Buenos Aires home sales fall 5.5% in September 2026

The city of Buenos Aires registered 6,612 purchase deeds in September, 5.5% fewer than a year earlier, while mortgage-backed deeds are down 31.4% over nine months.

The facts

The notaries' association of the City of Buenos Aires recorded 6,612 purchase deeds in September 2026 against 6,998 a year earlier, a fall of -5.5%; it published the figures on 22 October.
Against August, when 6,055 deeds were signed, activity grew 9.2%.
The total amount reached 1,218,610 million pesos, 4.8% more than a year earlier.
The average amount per deed was 184,302,881 pesos, up 11% in a year, equal to US$120,106 and up 3% in dollar terms.
Deeds financed with a mortgage numbered 1,256 in September, down 15.5% year on year; over the first nine months there were 7,426 against 10,827, a drop of almost 31.4%.
January to September closed with 48,195 transactions against 49,546 in 2025, a slight fall of 2.7%.

What it means for your money

Fewer buyers and almost no mortgage competition give you room to negotiate. But the same thinness is what you will face on resale.
Glopra's data puts the Buenos Aires asking price at $2,471 per square metre and the Argentine round-trip transaction cost at 10.9% of the price, so a soft market still carries a high entry and exit toll.
The dollar average per deed is up only 3% while the peso average is up 11%: in hard currency this market is close to flat, which is the number that matters for a foreign buyer.

What to watch

Mortgage-backed deeds are the series to track: at 1,256 a month they are too few to set prices, and a recovery there would change the negotiating balance quickly.
Deeds record closings, not agreements, so the figures lag the moment a price is actually struck by several weeks.

Sources: Colegio de Escribanos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires https://www.colegio-escribanos.org.ar/2026/10/22/cantidad-de-escrituras-de-compraventa-realizadas-en-septiembre-2026/

Market data: Buenos Aires · Argentina