The Georgia housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Georgia seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $389,000
- Median days on market: 49
- Typical selling costs: ~6.76% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 2 to 3 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Georgia market, not any specific house.
| Georgia metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $389,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 49 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.66% (≈ $22,017) | Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $3,890) | Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.1% (≈ $389) | HomeLight, Jan 2025 ($0.10/$100, seller pays) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Georgia: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Georgia median sale price.
How to read this: on the $389,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $362,704 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.92%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 49 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Georgia median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Georgia's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.92% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $389,000 median home, that's roughly $3,579 a year in property tax — call it $480 accrued across the 49-day (about 7-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Georgia listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Georgia foreclosure clock.
Georgia uses a non-judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 2 to 3 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Practitioner estimate: one of the fastest states — roughly 37–60 days from the 30-day notice letter to the first-Tuesday auction is possible, since the 30-day notice and the 4 weeks of ads run concurrently. Federal rules generally require the loan to be 120+ days delinquent before the process starts (12 C.F.R. §1024.41(f)).
Primary statute: O.C.G.A. §44-14-162.2. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Georgia: roughly 6.76% of the price in selling costs and about 49 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Georgia houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Georgia numbers mean for your house.
Compare the traditional math above with a fast as-is sale — free tools, sourced data, and a timeline you control.
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