Investing in Georgia

Last reviewed 20 October 2026. Figures carry their publisher and their date. Where a figure could not be sourced, it is named at the foot of the page rather than estimated.

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General information, not advice. State landlord and tenant law, state tax and the restrictions below change often and are in active litigation in several states. Nothing here is legal advice. Before you commit, retain a licensed attorney in the state where the property sits.

Prices

$356,812Median sale price, all property types, September 2026, up 1.4% on the year.Source: Redfin, Georgia housing market (all property types), September 2026

$1,655Average homeowners insurance premium, sixteenth of the states in that edition.Source: Insurance Information Institute, average premiums for homeowners insurance by state, from NAIC data, 2022 data, the latest NAIC edition

For context, the national median for existing single family homes was $434,900 in the second quarter of 2026, up 1.5% on the year. Source: NAR, existing single family home prices by metro area, second quarter 2026, published 4 August 2026

Insurance

The NAIC figure above is from 2022, the latest edition of that survey, and it is the only series that is comparable across all states. Where a state regulator publishes something more recent, it is given below, but regulator figures use their own methods and cannot be compared with the NAIC series or with each other.

No more recent state regulator figure was obtained for this state.

Letting the property

Statutory notice periods only. They are not the same as how long an eviction takes in practice, which we did not establish for this state.
Item	Position
Rent regulation	Local rent control is preempted by statute. Source: O.C.G.A. 44-7-19, via Justia, 2024 code, mirror text
Notice for unpaid rent	3 business days, since 1 July 2024. Source: O.C.G.A. 44-7-50, via Justia, mirror text
Security deposit cap	Two months’ rent, since 1 July 2024. Source: O.C.G.A. 44-7-30.1, mirror text

Recent changes

SB 406 of 2026 shields certain eviction records from 1 January 2027. Scope to be confirmed.

Restrictions by nationality

This is the fastest moving area on the site. One tracker counted 26 states with 63 such laws on 13 August 2026, with eight lawsuits running. Source: Committee of 100, state property ownership restrictions database, updated 12 August 2026

Georgia has a law restricting purchases by nationality.

Source: National Agricultural Law Center, Georgia state summary, consulted 20 October 2026
Item	Position
Statute	O.C.G.A. 2-1-7, as amended by HB 1339 in 2024
Effective	divestiture is required before 30 June 2027
Countries named	adversary countries on the Commerce Department list
What it covers	Agricultural land and land within 10 miles of a military base. Residential property is excluded under paragraph (b-2). Violation is a felony.
Where the courts stand	We found no litigation.

Several of these statutes are under constitutional challenge and some have been amended since enactment. Treat anything here as a pointer to the statute, not as a statement of what applies to you today, and have a licensed attorney in the state confirm the current position before you sign.

What we could not verify

The effective average property tax rate for the state.
The effective date of the original version of O.C.G.A. 2-1-7.