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  • Biggest in Latin America
  • Pro-landlord rental market
  • Moderate to high rental income tax
  • Moderate transaction costs
  • Inflation is higher than yields
  • High inequality & poverty
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FACTS
Price (sq.m): $2,277 For a 120 sq. m. property, usually an apartment.
Rental Yield: 8.09% For a 120 sq. m. property, usually an apartment.
Rent/month: $1,842 For a 120 sq. m. property.
Income Tax: 15.00% Assumptions: Owners are a non-resident couple drawing US$ / €1,500 per month in rent, with no other local income.
Roundtrip Cost: 11.50% The total cost of buying and then reselling an apartment. Includes:

* all transaction taxes and charges:
* lawyers' and notaries' fees
* agents' fees

Assumptions: The buyers are non-resident foreigners. The apartment cost US$250,00 / €250,000.
Cap Gains Tax: 15.00% Assumptions: The property was bought for US$250,000 / €250,000, and sold 10 years later, after a 100% appreciation.
Landlord and Tenant Law: Pro-Landlord Rating is based on a detailed study of each country’s law and practice.

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