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Real estate activity drops dramatically in Argentina because of ‘dollar-clamp’
Argentina’s real estate sector is already feeling the negative consequences of the ‘dollar-clamp’ implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernandez a year ago, and in 2013 the effect could have an even greater impact for the construction industry. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesit is like once in the communistic Romania 30 years ago: they did not lend foreign money, even not from the soviet brother. but the country was scrapped down and the people were on the breadline. nevertheless the “king” built a palace in Bukarest. At the end he and his wife were shot...
Nov 06th, 2012 - 08:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentines will soon understand the concept of consequence.
Nov 06th, 2012 - 08:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0. The 8N refers to a massive protest demonstration (and pot banging) organized by simple yet honest anti CFK, citizens through the social webs and with no political interference.
Nov 06th, 2012 - 09:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 07D refers to the legal timetable to implement the splitting up ofArgentine mainland , an obsession of President Cristina Fernandez
, which she considers her administration’s leading enemy.
Starting with,
Santa cruz..
Patagonia,
So they say.mm.
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“Armando Pepe: jobs losses in real estate agents and the construction industry could reach 250.000 in 2013”
Nov 06th, 2012 - 09:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Assuming that KFC/ Ol' Turkey Neck / TMBOA / The Harpy is still in power by then.
“As the Sun rises on one power, so it sets on another..........”
Funny I thought there was no U$ clamp and that the economy was still going gangbusters?
Nov 06th, 2012 - 10:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Think, care to comment?
Havn't heard and Falkland Island sabre rattling for a while. Someone must have more important things on her plate. Although there seems to have been more bad news than normal lately a deflection is surely immanent.
Nov 06th, 2012 - 10:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I may be tempted to buy a masssive house in BA when the arse falls out of the property market in Argentina. I could then stand bollock naked on the balcony scaring the natives with the size of my balls?
Nov 06th, 2012 - 11:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They'll go:
Nov 06th, 2012 - 11:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Hey, look at that man with the big balls on the balcony. Have a look at his bleach!!!”
;)
No one wants pesos. The problem is inflation.
Nov 06th, 2012 - 11:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@8 What are you talking about now?
come on guys i just choked on me tea.lol.
Nov 07th, 2012 - 01:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0@7 lol
Nov 07th, 2012 - 02:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3 briton,
Nov 07th, 2012 - 02:48 am - Link - Report abuse 07D does refer to a timetable, but not to “implement the splitting up of Argentine mainland”, but the application of a law she and her administration approved to rip apart a giant media group called “Clarin Media Group”, which has a big amount of licenses for radios and TV channel's aquired during other administrations, she does believes that ripping apart this giant media group that it's completely against her (of course it is, because she wants to destroy it, duh..), then the “bad news” will stop showing up on TV and everything will be safe and we (argentines) won't complain anymore, because everything is orchestrated by how they generate some massive histeria ._.
Oh well, i suppose she can always call her friend Cameron and be like
- Hey, how's your country going?
- It sucks, everyone hates me, how about yours?
- Same, lets fight publicly about the Malvinas/Falklands again
- Sure !
Agh.. i hate governments... i saw “V for Vendetta” the other day.. Anarchocapitalism... i want it... =3
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh all eyes on US TODAY, ;).haha
Nov 07th, 2012 - 05:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0the reason no one likes to invest or save in your currency is because people can barely predict the outcome and you have such low value. With the US dollar you have predictable and reliable stats, plua it has high value.
Nov 07th, 2012 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 07 Beef
Nov 07th, 2012 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I would normally report such rude, crude off topic comments but I can't stop giggling.
This is just one example of the government beliving it can simply make a sweeping policy to fix one problem with no thought whatsoever to the consequences in other areas.
If I were an Argentine home owner I would simply chyoose not to move home until after CFK and her dollar clamp are gone. It would make no logical sense to do otherwise. Imagine how much of your wealth you would lose to inflation if you sold now and were unble to buy immediately.
Wait for a new law making it compulsory to sell your home after 5 years of ownership!!
12,
Nov 07th, 2012 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0we doubt anyone is totaly happy with their goverments..
Can Murkypress please tell us what is happening with real estate in Montevideo and Punta Del Este ? I imagine they are becoming a safe haven for investors bailing out across the 'Plate ?
Nov 07th, 2012 - 06:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I know an architect in Buenos Aires who says he's never been busier! He's been getting almost daily calls from people wanting to build property as an investment since they can no longer save in dollars.
Nov 08th, 2012 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't know about Argentina, but here in Britain estate agents are famously the one group we trust less than politicians and lawyers =)
Nov 09th, 2012 - 11:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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