More than half of the apartments available for rent in the Metropolitan Region They have 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom, according to data collected by the Chilean proptech Houm.com.
According to the figures provided, as of March of this year, 62% of departments offered have this configuration. This is slightly higher than what happened in 2023, when it reached 59%. The average rental value of this type of housing is $324,575.
Apartments with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms represent 28% of the offer, with a drop of 2 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The average rental price for this type of property reached $493,335.
“Mainly, there are two reasons. First, the rental price It is a determining factor for most tenants. The departments one bedroom and one bathroom They are usually the cheapest on the market,” said Francisca Rubio, Country Manager of Houm Chile.
And he added that “the other reason is that this type of department is usually located in central areas and well connected, which makes it ideal for people looking for an urban lifestyle.”
Apartments with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms represent 10% of the supplya, and the approximate rental value is $610,395.
In the Region of BioBío the offer is quite similar to that of the Metropolitan Region, with 64% of apartments available for rent with the configuration of 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom, with a average value of $376,667according to Houm’s figures.
On the other hand, in the Valparaíso Region It is the one with 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms that predominates, with 42% and average prices of $559,167. Apartments with 1 bedroom and one bathroom represent 23% of the current offer.
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