least $1 million –– twice the amount of high-ticket houses sold during the same period last year.

Here are some of the most elegant homes on the market that money can buy:

House No. 1: Lavish estate with a spiral staircase

📍3319 White Oak Rd.

📐20,283 sqft

🛏️ 6 bedrooms

🛁 7 bathrooms 4 half bathrooms

💰 $5,500,000

This sprawling home was built in 2000, and looking inside feels like taking a journey back in time to an era of opulence + royalty. The house has a full library, a wine cellar, a 5 car garage and an elevator. Of course, if you’d rather descend down the spiral staircase for your princess moment, that’s an option as well. View the complete listing here.

House No. 2: A mansion in nature

6036 Over Hadden Ct | Photo via Danny Taylor, DT and Company

📍6036 Over Hadden Ct.

📐10,226 sqft

🛏️ 5 bedrooms

🛁 5 bathrooms 4 half bathrooms

💰 $3,750,000

This mansion was built in 2007 and sits back behind a stone bridge and iron gates on a wooded lot, giving the home a secluded feel. The home — located near the Falls Lake preservation area — includes a fenced yard, multiple porches, and a movie theater. View the complete listing here.

House No. 3: California meets Carolina

📍1400 Barony Lake Way

📐7,435 sqft

🛏️ 5 bedrooms

🛁 5 bathrooms

💰 $3,195,000

Built this year, this California Contemporary-style home has floor to ceiling windows to create a flow between indoor and outdoor spaces. The new build also includes a batcave underneath the house. Yes, the listing actually says that. Do we know what that means? No. But do we now feel that is a necessary addition to every home? Yes. View the complete listing here.

House No. 4: ITB custom brick home with expansive yard

705 Lakestone Drive | John Merriman, Berkshire Hathaway

📍705 Lakestone Dr.

📐8,245 sqft

🛏️ 6 bedrooms

🛁 3 bathrooms 4 half bathrooms

💰 $3,150,000

This 2008 build is an all-brick custom home overlooking the lower Lakestone Lake, and is a ~13 minute drive from downtown. It features 10-foot ceilings, 6 fireplaces, and a dog wash station. The house also has a huge workshop basement. View the complete listing here.

House No. 5: A slice of history in a prime location

📍2025 Fairview Rd.

📐5,575 sqft

🛏️ 4 bedrooms

🛁 5 bathrooms 2 half bathrooms

💰 $2,950,000

This house is over a century old, and doesn’t look a day over 99. The Spanish Colonial-style home was built in 1919 and includes oversized windows, 12-foot ceilings, and multiple fireplaces. It’s located in the Historic Hayes Barton neighborhood and is walking distance to Five Points. View the complete listing here.

House No. 6: A modern Midtown mansion

📍109 Dartmouth Rd.

📐6,111 sqft

🛏️ 4 bedrooms

🛁 4 bathrooms 1 half bathroom

💰 $2,595,000

This new build boasts floor to ceiling windows, 14-foot ceilings, a wine den/library, and a pool + spa. It’s about a ~3 minute drive from North Hills, and was built this year. View the complete listing here.

House No. 7: Castle on the hill

📍2117 Buckingham Rd.

📐6,490 sqft

🛏️ 5 bedrooms

🛁 4 bathrooms 1 half bathroom

💰 $2,295,000

Built in 2006, this castle-like home features a floor to ceiling stone fireplace, a terrace, a screen porch + a basketball court. View the complete listing here.

House No. 8: European-style home in Hayes Barton

📍909 Vance St.

📐5,432 sqft

🛏️ 4 bedrooms

🛁 3 bathrooms 1 half bathroom

💰 $2,275,000

This home was built in 2003 and then renovated in 2007 by Greg Paul and John Hawkins. It has 10 foot ceilings, walnut hardwood floors, floor to ceiling windows, and a stone patio with an oversized natural gas fire pit + a covered grilling porch. It’s also walking distance from the Five Points. View the complete listing here.

House No. 9: An elegant escape on Glenwood

📍2521 Glenwood Ave.

📐4,368 sqft

🛏️ 4 bedrooms

🛁 4 bathrooms 1 half bathroom

💰 $2,195,000

This brick home built in 1938 sits on ~2.5 acres of lush green land and overlooks a small stream. (There’s even a little bridge going over it, like straight out of a painting.) Highlights of the house include the cathedral ceilings in the sun room and the koi pond. View the complete listing here.

House No. 10: A house with a view (of your own private pond)

📍11104 Clymer Ct.

📐4,709 sqft

🛏️ 4 bedrooms

🛁 3 bathrooms 1 half bathroom

💰 $2,180,000

Built in 1998, this home sits on ~3 acres of land and includes a fully stocked private pond with a dock + gazebo. It also has a fenced in yard, a gated entrance, all hardwood floors, and a 4 car garage. View the complete listing here.