The Journal
Waterfront projects, layouts, prices, payment plans and buying from abroad. Practical guides to help you choose your future home and understand each step of the purchase.
Payment & buying
Tbilisi Waterfront payment plans, clearly explainedUnderstand the initial 10%, the staged 30%, the final 60% and the assignment arrangements that were used.Read →Tbilisi Waterfront: home sizes, prices and specificationsEarlier launch prices, home sizes, included finishes and a clear 10% · 30% · 60% payment example for Tbilisi Waterfront.Read →How to buy at Tbilisi Waterfront from abroad, step by stepChoose your home from abroad, arrange the purchase directly with the sales team and understand the path from your contract to registered ownership.Read →Payment safety: the anti-fraud rules that protect Waterfront buyersPay only the payee named in your signed contract, after verifying the account yourself. How payment fraud around hyped launches works, the checks that kill it, and the rules we publish on every page.Read →Buying step by step: EOI, reservation and contractHow the process worked: a $2,000 expression of interest, choosing a home, making a reservation and signing the preliminary sale agreement.Read →The launch-day checklist: how prepared buyers actually winPrepare a clear residence brief, compare alternatives, review reservation terms and organise payment deadlines before a selection appointment. A practical checklist for a considered purchase.Read →Five questions to settle before choosing a waterfront homeThe residence, the contract, future flexibility, your budget and the wider neighbourhood: five practical conversations to have before committing to a waterfront home.Read →Resale and assignment: what to check before signingHow assignment after payment of 20% was handled, and how it differs from transferring a reservation or reselling a home already owned.Read →Financing a Waterfront purchase: the instalment plan, the banks, and the 60% questionUnderstand seller instalments, the earlier 10% · 30% · 60% payment example, assignment and the difference from a bank mortgage.Read →
Tbilisi Waterfront
Tbilisi Waterfront masterplan: 585 hectares on the Mtkvari, read closely2,800+ villas and townhouses, 3,500 apartments, 450 hotel keys, 200+ retail spaces on 585 hectares of west-bank riverfront by Krtsanisi - what the masterplan actually contains.Read →The sell-out record: every Tbilisi Waterfront release so far, datedBuyers chose on 30-31 January 2026; the sold-out result was announced on 2 February; the government stated the first-tranche figures on 12 February. Later records cover the May and June releases. The complete timeline.Read →Krtsanisi and the west bank: the location behind Tbilisi WaterfrontSouth of the Old Town, beside Krtsanisi park, on the west bank of the Mtkvari: 30 minutes to the centre, 33 to the airport, 49 to the reservoir - the geography of the site, explained honestly.Read →Inside a Waterfront home: what the price includesA guide to earlier Tbilisi Waterfront layouts, finished interiors, supplied equipment and the purchases to budget for before moving in.Read →
Batumi & the coast
Batumi Yachts & Marina: everything verifiable, before sales open200 hectares between the airport and the Chorokhi mouth, a 180-berth marina, 9,300+ apartments, 150 villas, 110 townhouses and planned premium hotels - the full published picture of the Black Sea project, with the gaps marked.Read →The Batumi waiting list: how being early actually worksSales had not opened as of 20 August 2026. What an interest list may do after official mechanics are published, what it cannot promise, and how to prepare without assuming allocation rights.Read →Batumi, the Adjara coast: where the marina project actually sitsSouth of Batumi airport, north of the Chorokhi river mouth, 13 minutes from a Roman fortress: the real geography of Batumi Yachts & Marina - sea, river, mountains and the E70.Read →Preparing for a Batumi releaseWhat to request before reserving a coastal home: the current release, exact residence, price, specification and written allocation conditions.Read →Planning a visit to the Batumi coastThe route to the residence, airport transfer, everyday journeys and the wider coastal setting: a practical visit guide for buyers considering Batumi.Read →The Batumi shift: why the coast's centre of gravity is moving southFamilies leaving the dense city for the quiet coast, developers dropping studios for family formats, cleaner water, mountain air - the recorded migration that was underway before the marina was announced.Read →
Georgia for buyers
Eagle Hills: international portfolio and projects in GeorgiaExplore the international portfolio, the Georgian joint venture and the company named in your purchase contract.Read →Property and Georgian residency in 2026: the $150,000 rule, without the mythsProperty ownership and Georgian residency are separate questions. Understand the above-$150,000 valuation threshold and the documents behind an application.Read →Georgian taxes for foreign property owners: the short honest versionForeign ownership, rental income, resale and annual property tax, with Small Business Status explained separately from property-income tax.Read →Why Gulf capital is building in Georgia: the strategic picture$6.6 bln from Eagle Hills across two Georgian projects, definitive agreements at government level, an FDI the government calls the country's largest - what is pulling Gulf mega-developers to the Caucasus, and what it means for early buyers.Read →The Georgian joint venture: land, investment and developmentThe Georgian state’s 33.3% interest, Eagle Hills’ 66.7% interest and the announced roles of landowner, investor and developer.Read →How this hub verifies facts: our method, our limits, our promiseEMAAR Georgia is an independent information hub for people exploring waterfront property in Georgia. The projects presented are developed by Eagle Hills.Read →
Market record
Established Batumi and the new coastal masterplanCompare an established city location with a proposed waterfront district: everyday access, building quality, completion risk, service costs and seasonal demand.Read →Guaranteed yields, fractional eighths, invented legends: a buyer's detector for coastal off-planHow to stress-test any developer's pitch on the Georgian coast: seven checks that separate documented projects from decorated ones - the same checks we invite you to run on this hub.Read →Two projects, two strategies: the rational capital buy and the emotional coast buyTbilisi Waterfront is a capital-city position; Batumi Yachts & Marina is Mediterranean-style emotional luxury on the Black Sea. Which logic fits which buyer - the framework, without pushing either.Read →Why phased releases attract early demandMasterplanned neighbourhoods, a defined choice of homes and staged launches can attract early interest. Previous sell-outs do not guarantee availability or future returns.Read →The luxury repricing of Tbilisi: how a city's price ceiling movesAnalysts describe landmark projects testing Tbilisi's premium segment at $3,000-5,000/m². What actually moves a city's ceiling, what the sceptics rightly warn, and where the Waterfront sits in the shift.Read →