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Cambio de tendencia: por qué los precios de las propiedades crecen menos que en 2025
De acuerdo a un informe, el freno de la suba del valor de las propiedades se hace cada vez más evidente
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April 08, 2026
According to a report, the slowdown in property value increases is becoming increasingly evident.
The rise in property prices has stagnated, a trend that became evident in the first quarter of the year.Ricardo Pristupluk
The real estate market's realignment appears to have stalled . This situation is not only evident in the latest data on registered deeds in the city of Buenos Aires, but it becomes increasingly clear when considering the price increases of properties entering the market .
To put this in context, in February 2026, 3,567 real estate transactions were carried out in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA ) , 16.9% fewer than in the same month of the previous year. Regarding the use of credit, 16.6% of the transactions were mortgaged (592), a 38.6% decrease compared to February 2025 .
“The credit freeze directly impacts the real estate market,” analyzes Federico González Rouco, an economist specializing in the sector, from the consulting firm Empira.
This situation is also reflected in the price per square meter increases. In this regard, the average listed price of apartments rose 0.2% in March , reaching US$2,459 . Meanwhile, in the first quarter of the year, the price has accumulated an increase of 0.4% , significantly lower than the 3.1% increase recorded in the same period of 2015 , according to the latest report by Zonaprop. And the current price remains 12.2% below the historical high for the series. Apartments under construction are leading the year-on-year increase.
In numbers, an average studio apartment of 40 m² has a value of US$108,000 ; a one-bedroom apartment of 50 m² is around US$130,000 ; and a two-bedroom apartment of 70 m² reaches US$179,000 .
A key piece of information regarding the current situation is that towards the end of 2022, 20% of neighborhoods were experiencing monthly price increases . From that point, the indicator grew to reach 90% of neighborhoods in June 2024, and this situation persisted into early 2025. However, since then it has begun to decline, and by March 2026, only 54% were registering a monthly price increase .
Meanwhile, the volume of apartments for sale that have had their prices reduced in the last six months remains stable, at 25% of the total in March. The average discount applied has fallen to 5.9%.
In March 2026, only 54% of neighborhoods registered a monthly price increase.Daniel Basualdo
Prices neighborhood by neighborhood
The most valuable ones
- Puerto Madero: US$6148/m²
- Núñez: US$3403/m²
- Palermo: US$3390/m²
The mid-table
- Retiro: US$2629/m²
- Montserrat: US$2263/m²
- Villa Luro: US$2131/m²
- Monte Castro: US$2074/m²
- San Cristóbal: US$1906/m²
The cheapest
- La Boca: US$1575/m²
- Nueva Pompeya: US$1484/m²
- Lugano: US$1090/m²
The year-on-year change
Biggest increase
- Saavedra: 11.6%
- Villa Real: 8.7%
- Agronomia: 8.7%
Those that went down in price
- San Nicolás: -2.6%
- Lugano: -2.8%
- Constitucion: -7.4%
The situation of the houses
When assessing what happened in the housing market, the situation is not very different from that of apartments. In this case, the average price in Buenos Aires rose 0.2% in March, reaching US$1,820/m²; however, the first quarter of the year shows a cumulative drop of 0.3%, in contrast to the 1.9% increase recorded in the same period of 2015.In numbers, houses with up to three bedrooms continue to lead the year-on-year price increase and have an average value of US$302,000 ; while those with four bedrooms and 260 m² reach US$483,000 .
Values by neighborhood
Palermo, Belgrano and Recoleta are among the most expensive neighborhoods to buy a property with an average price of: US$3256/m², US$2978/m² and US$2399/m², respectively.On the other hand, Nueva Pompeya (US$773/m²) , Villa Soldati (US$703/m²) and La Boca (US$695/m²) are the areas with the lowest values in the house market.
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