Sturzenegger targeted real estate associations and anticipated more deregulation

The Minister of Deregulation and Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger, once again set the Government's direction in terms of structural reforms and pointed directly against professional associations in the real estate sector, which he accused of holding privileges that make services more expensive, limit competition and end up harming the end user.

During his presentation at the event “Real Estate 2026: Expectations and Reality”, organized by Reporte Inmobiliario, the official assured that real estate deregulation will be one of the central axes of the official agenda in the coming months. In this context, he questioned the imposition of minimum fees, compulsory enrollment and the barriers to entry that restrict activity

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Sturzenegger was forceful in warning that “a Professional Association setting a minimum price is a social aberration”, and clarified that the problem is not the existence of these entities, but the use of state power to impose conditions that do not arise from competition or the

market.

As he explained, when a standard sets prices or limits who can offer a service, in fact “it is transferring income from society to a specific group.” For the minister, this scheme represents one of the many legal privileges that the Government seeks to dismantle with its deregulation program

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Along these lines, he anticipated that the Executive will send a legislative package to advance on different points in the sector, with the objective of eliminating obstacles that make construction and commercial intermediation more expensive. The official intention is to move towards a freer, more competitive and dynamic market, where services are valued for their quality and not for corporate impositions

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“The idea is that people can innovate and create without having to be part of a club to have a privilege,” said Sturzenegger, in a phrase that sums up the spirit of official politics: fewer regulations, less artificial costs and more competition for those who want to work, invest or access housing.

One of the strongest points of his presentation was the defense of the repeal of the rent law through DNU 70/2023, one of the first measures promoted by Javier Milei after coming to the Presidency. For Sturzenegger, the elimination of that regulatory scheme allowed the market to work again after years of

distortions.

Sturzenegger also projected a positive scenario for the real estate market in the coming years, based on an Argentina with greater macroeconomic stability, export growth and a strengthening of the local currency. Under this logic, he argued that “property prices are going to rise”, especially in areas linked to energy, mining and agro-industrial development

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In addition, he highlighted the potential of mortgage credit. Currently, the mortgage stock is around $5 billion, but the minister estimated that number could increase tenfold if part of the more than $200 billion that Argentines keep out of the local financial system

returns to banks.

Finally, Sturzenegger argued that construction still has room to lower costs, both because of economic openness and because of the reduction of tax and regulatory burdens. “Today, construction in Argentina is made more expensive by distortions that could be corrected

,” he warned.