Argentine companies plan to increase their investments in Real Estate in 2025

Argentine businessmen plan to maintain or increase their investment in corporate real estate during this year. This follows from the survey Survey Senimentor “of Latam that every year prepares Cbre.

In the Argentinaexpectations of improvements in the economy in a context of greater openness to the outside and political stability lead companies to maintain or even increase their investments In real estate.

Among the countries of the surveyed region, the opinion of the entrepreneurs of ArgentinaBrazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. The Argentinajust below Colombia, it positioned itself as the second country with the greatest intention of investments in Real Estate during 2025.

For this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the Argentine economy will grow by 5% and these improvements put the country again on the agenda as an investment destination.

In this sense, the perspectives of respondents remain positive in terms of new income in square meters of offices and occupation. “Class A offices rental prices have finally adjusted to capture the demand and it is expected that as the occupation will increase, the values ​​reacted upwards,” the report stands out.

As for logistics spaces, availability, according to respondents are very low. The new offer that enters the market depends on custom -built contracts (Build to Suit).

The challenge of attracting investors

The developers surveyed, although they emphasize that the normalization of macroeconomics is a basic and necessary condition to attract more investors, they agree that more measures are needed.

“It is necessary not only to eliminate exchange controls but also give signs about which monetary policy the country will adopt. The continuity of the economic model and intermediate elections will be a challenge for the government and a decisive factor for investors, ”says the survey according to the opinion of entrepreneurs.

In that sense, among the respondents stand out “fears of recession” and the need for new “fiscal policies.”

Even with macroeconomic uncertainties, most Argentine developers continue to consider the real estate market as a good investment to assign their resources. “The improvement of the profitability rate and the increase in the occupation rate promotes the demand for corporate properties,” they emphasize.

What real estate market investments are favorites

56% of Argentine investors are committed to the short term, focusing on properties to develop with high profitability.

However, the remaining 44%, an important number, prefers to invest in the long term in consolidated assets for rent, such as class A and logistics real estate offices. “Just in this sector the entry of new promoters and investors is being seen that were not part of the market and that entered attracted to their good performance,” the survey highlights.

On the other hand, 58% of the investors surveyed believe that real estate investment will be mainly directed to industrial and logistics properties. Keep in mind that the industrial & logistics sector reached unemployment figures for 2024 in its historical minimum for class. This sector continues to show an increase in rental prices.

Finally, in the logistics segment, investors are expected to focus on the San Eduardo triangle area north of Greater Buenos Aires. “The interest of investors in the last mile around the city of Buenos Aires is highlighted,” says Cbre.

While in the Class A office sector the submarket Catalinas and the north of Greater Buenos Aires that includes the Pan -American and Liberator corridors stand out.

In Argentinareturn rates are impacted by the difference between the official exchange rate BNA to which the income and the MEP exchange rate on which the sale operations are carried out are based. In 2024 the government managed to reduce the gap between both exchange rates improving the maximum type of rental properties.