2025 Lake Martin Market Report

Lake Martin Had a Record Year last year. In this 2025 Lake Martin Market Report, I will tell you what that really means. I’m going to go over everything — home sales, number of homes sold, lot sales, pricing trends, condo sales. We’re just going to hit it all.

The Big Picture: How Many Homes Sold

Last year, Lake Martin had two of the biggest sales ever seen on the lake. The top sale was $8.5 million and the number two sale was $7.7 million.

Now, let’s look at the big picture. How many waterfront homes were sold on the entire lake in 2025? 277 waterfront homes sold across 880 miles of shoreline, three counties, and about 400 real estate agents, and that number is up about 6% from 2024.

I always like to zoom out and remind ourselves how we got here. In 2020, like in any market in America, it was the absolute nutty peak, with 480 homes sold. Then things cooled off in the following years. Now, in 2025, we’ve climbed back to 277, which puts us roughly back around 2018 levels.

So yes, we beat last year, but we’re still below our 5-year average and even our 4-year average if you remove the COVID spike. When people ask me how the market is doing, one of the biggest metrics for me is whether we are beating last year or not, and in 2025, we did.

Inventory and Days on Market

Inventory in 2025 was higher than 2024 in almost every month. Days on market increased about 4%, which means homes are taking longer to sell. Right now, when I talk to sellers, I tell them to plan on about 90 to 95 days, because that’s the reality of this market—it’s not bad and it’s not slow, it’s just normalizing.

Where the Sales Are Happening

A trend that continues is that about 70 to 75% of all sales are happening on the north and east side of the lake in Tallapoosa County. What’s interesting is that we’re still only about 30% developed along the shoreline, which is one of the long-term stories of Lake Martin.

Prices and Cash Trends

The average waterfront home price jumped from about $1.23 million to $1.45 million, which is a pretty substantial increase. Of all those sales, about 36% were cash. For properties over $1 million, that number increases to 41%, and honestly, I think it’s probably even higher in reality.

The Extremes: Lowest to Highest Sales

At the extremes, the lowest sale was a $220,000 condo. The lowest single-family home sale was $500,000, and the highest sale was $8.5 million. That $8.5 million sale, along with the $7.7 million sale, are the two highest sales ever recorded on Lake Martin, which is pretty crazy when you think about it.

Conclusion

When you step back and look at all of this together, 2025 was a really interesting year. We had rising sales compared to last year, higher inventory, and longer days on market. At the same time, we had a big jump in prices and record breaking top end sales. That’s not something you see every year.

To me, what it says is this market is starting to feel more balanced than it has in the last few years, but it’s still very strong, especially on the high end and in the most desirable areas of the lake. And like always, the details matter. If you’re thinking about buying or selling, then understanding these trends and how they apply to your specific property is where the real advantage is.

Contact Information

If you are interested in buying or selling a home on the lake, then I would love to help you out. I’m John Coley with Lake Martin Voice Realty, and I’ve been a realtor for over 20 years now. I would love to use what I know to help you make the best choice in your real estate journey.

Please give me a call at the number on the top of this page, use my Contact Page, or shoot me an email. I can’t wait to hear from you!

Visit my YouTube channel for videos about living on Lake Martin. For more blogs about market reports, visit the links listed below:

September 2025 Market Update for Lake Martin Real Estate

Lake Martin June 2025 Market Report

2024 Real Estate Sales Report