This statistic displays the average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017. The source estimated that it would take about 32 years for a couple with two average salaries who save up to 30 percent of their income to buy a home in the Paraguayan capital Asunción, more than double the time it would take to buy the same type of residential property in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
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InfoCasas. (October 12, 2017). Average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/
InfoCasas. "Average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017 (in years)." Chart. October 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/
InfoCasas. (2017). Average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/
InfoCasas. "Average Time Needed to Complete The Purchase of a Home in Selected South American Cities as of September 2017 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/
InfoCasas, Average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Average time needed to complete the purchase of a home in selected South American cities as of September 2017 (in years) [Graph], InfoCasas, October 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895298/average-time-housing-purchase-south-american-cities/
