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2nd Quarter Lake Lanier Market Stats
July 7th, 2026 12:05 AM
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ON LAKE LANIER: SEE STATS BELOW.
Second Quarter 2026 Lake Lanier Market Stats
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Summary
: Number of listings up as is the average listing price, Sales price average is UP, Days on market DOWN, list to sales price ratio gap is slightly narrower.
What do these numbers tell you?
Now more than ever you need a Pre-Listing Appraisal in order to price your home to compete in today's changing Lake Lanier Market. Contact us today for your Pre-Listing Appraisal. We are well into high season for listing Lake Lanier Property.
Current Lake Lanier Stats for Second Quarter 2026 (per FMLS data) - (All Lakefront Homes with individual or deeded boat dock permits)
*Current number of listings are UP on Lake Lanier =220 from 186 first quarter of 2026. (A low of $370,000 to a high of $4,999,900). Median list price = $1,199,500. Almost Exactly what it was first Quarter of 2026. Average list price = $1,439,500. Up 1% from first quarter of 2026. ($1,425,000) Average Days on Market = 68. Down from 122 first quarter of 2026.
Current number of sales in past 180 days = 136; UP from 121 in first quarter of 2026.
*List to Sales price ratio on average is 95.9%. First quarter of 2026 it was 95.0%
*Median Sales price of Lake Lanier Properties was $1,062,500. UP over 7% from first quarter of 2026 ($985,000). Average Sales Price =$1,178,899. UP over 2.5% from first quarter of 2026 ($1,151,495).
*Average Days on Market (DOM) = 50 days. It was 74 first quarter of 2026.
*Price per square foot has been in the $335 range. HOWEVER, please note that price per square foot is FAR less reliable with Lake Lanier properties due to the wide range of lake site values, which is included in the price per square foot calculations
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Posted by Mary Thompson on July 7th, 2026 12:05 AM
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