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Buenos Aires Housing Prices Keep Rising as GBA Rents Outpace Inflation and Yields Diverge

Zonaprop's August report shows US$2,450 per m² in CABA as Greater Buenos Aires rent increases accelerate past consumer prices.

Overview

  • CABA apartment values rose 0.4% in August and 6.5% year over year, placing the average at US$2,450 per m², with higher prices for new and pre-construction units than for used properties.
  • GBA norte averages US$2,336 per m² after a 0.3% August gain and 4.7% increase in 2025, while GBA oeste-sur holds at US$1,635 per m² and is up 1.8% year to date.
  • Rents surged across the suburbs, with GBA norte up 2.3% in August and 26.1% in 2025 versus 19.2% inflation, and GBA oeste-sur up 3% in August and 31.4% in 2025.
  • Investor returns vary by subregion, with gross yields at 5.08% in GBA norte (19.7 years to recoup) and 6.58% in GBA oeste-sur (15.2 years), led by neighborhood peaks such as Don Torcuato at 8.5% and El Jagüel at 9.7%.
  • Neighborhood splits persist, with the largest annual apartment price gains in Villa Riachuelo (+15%), Núñez (+13.7%) and Villa Pueyrredón (+12.1%), and top price levels in Puerto Madero, Palermo and Núñez, plus La Lucila and Vicente López in GBA norte.