Porter Reserve, Decatur GA
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
Porter Reserve is a Decatur community in DeKalb County. The FMLS archive we maintain shows 10 closed sales here since January 2020. That's a thin sample for a standalone read. Use these figures alongside the Decatur numbers, not instead of them.
Only 10 homes closed in Porter Reserve over the trailing 12 months, too few for a reliable median. Treat the numbers below as directional, and read them alongside the parent geography. These figures come from the Terence Richardson Group's own FMLS closed-sales archive, refreshed monthly. It's the same data we price from.
As of September 2026, the pace here has been measured. That usually gives buyers room to negotiate. For sellers, week-one pricing discipline is the difference-maker.
Porter Reserve, by the numbers
Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 10 closed sales. Small sample: medians on fewer than 12 sales are indicative, not definitive; the since-2020 figures below are the steadier read.
How is the Porter Reserve market moving?
Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | 0 |
| Nov 2023 | 0 |
| Dec 2023 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 0 |
| Feb 2024 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 |
| Apr 2024 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 0 |
| Jun 2024 | 0 |
| Jul 2024 | 0 |
| Aug 2024 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 |
| Oct 2024 | 0 |
| Nov 2024 | 0 |
| Dec 2024 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 0 |
| Feb 2025 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 |
| Apr 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 0 |
| Aug 2025 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 |
Subdivision samples are thin by nature; months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from lines rather than plotted as misleading points.
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How often do listings fail to sell in Porter Reserve?
56.5% of Porter Reserve listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 13 withdrawn or expired against 10 closed.
That means nearly half of those listing attempts ended without a sale, after the prep, the showings, the waiting. Each relisting counts separately, so this measures attempts, not homes. Pricing and the first two weeks have a lot to do with which group a listing lands in, and it's the number listing agents almost never show you.
56.5%failed to sell
Geography: Porter Reserve, Metro Atlanta, GA · Period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 23 terminated listings (13 failed, 10 closed). A failed listing left the market Withdrawn or Expired without closing. Rate = failed / (failed + closed) among listings terminating in the period. Relisted homes count per attempt.
Questions people ask
Porter Reserve questions, answered with data
Is Porter Reserve a good place to buy a home in 2026?
Porter Reserve gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 29 days to sell, so offers get negotiated. Whether it fits you comes down to price band and timeline, and that's a data question. Terence Richardson of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass prices every recommendation from the group's own FMLS closed-sales dataset for Metro Atlanta, updated monthly.
Thinking about selling in Porter Reserve? Every valuation we prepare is hand-built from FMLS comps, including recent Porter Reserve closings around the $422,450 median. Request yours. Buying? Tell us what you're looking for.
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