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Satellite view of Lake Lanier Corridor, Forsyth County, Georgia

Lake Lanier Corridor, GA housing market data

Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group

What it means

Forsyth's Lake Lanier side runs along the county's eastern edge. Lake access and larger lots trade against a longer drive to GA-400. Waterfront and lake-adjacent homes follow their own pricing logic, driven by dock permits and water depth as much as square footage.

Over the trailing 12 months, Lake Lanier Corridor recorded 187 closed sales at a median price of $501,500. Median days on market: 33. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, so buyers have room to compare and negotiate. The average close-to-list ratio was 94.3%, so the typical seller gave up about 5.7% between list and close. Since 2021, the annual median close price has moved from $329,950 to $455,000. That's up 38%. These figures come from the Terence Richardson Group's own FMLS closed-sales archive, refreshed monthly. It's the same data we price from.

Beyond the numbers

What it's like to live in Lake Lanier Corridor →

Lake Lanier Corridor, by the numbers

$501,500
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
187
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
33
Median days on market
$238
Median price per sq ft
94.3%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 187 closed sales.

How is the Lake Lanier Corridor market moving?

Median close price, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com $341K Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $730K high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$310K
Nov 2021$300K
Dec 2021$320K
Jan 2022$438K
Feb 2022$333K
Mar 2022$350K
Apr 2022$351K
May 2022$513K
Jun 2022$390K
Jul 2022$425K
Aug 2022$465K
Sep 2022$423K
Oct 2022$400K
Nov 2022$360K
Dec 2022$337K
Jan 2023$381K
Feb 2023$350K
Mar 2023$320K
Apr 2023$490K
May 2023$448K
Jun 2023$378K
Jul 2023$385K
Aug 2023$425K
Sep 2023$432K
Oct 2023$350K
Nov 2023$422K
Dec 2023$319K
Jan 2024$360K
Feb 2024$409K
Mar 2024$362K
Apr 2024$510K
May 2024$433K
Jun 2024$523K
Jul 2024$420K
Aug 2024$390K
Sep 2024$475K
Oct 2024$487K
Nov 2024$340K
Dec 2024$340K
Jan 2025$730K
Feb 2025$414K
Mar 2025$367K
Apr 2025$500K
May 2025$473K
Jun 2025$435K
Jul 2025$383K
Aug 2025$460K
Sep 2025$419K
Oct 2025$545K
Nov 2025$499K
Dec 2025$381K
Jan 2026$420K
Feb 2026$500K
Mar 2026$570K
Apr 2026$560K
May 2026$680K
Jun 2026$490K
Jul 2026$645K
Aug 2026$565K
Sep 2026$341K
Closed sales by month, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com 20 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202311
Nov 202310
Dec 20237
Jan 202411
Feb 202412
Mar 202411
Apr 202424
May 202416
Jun 202414
Jul 202419
Aug 202419
Sep 202413
Oct 202410
Nov 20249
Dec 20249
Jan 202511
Feb 202510
Mar 202514
Apr 202515
May 202516
Jun 202516
Jul 202516
Aug 202513
Sep 202516
Oct 202517
Nov 202516
Dec 202513
Jan 20265
Feb 202613
Mar 202612
Apr 202615
May 202616
Jun 202626
Jul 202617
Aug 202617
Sep 202620
Median days on market, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com 32d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 136d high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 20238d
Nov 202318d
Dec 202330d
Jan 202424d
Feb 202414d
Mar 202472d
Apr 202416d
May 202414d
Jun 202412d
Jul 202422d
Aug 202423d
Sep 20249d
Oct 202447d
Nov 202425d
Dec 202416d
Jan 202543d
Feb 202572d
Mar 202571d
Apr 202515d
May 202530d
Jun 202556d
Jul 202530d
Aug 202524d
Sep 202554d
Oct 202567d
Nov 202540d
Dec 202536d
Jan 2026136d
Feb 202648d
Mar 202648d
Apr 202640d
May 202626d
Jun 202630d
Jul 202625d
Aug 202641d
Sep 202632d
Months of supply, single-family, Forsyth County (county-level)
TerenceRichardson.com 4.0 Oct 2023 Sep 2026 4.0 high

Source: GAMLS InfoSparks, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Single-family homes. 12-month rolling basis. City-level supply history is not yet published; the county series is shown for context.

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PeriodValue
Oct 20231.4
Nov 20231.4
Dec 20231.4
Jan 20241.4
Feb 20241.4
Mar 20241.5
Apr 20241.5
May 20241.6
Jun 20241.8
Jul 20241.9
Aug 20242.0
Sep 20242.1
Oct 20242.2
Nov 20242.3
Dec 20242.4
Jan 20252.5
Feb 20252.6
Mar 20252.7
Apr 20252.9
May 20253.1
Jun 20253.2
Jul 20253.4
Aug 20253.5
Sep 20253.7
Oct 20253.8
Nov 20253.8
Dec 20253.9
Jan 20263.9
Feb 20263.9
Mar 20264.0
Apr 20264.0
May 20264.0
Jun 20263.9
Jul 20263.9
Aug 20264.0
Sep 20264.0
Close-to-list price ratio, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com 89.8% Oct 2023 Sep 2026 98.9% high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Sale price over original list price. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202396.5%
Nov 202397.2%
Dec 202394.6%
Jan 202496.4%
Feb 202498.8%
Mar 202495.7%
Apr 202498.3%
May 202497.6%
Jun 202497.1%
Jul 202498.6%
Aug 202496.4%
Sep 202495.4%
Oct 202495.6%
Nov 202498.9%
Dec 202495.0%
Jan 202598.3%
Feb 202594.0%
Mar 202595.4%
Apr 202596.9%
May 202594.2%
Jun 202594.2%
Jul 202595.9%
Aug 202594.2%
Sep 202594.1%
Oct 202594.2%
Nov 202592.6%
Dec 202593.8%
Jan 202688.6%
Feb 202694.2%
Mar 202698.8%
Apr 202695.6%
May 202695.6%
Jun 202696.5%
Jul 202695.3%
Aug 202693.7%
Sep 202689.8%
Median price per square foot, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com $242 Oct 2021 Sep 2026 $271 high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Closings reporting usable square footage only. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2021$175
Nov 2021$165
Dec 2021$214
Jan 2022$179
Feb 2022$207
Mar 2022$226
Apr 2022$229
May 2022$233
Jun 2022$226
Jul 2022$193
Aug 2022$264
Sep 2022$202
Oct 2022$226
Nov 2022$203
Dec 2022$229
Jan 2023$185
Feb 2023$221
Mar 2023$212
Apr 2023$172
May 2023$271
Jun 2023$237
Jul 2023$205
Aug 2023$216
Sep 2023$241
Oct 2023$232
Nov 2023$178
Dec 2023$221
Jan 2024$210
Feb 2024$207
Mar 2024$249
Apr 2024$223
May 2024$238
Jun 2024$268
Jul 2024$220
Aug 2024$241
Sep 2024$229
Oct 2024$231
Nov 2024$216
Dec 2024$252
Jan 2025$258
Feb 2025$219
Mar 2025$236
Apr 2025$254
May 2025$249
Jun 2025$253
Jul 2025$236
Aug 2025$241
Sep 2025$212
Oct 2025$257
Nov 2025$244
Dec 2025$220
Jan 2026$210
Feb 2026$230
Mar 2026$225
Apr 2026$257
May 2026$257
Jun 2026$198
Jul 2026$249
Aug 2026$227
Sep 2026$242
Seasonality: median price by calendar month, Lake Lanier Corridor
TerenceRichardson.com $329K Jan Dec

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Averaged across years since 2020.

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PeriodValue
Jan$405K
Feb$374K
Mar$362K
Apr$441K
May$461K
Jun$415K
Jul$411K
Aug$423K
Sep$392K
Oct$408K
Nov$368K
Dec$329K

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in Lake Lanier Corridor?

46.3% of Lake Lanier Corridor listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 161 withdrawn or expired against 187 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.

46.3%failed to sell

Geography: Lake Lanier Corridor, Metro Atlanta, GA · Period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 348 terminated listings (161 failed, 187 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

Lake Lanier Corridor questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in Lake Lanier Corridor?

The median home sale price in Lake Lanier Corridor is $501,500. That's based on 187 closed sales over the trailing 12 months. Source: FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, updated September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in Lake Lanier Corridor?

Homes in Lake Lanier Corridor sell in a median of 33 days on market. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 94.3% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is Lake Lanier Corridor a good place to buy a home in 2026?

Lake Lanier Corridor gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 33 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.

Who is the best Realtor in Lake Lanier Corridor, GA?

Terence Richardson, founder of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass, works with buyers and sellers across Metro Atlanta, including Lake Lanier Corridor. He ranks in the top 1% of Greater Atlanta agents, measured from FMLS sales records, with $100M+ in career sales, 17+ years of experience, and a 4.9 average from 62 Google reviews. He prices every recommendation from a proprietary FMLS and GAMLS dataset covering Metro Atlanta. His full track record and methodology are at terencerichardson.com/track-record, and his number is 678-785-5275.

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