In the last days, Maceió became highlighted in the national news due to an urban tragedy: the sinking of soil caused by the exploration of rock salt mines operated by Braskem. Since 2018 to date, more than 14,000 properties have needed to be evacuated, affecting around 60,000 people. The hasty change created real ghost neighborhoods. The heated real estate market in the capital of Alagoas the task of finding new addresses for affected residents was difficult.
Maceió was the champion capital of appreciation in 2023, according to the index FipeZap. The city recorded a 15% increase in the prices of houses, apartments and commercial locations. Currently, the average value per square meter per day is R$8,200.00. In other words, a 100 m2 apartment costs an average of R$820 thousand in Maceió. To buy a property in the most valued neighborhood in the city, Pajussara, the buyer will need to pay a higher amount, as the average square meter in the area is almost reaching R$10,000.00.
BEAUTY COUNTS POINTS
Even with the Braskem catastrophe ravaging the city, Maceió progressed forward and consolidated itself as one of the most decentralized real estate markets in Brazil. One of the reasons for this appreciation, without a doubt, is the natural beauty of the state and the capital itself, which has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country. Maceió is a city that deserves all the laurels and should really follow a valued feeling, whether in the real estate market or in different sectors of the economy. Investing and purchasing a property in a valued location is always a good deal, as the chance of having liquidity and making money down the road is much greater.
Still in the ranking carried out by DataZap, the Rio de Janeiro it was the capital that had the lowest real estate appreciation throughout the year, only 1.48% increase recorded — certainly a reflection of the wave of urban violence that is plaguing the capital of Rio de Janeiro, driving away investment in the city in all fields, especially in buying and selling of real estate.