Guide · 11. Real estate and land
Real estate and foreign ownership
Last verified: 24 Oct 2026 · Status: Changing
Version 1 summary, verified 24 Oct 2026. The full template (step by step, costs, comparison, traps) for this topic is coming in a later phase.
Key rules
- Rural land: limits apply again, provisionally. DNU 70/2023 (article 154) repealed the Rural Land Law 26.737. On 30 Sep 2026 the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling against the repeal on standing grounds, which briefly put the repeal back in effect. On 9 Oct 2026 the Court issued an interim order in a separate case brought in Bariloche suspending article 154, so the limits of Law 26.737 apply again. The Ministry of Justice's Rural Land Registry states that the restrictions are in force.
- What the limits are. Foreign ownership capped at 15% of rural land nationally, provincially and by department; no more than 30% of that quota for one nationality; a maximum of 1,000 hectares per foreign holder in the core farming zone, or the equivalent elsewhere (Decree 614/2014); and restrictions on land containing or bordering large permanent bodies of water and in border security zones. Purchases need a certificate from the registry.
- Urban rentals. DNU 70/2023 repealed the Rentals Law 27.551, so residential leases are again agreed freely under the Civil and Commercial Code, including the currency and the adjustment terms.
Highly uncertain. The interim order lasts until the Bariloche federal court rules on standing and on the injunction request. Congress may also take up DNU 70/2023. Check the registry's notice before any rural deal.