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Property in Buenos Aires: the Tax Number, the Escribano and the Agencies

How buying works in Argentina, from your tax number to the deed signed before an escribano and the property registry, and agencies selling in Buenos Aires. We never publish prices.

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Three Buenos Aires addresses we would send a friend to first: a performance at the Teatro Colón, a steak at Don Julio and tea at the Alvear Palace.

  1. Start here

    Your tax number and the escribano

    Buenos Aires·Official step

    The first steps for any buyer: an Argentine tax number through ARCA, and a public notary to sign and register the deed.

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  2. Agency

    Toribio Achával

    Buenos Aires·Estate agent

    A long-established Buenos Aires agency for homes and new developments.

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Neighbourhood

The back story 1

Where people buy, and how a sale works before an escribano.

  1. The back story

    Buying in Buenos Aires: palaces, towers and the escribano

    Buenos Aires·In depth

    Apartments in the French buildings of Recoleta, houses in Palermo Chico, towers in Puerto Madero and the leafy streets of Belgrano: where people buy in Buenos Aires, and how a sale works in Argentina.

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Agencies & official steps 4

Who to talk to, and what to check.

  1. Agency

    Izrastzoff

    Recoleta·Estate agent

    A Buenos Aires agency with its head office in Recoleta.

    Avenida Quintana 529, Buenos AiresExplore View on map

  2. Agency

    LJ Ramos

    Buenos Aires·Estate agent

    A Buenos Aires firm of property brokers.

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  3. Agency

    Toribio Achával

    Buenos Aires·Estate agent

    A long-established Buenos Aires agency for homes and new developments.

    Explore View on map

  4. Start here

    Your tax number and the escribano

    Buenos Aires·Official step

    The first steps for any buyer: an Argentine tax number through ARCA, and a public notary to sign and register the deed.

    Explore View on map

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