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Cover of Guatemala Market: everything you need to know before making a decision

Is now a good time to buy in Guatemala? Half yes. Rates are low and the quetzal steady, but Airbnb supply jumped and no one publishes home prices over time, so bargain hard.

Buy or rent in Guatemala City: how many years of rent pay for a home? From 13 years of rent in Zona 13 to 18 in Zona 2.

How many quetzales does $1,000 get you, year after year? About Q7,650 today, against Q7,742 in 2020 and Q7,842 at the top in 2023.

What does your budget buy in Guatemala? $300,000 buys a flat of about 108 m² in Zona 15 and 119 m² across Guatemala City, and a home of 150 m² in Antigua or 182 m² around Lake Atitlán.

How much does a home cost in Guatemala, place by place? About $2,520 a m² for a flat in Guatemala City, $2,000 for a home in Antigua, $1,640 around Lake Atitlán: an 80 m² home asks $132k to $202k.

Which parts of Antigua can you afford with $300,000? 1 of the 9 fit easily. In 6 others, only the smaller homes do.

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Guatemala Market: everything you need to know before making a decision

INSIDE THE GUIDE

Where prices are heading, area by area
Whether now is a good time to buy
What’s pushing prices up, or down
How rents are moving, and why it matters
How long homes take to sell
How much room sellers leave to negotiate
What the exchange rate does to your price
Buy or rent: what makes more sense
What you’ll lose if you sell too soon
What you’ll pay on top of the price
What’s changed in the last 12 months
What could go wrong, and how to avoid it

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Verified data with sourcesUpdated in November 2026