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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• ❤️ Reader Appreciation: Cary Spotlight Reader Journey
• 🏡 Cary Real Estate: Single Family Homes & Townhomes Sold
• 😄 Meme of the Day: Start Your Day with a Smile
• 📅 Events: Planning your week in Cary?
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Question: Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro?
(Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.)
Reader Appreciation:
Cary Spotlight Reader Journey

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Properties Sold in Cary, NC for Week of 28 August 2026 (Data source: Redfin)

Single Family Homes | Townhomes | |
|---|---|---|
# properties sold | 27 | 9 |
average price | $792,787 | $497,994 |
median price | $630,450* | $500,000** |
average size (sq ft) | 2,833 | 2,240 |
average price per sq ft | $276 | $227 |
Please note that we exclude land sales and condos. Here are a few statistics based on the sales from this past week.
*The median price being lower than the average (mean) sale price in this case typically suggests that there are a few higher-priced properties pulling the average up.
**The median price being higher than the average (mean) sale price in this case typically suggests that there are a few lower-priced properties pulling the average down.
The number of Single Family Homes sold by Postal Code:
27511: 2 homes sold, Median Price: $505,225
27513: 7 homes sold, Median Price: $535,000
27518: 3 homes sold, Median Price: $750,000
27519: 15 homes sold, Median Price: $919,000
The Top 10 Single Family Homes
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Address: 1329 Montvale Ridge Dr, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,999,900 | Beds: 4 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 4,245 sq ft
Address: 900 Timber Mist Ct, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,585,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 5.5 | Size: 5,088 sq ft
Address: 512 Foxdale Ridge Dr, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,250,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 3,820 sq ft
Address: 945 Alden Bridge Dr, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,250,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4.5 | Size: 4,088 sq ft
Address: 720 Manassas Gap Pl, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,215,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4 | Size: 4,557 sq ft
Address: 1325 Magnolia Bend Loop, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,120,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4.5 | Size: 4,311 sq ft
Address: 1009 Kensley Haven Ct, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $1,110,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 4.5 | Size: 3,749 sq ft
Address: 805 Greystone Crest Way, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $919,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 3 | Size: 3,268 sq ft
Address: 103 Highlands Lake Dr, Cary, NC 27518 | Sold Price: $875,000 | Beds: 4 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 2,979 sq ft
Address: 102 Mintawood Ct, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $785,000 | Beds: 4 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 2,775 sq ft
The Top 5 Affordable Single Family Homes
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Address: 309 Wyatts Pond Ln, Cary, NC 27513 | Sold Price: $480,000 | Beds: 4 | Baths: 2.5 | Size: 1,878 sq ft
Address: 117 Trappers Run Dr, Cary, NC 27513 | Sold Price: $440,000 | Beds: 3 | Baths: 2 | Size: 1,390 sq ft
Address: 1216 Balmoral Dr, Cary, NC 27511 | Sold Price: $380,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 3 | Size: 2,448 sq ft
Address: 8909 Green Level Church Rd, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $375,000 | Beds: 2 | Baths: 2 | Size: 1,606 sq ft
Address: 306 Wax Myrtle Ct, Cary, NC 27513 | Sold Price: $371,000 | Beds: 2 | Baths: 2 | Size: 1,220 sq ft
The Top 5 Townhomes
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Address: 152 Arabella Ct, Cary, NC 27518 | Sold Price: $1,000,000 | Beds: 5 | Baths: 5.5 | Size: 4,852 sq ft
Address: 414 Clementine Dr, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $535,000 | Beds: 4 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 2,510 sq ft
Address: 6805 Doddridge Ln, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $534,000 | Beds: 3 | Baths: 3.5 | Size: 2,385 sq ft
Address: 776 Ballyneal Aly, Cary, NC 27513 | Sold Price: $507,450 | Beds: 3 | Baths: 3 | Size: 2,097 sq ft
Address: 707 Chelsea Grove Dr, Cary, NC 27519 | Sold Price: $500,000 | Beds: 2 | Baths: 2 | Size: 2,340 sq ft
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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A: Sheila MacDonald

The first recorded woman to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro was Sheila MacDonald, a 22-year-old climber who successfully reached the peak on September 30, 1927.
A skilled Scottish-born climber, MacDonald successfully pushed on to Uhuru Peak (then known as Kaiser Wilhelm Peak) after her male companions fell back due to exhaustion. Famously, historical reports note that she celebrated her achievement by drinking champagne from the bottle at the summit.
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