Now it is not necessary to have all the necessary money to buy an apartment: It is no longer necessary to have all the money required for a ticket.
Technology through tokenization allows investments in the sector from $150. This process allows a property to be converted into digital tokens that act as virtual building blocks.which allows investors to participate in the market with smaller amounts of capital. “You can invest from 0.1% of the value of the unit,” explains Ezequiel Rivarola, entrepreneur and developer of WeSurf Nogales and WeSurf Recoleta, two projects that make this possibility possible.
In numbers, We surf in Nogales In A plot of land in a strategic location, adjacent to the Rugby de Cuba annex, has a current value per square meter $1,700, but they estimate a 40% appreciation in two yearsand will reach $2,400, explain the developers. It will be ready in December 2027 and the price for a two-room apartment is $120,000.
“It is a location with unusual demand as there is sports tourism – due to hockey and rugby tournaments Rentals that last from April to December but also in the summer months“, explains Martínez de Sanzo, adding that this Leases today are for $1,500.
The second project, in which $2.8 million will be invested, is located a few steps from La Isla in Recoleta The value is $3,600/m2, but developers expect the value to rise to $4,500/m2 in two years. “Today the units have a starting ticket of $150,000 (two integrated rooms),” says Rivarola, assuring that the building will be ready in December 2026.
A curious fact is that the units of these companies can be purchased with credit cards, Mercado Pago and cryptocurrencies.
To understand this mechanism, one must first know what a token is: It is a digital representation of an asset or an economic right. “When a property is tokenized, its value is divided into thousands of electronic “tokens.” You decide how many tokens you want to buy,” explains Pedro Nicholson, a lawyer specializing in real estate.
In this scheme, each digital building block corresponds to a unit of value that represents a fraction of the real estate project. As detailed by Rivarola The value of each token is determined by the price of the property and the number of tokens issued. It is important to clarify that in this way you are not acquiring a part of the property, but a share of the company’s profits.
“It’s a possibility Democratizing access to bricks“explains Rafael Martínez de Sanzo, one of the first promoters of WeSurf Nogales and WeSurf Recoleta. “It opens the door for beginner investors with less capital and.” allows a larger number of people to enter“, he adds.
The company describes this methodology as a way of “forced savings” and a temporary option: it is an advantageous option for young people who cannot enter the real estate market through other means.
And why tokenization?
Digital innovations are intended to solve different problems and make access easier for people. In this sense, experts name the advantages and position tokenization as such “reliable” and a “simple” process.
One of the main advantages is the ease of purchase: “Today Real estate can be purchased online and in real timesomething that didn’t exist until recently,” explains Rolo Vigliano, co-founder and CEO of Pala Blockchain, a software company specializing in advanced platforms for the tokenization of digital assets.
Another outstanding advantage is the “transparency“because blockchain technology provides an “immutable” record of all transactions.
On the other hand, Freedom or flexibility: “You are not tied to a unit, but part of the project”. This feature allows diversifying investments into multiple tokenized properties and selling the shares whenever the investor desires.
For her part, Paula Vigliano, co-founder of the Pala blockchain, presents a central theme: “the Through notarial tokenization, the contracts, rights and legal acts stored in each token can be validated by notarieswho act as trusted oracles between the legal world and technology.” This gives the practice legal support and greater reliability.
These advantages mean that the technology is becoming increasingly important worldwide. “This model opens the possibility for Argentinians to start doing that Building heritage – “stone by stone”– with a higher level of transparency and traceability,” argues Vigliano, justifying the growing popularity of real estate tokenization.
The benefits are not just limited to investors, developers also benefit from this practice. Through digital components They can finance the projects and raise capital.
Although tokenization is not widespread in Argentina, it is already considered a trend worldwide: The real estate tokenization market could reach $16 trillion by 2030according to a report from Boston Consulting Group.
“These models, based on tokenization technology, They enable more people to get involved in real estate projects from the start. that were previously unattainable,” concludes the co-founder of Pala.
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