Discerning Texas buyers in search of their dream home have less than a month left this year to make a purchase. Time to fast-track a look at the top multimillion-dollar homes for sale in Dallas-Forth and beyond.
The Houston Association of Realtors has just revealed the most expensive inventory (read: the 10 priciest properties) currently on the market from November onwards throughout Texas.
These posh properties range from new-build masterpieces to sprawling estates. Five North Texas homes make the cut, including a stunning $13.4 million home in University Park. The priciest property of all is in Fort Worth.
Here are the 10 most expensive properties for sale in Texas last month.
1. 319 Verna Trail N., Fort Worth
List price: $15.9 million
The Lazy H ranch is located on 50 acres of land.Photo courtesy of HAR.com
The No. 1 most expensive home on the market in November was 319 Verna Trl. N. in western Fort Worth. Dubbed the Lazy H Ranch, this private property sits on 50 acres of sprawling land. All four bedrooms in the main house have their own en-suites, with an additional two half-baths elsewhere. The 6,500-square-foot main home also boasts a media room equipped with a 100-inch TV, and a state-of-the-art kitchen with Miele appliances. Outdoor features include a reverse osmosis pool, a gas fire pit, a climate-controlled patio (made possible by the home's GeoThermal system), and an infrared sauna in the pool bath.
Elsewhere on the property are two casitas, each boasting two bedrooms and two bathrooms with fenced patios and large backyards. The eight-stall stable barn contains a vet room with a commercial washer and dryer, refrigerator, office, a half bath, tack room, a separate saddle room, and two workshops. A stable caretaker's apartment is also located on the property. Additional amenities include a hay barn, equipment barn, eight pastures, and much more.
2. 862 Grape Creek Road, Fredericksburg
List price: $14.9 million
Grape Creek Estate is an ideal private compound for a family.Photo courtesy of HAR.com
Privacy is the central idea behind Texas' second most expensive real estate listing in November. 862 Grape Creek Rd. in Fredericksburg contains two estate homes and a guest house across 116 acres of wooded Hill Country land.
"The property is fully fenced, gated, a paved road system connecting all improvements, under ground utilities and 3 wells with large cisterns," the listing says. "The property was designed for a family compound offering privacy between the two main homes and guest house."
3. 4625 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas
List price: $14.75 million
The ceilings on the first floor range from 12 to 22 feet high.Photo courtesy of HAR.com
A modern home at 4625 Walnut Hill Ln. in Dallas is the first new construction home that made it on HAR's list of the most expensive Texas listings last month. The listing brags that the 11,858-square-foot home is "Preston Hollow modern living at its finest" while also being priced at the lowest cost-per-square-foot in Dallas.
"The house is surrounded by over 70 evergreen trees coupled with a tall aluminum fence, establishing a very private sanctuary," the listing says. "[The fence's] automatic gates open to [the] granite driveway and leads to [a] five-car garage with aluminum doors featuring epoxy floors."
The house features five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, one half bath, high ceilings throughout the first floor, an open-concept living space, wood flooring, marble accents, and more.
4. 419 Lighthouse Drive, Horseshoe Bay
List price: $14.5 million
There are lake views from every room at 419 Lighthouse Dr. in Horseshoe Bay.Photo courtesy of HAR.com
While modernity has been a dominant design feature in the top three most expensive homes, 419 Lighthouse Dr. in Horseshoe Bay takes a much different approach. This grand Spanish Colonial lake home sits on two connected lots with waterfront access to Slickrock Creek, which leads into the Colorado River.
The two-story home was built in 2015 with six bedrooms, se