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Property prices in the northern area are increasing half of what they are in CABA - La Nacion Popiedades
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January 17, 2025


The AMBA real estate market shows clear signs of recovery, although with significant differences in values between areas and localities





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The real estate market in Greater Buenos Aires shows signs of recovery but the disparity in growth between GBA North and CABA is wideIgnacio Sanchez

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The real estate market in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) experienced a change of trend in 2024 , marked by a moderate increase in square meter prices . This recovery began in 2023, when values stopped falling in all areas, and the past is consolidated with an accumulated growth of 3.1% in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires (GBA) , while the growth recorded in the city of Buenos Aires (6.8%) in the same period doubles it.

According to the report shared by the real estate portal Zonaprop , the market in GBA north shows signs of recovery , with an increase per square meter of 0.4% in December and located at US$2,332 on average.



In this area, a one-bedroom apartment costs US$111,109 , while a two-bedroom apartment costs US$164,725 . In this case, 63% of the neighborhoods registered year-on-year increases, with La Lucila standing out as the most expensive, with an average price of US$3,267/m². Vicente López and Olivos follow, with average values of US$3,238/m² and US$2,942/m², respectively. In contrast, the cheapest neighborhoods to buy an apartment are: Parque San Miguel, with an average price of US$757/m² ; Barrio Infico (US$935/m²) and Grand Bourg (US$954/m²).

The neighborhoods with the square meter prices located in the middle zone are:



  • Villa Rosa: US$2205/m
  • El Cazador: US$1884/m
  • Villa Ballester: US$1713/m
  • Fátima: US$1560/m
  • San Andrés: US$1392/m²






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The year-on-year increases by neighborhoods in the northern zonezoneprop

The area that hardly increased in 2024​

Sales prices in the west-south area of GBA accumulated an increase of 0.6%, the lowest in AMBA . However, prices are still far from the levels reached in July 2019, with falls still around 18.6%.

In December 2024 , the average price per square meter in GBA West-South was US$1,606/m² , with no significant changes compared to previous months. In this area, a two-room apartment reaches an average value of US$80,450 , while a three-room apartment sells for US$116,210 .

As for values by neighborhood, 53% of the areas in the area registered year-on-year increases . Tristán Suárez leads as the most expensive neighborhood with a value of US$2,838/m², followed by Don Bosco (US$2,568/m²) and Villa Udaondo (US$2,368/m²). On the other hand, the most affordable neighborhoods are San José (US$416/m²), Don Orione (US$635/m²) and El Jagüel (US$788/m²).



Buy-to-let: record high since April 2016​

The rental market in GBA West-South offers a rent/price ratio of 6.08% per year , reaching a historical maximum since April 2016. This implies that 16.5 years of renting are needed to recover the investment , 42% less than a year ago.

In terms of profitability, Villa Tesei is positioned as the best neighborhood with a gross return of 8.3% , followed by Burzaco (7.6%) and Lomas del Mirador (7.5%) . The neighborhoods with the lowest return are Lomas de Zamora (4.7%) , Adrogué (5%) and Banfield (5.2%) .



GBA North , for its part, has a rent/price ratio of 4.85% per year , which represents a significant improvement compared to the previous year. Currently, it takes 20.6 years of rent to recover the initial investment, 24% less than in 2023 .

In this area, the neighbourhoods with the highest returns are Boulogne Sur Mer (11%), Belén de Escobar (7.7%) and San Miguel (7.4%). At the other end of the spectrum, Manuel Alberti (4.1%), Vicente López (4.2%) and La Lucila (4.3%) offer the lowest returns.





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Bulogne Sur Mer and Belén de Escobar are the best neighborhoods for investors looking for rent in the northern area




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