In January 2026, the number of transactions of newly-built flats in Batumi has increased by 27.6% year over year, while transactions of older flats stayed the same. The number of transactions on the primary market of newly built flats increased by 55.6%, mainly due to bulk registrations of transactions by developers across several projects. while the secondary market recorded only a 3.7% increase. It should be noted that, in the secondary market, the number of Georgian buyers decreased and was lower than the number of foreign buyers.