The Forest /
Homes for Sale in Smoke Rise, GA
All 7 homes for sale in Smoke Rise, GA · median $639,000
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Brandon Discenza, Keller Williams Realty PeachtreeRoad · via Georgia MLS
The MLS feed for The Forest / Smoke Rise is thin right now, which is itself a data point. When active listings are scarce, pricing tends to be set home-by-home based on lot, tree cover, and condition rather than by a visible comp set, so a seller here has more room to argue their number and a buyer has less ability to benchmark it against recent closings.
No community amenities are showing in current listings, which tells us this is a wooded, low-HOA-overhead pocket of DeKalb County rather than an amenity-driven development. That shapes who should even be looking: the draw is the land and the setting, not a clubhouse or pool, and offers should be built around what the specific lot and structure deliver rather than a shared amenity package.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside The Forest / right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
The Forest / Smoke Rise sits in DeKalb County as a wooded, low-visibility pocket rather than a platted subdivision with a marketed amenity roster — the current MLS snapshot shows no community amenities tied to listings here.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
The setting & the homes.
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Who The Forest / is best for.
Best for
- Buying for a wooded, low-density lot inside DeKalb County over a packaged amenity subdivision.
- Willing to evaluate each home on its own condition and land rather than leaning on a visible comp set.
- Looking for a quieter setting without shared community infrastructure or HOA-run amenities.
Probably not for
- Needing a pool, clubhouse, or other on-site amenity as part of daily use.
- Wanting a large, active comp set to benchmark price before writing an offer.
- Expecting a builder-community sales structure with model homes and a marketed lifestyle package.
The market around The Forest /
The Forest / is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 30087, 122 homes are on the market and 23% are under contract — a steady corner of Smoke Rise.
Across DeKalb County, 2,355 homes are active and 513 pending (18% under contract).
In ZIP 30087 (Smoke Rise), 222 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $382K ($155/sq ft), down 0.7% year over year, with a median 31 days on market. Right now 48 active and 15 pending listings put supply at about 5.3 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 30087 housing market.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not The Forest / specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The The Forest / buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Forest / today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in The Forest /.
A wooded pocket without a packaged pitch
The name itself signals the value proposition: this is treed, established DeKalb County ground, not a builder community with a clubhouse and a sales office. With no amenities identified in current MLS activity, buyers are paying for the lot, the canopy, and the setting rather than for shared infrastructure — which also means there is no HOA amenity fee to underwrite.
Because listing volume in the feed is limited at this snapshot, we are not in a position to characterize price trend, days on market, or a going rate here with real numbers. That is a reason to move carefully rather than to guess: pull the specific comps for the actual streets inside The Forest / Smoke Rise before setting an offer or a list price, rather than leaning on broader Smoke Rise or DeKalb County averages that may not reflect this pocket.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Forest /. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-listing pocket like this, the value we add is legwork most agents skip: pulling every recent closing on the actual streets inside The Forest / Smoke Rise, walking the lot lines and tree cover in person, and pricing off condition and land rather than a generic Smoke Rise average that may not apply here.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed The Forest / sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in The Forest /, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Georgia MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 1, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | Georgia MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2026 (1 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Georgia DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Georgia MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Common questions about The Forest /
Where is The Forest /?
The Forest / is a community in Smoke Rise, DeKalb County, Georgia, ZIP 30087.
Are there homes for sale in The Forest / right now?
No active listings inside The Forest / at the last feed refresh. The nearest homes for sale, with distances from the community, are shown on this page and refreshed nightly.
Does The Forest / have an HOA or CDD?
No HOA is on record for The Forest / in our data. Verify dues, what they cover, and any special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Answers are generated from county property records, MLS feeds and the figures on this page, as of the page date; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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