Renting apartments, especially houses in the southern region, is becoming increasingly expensive. A strong increase in prices was recorded between September and October as well as on an annual basis. However, still The most economical region in AMBA.
This is indicated by a new real estate report prepared by the University of San Andres and Mercado Libre, based on sales and rental notices published on that site. At a general level, the report analyzes price changes at all AMBA points Whether for rent or for saleranging from apartments to houses.
Regarding home rents in the southern Greater Bay Area, the report indicated that the increase amounted to 8.7% compared to September, which is much higher than the values recorded in the North (4.1%), CAPA (0.9%) and the West (which decreased 1.3%). Within the southern region, the city with the largest price growth was Esteban Echeverría, at 21.4%.
If this data is compared to October 2024, that is, on an annual basisThe South recorded a cumulative increase of 56.6%.which is significant but quite comparable to other regions, such as the Western Greater Bay Area, at 55%, the Northern Greater Bay Area, at 46.6%, and the Kappa Area, at 44.3%.
A noteworthy fact of the rental market, says the report, is “the recorded increase in the supply of apartments for rent. In this regard, in October 2025, in AMBA, the number of apartments available for rent increased by 214.8%, compared to November 2023 (with data until October 25, 2025).”
Regarding the category of rental apartments, the increase in the south amounted to 2.6%, equivalent to the increase in CABA, while in the north the increase was greater, by about 2.9%.
Beyond this, on a general level, Rents as well as selling prices in the southern region are significantly lower than the rest of the AMBA region. In all cases, the values that are managed in that suburban area are lower than in others, making CABA a much more expensive area than the various areas in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.
Regarding sales, considering the inventory of active real estate listings located in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), in October 2025, an interannual variation (October 2025 compared to October 2024) of the average sales price in dollars per square meter of homes of 0.2% was recorded. At the department level, a variation of 5.7% was recorded compared to October 2024.
“Distinguishing between Greater Buenos Aires North (GBA), North, South and West, and considering annual variations, differences in prices in dollars per square meter of houses of 0.3% in CABA, 3.1% in GBA North, 0.4% in GBA South and 2.8% in GBA West. For its part, in the case of apartments, in CABA, GBA North, GBA South and GBA West, there are differences and increases in sales prices have been observed on an annual basis by 6.3%, 5.6%, 4.9% and 4.6%, respectively.
“Demand information indicates a slowdown in market dynamics,” they concluded in the report, adding that “demand for apartments for sale in Kappa, as measured by communications, grew by 8.5% between September 2024 and September 2025, despite a downward trend in recent months. This behavior may be related to the suspension of mortgage loans and the recent increase in political uncertainty, factors that could postpone real estate investment decisions.”
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