It is estimated that of the total area of construction approved in the metropolitan area during 2020, 37% corresponds to office buildings, office-warehouses and mixed-use buildings. Another 56% is for housing construction.

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Pedro Ramirez, president of the Chamber of Realtors of Guatemala, believes that office space has been transformed, a change that can be explained by the trend of working from home.

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Ramirez explained to Prensalibre.com that "... A few years ago, the offices were 600 square meters and they became 300 square meters. Before, the offices were closed and since a few years ago they were transformed into open spaces."

Regarding the saturation in the real estate market, the manager added that "... there is a saturation of housing in certain niches - it covers between 175 thousand and 300 thousand square meters -, and a large availability of offices, about 100 thousand square meters available."

Source: prensalibre.com

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