How much does a house cost in Santa Rita, Paraguay?

There is no official reference price per square metre in Santa Rita: a house is worth what current listings and recent sales in the same barrio say, and the market moves fast. According to the mayor, real estate grew more than 20% a year over the previous three years, driven by new residential and commercial subdivisions (Infonegocios, January 2025⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠). A listing from two years ago is useless, so build your own range from this month's data.

How to build a real price range

1. Pick the barrio first. A house in the centre, on the PY06, is not priced like one in a new subdivision. Common reference barrios: Centro, Esquina Gaucha, Campiña Verde, 14 de Mayo and Karaja (Wikipedia⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠).
2. Collect three to five similar listings (same barrio, similar plot and built area) from property portals and local agencies. Note whether prices are in guaraníes or US dollars and convert everything to one currency.
3. Split land from building. Work out the price per m² of land and, separately, what you're paying for the built area. That shows whether a cheap house is really an expensive plot with an old building on it.
4. Ask for the bank's valuation if you're borrowing: it's a reference independent of the seller.
5. Visit in daylight and after rain to check the street, drainage and whether water gets in.

Ready-built house or plot plus building?

A plot in a new subdivision is often the entry point, but check what you're paying for. Every subdivision needs prior municipal approval, and the developer must open streets and build drainage (Law 1909⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠); in practice each plot must be at least 360 m² and basic infrastructure (streets, storm drains, water and power) must reach every plot (Infonegocios, 2024⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠). A plot without those services is worth less than it looks.

Add the power hookup: in September 2024 the state utility ANDE charged G. 89,745 for a single-phase residential connection and G. 1,818,852 for three-phase, based on a 12-metre frontage (ABC Color⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠). An ANDE-registered electrician must sign the application, and outside Asunción connection can take longer.

What would you pay per month on a loan?

The public Che Róga Porã programme finances buying a house, buying land and building, or renovating, and has loans in 17 departments. According to Última Hora (May 2026)⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠, version 3.0 at 9.9% works out as:

Amount · Term · Monthly payment

G. 100 million · 30 years · G. 870,191

G. 200 million · 30 years · G. 1,740,382

G. 200 million · 20 years · G. 1,916,811

Version 3.0 targets households earning 6 to 9 minimum wages; version 2.0, for lower incomes, carries a 6.5% rate. Use these figures to see what price range you can afford before viewing houses, and check current terms with the housing ministry (MUVH) or your bank.

Which costs come on top of the price?

• Notary (escribano): hire your own. They request the title-status certificate, which the registry issues within 10 days and which is valid for 30 (Law 2903⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠).
• Property tax: ask for the latest paid receipt and make sure it's up to date.
• Utilities: power (above) and water, if the subdivision doesn't have them yet.
• Repairs: for a used house, budget roof, wiring and paint before you make an offer.

Before paying any deposit, go through the property's papers with your notary.

Does anything change for Brazilians?

For a house in town, no. For rural property, yes: Law 2532/05⁠⁠ (opens in a new tab)⁠ bars citizens of neighbouring countries, unless authorised by decree, from owning rural property within the 50 km border strip. If you're looking at a farm, ask your notary whether it falls in that zone.