2010 Real Estate Appreciation in Buenos Aires Neighborhoods

With two exceptions, BA barrios posting the biggest gains were in the extreme north and south.

A new analysis of real estate price variations for 2009-2010 shows the greatest year-over-year increases in Palermo and Liniers (20 to 25%) followed by 15 to 20% gains in Belgrano, Nunez, Paternal and four southern Capital Federal neighborhoods benefiting from increased business and infrastructure investment from the City of Buenos Aires: Barracas, Constitucion, Nueva Pompeya and Parque Patricios.

Barracas is home to the new Metropolitan Design Center and Parque Patricios is the site of the BA Tech District where an estimated 130 IT companies will be operating by year’s end. The only three BA barrios posting YOY decreases were Colegiales, Recoleta and Retiro.

The data are based on a study of existing apartments in Capital Federal, and according to Clari­n the average increase in price per square foot citywide was 7.74%, although the variations by barrio ranged from annual decreases of 5% to annual increases of almost 25%.

The majority of neighborhoods (30 of 47) like Boedo, Chacarita, La Boca, and San Telmo fell in the 10 to 15% increase category. Clarín also notes the average gap between highest and lowest price per square foot in individual barrios widened to 53% with Almagro, Caballito, Palermo and Retiro showing the greatest variation between minimum and maximum price per square foot.

Brokers surveyed anticipate demand for new units in 2011 will be strongest from investors and existing homeowners looking to trade up, as mortgages remain out-of-reach for first-time homebuyers in Buenos Aires and Argentina in general. (Full Story in Spanish)

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