What I learned in Argentina

A Few Things I Learned in Argentina

I promised some URLs from the last Blog. Sorry about that. They are in my check luggage. I am in the Red Carpet Club. I did learn some interesting things about Argentina. Most of them are more cultural than Real Estate related; but real estate is based on relationships. Cultural understanding is necessary for building relationships.

1) Real estate practitioners here study for 3 years to become brokers. In Buenos Aires they can study at the Camara Inmobliaria Argentina or the Collegio de Martilleres y Corredores. They can receive a license from the Martilleres; but a license is not required to sell real estate.
2) This week the Collegio de Martilleres signed an agreement with ICREA which is the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations. This will link them to Worldproperties.com. World Properties is the closest thing we have to an international MLS. About 200 practitioners here received their TRC designation. This empowers them to make and receive international referrals in a secure environment with other members of the consortium. TRC stands for Transnational Referral Certificate.
3) Music and other items in Latin America bear a label describing the type of Spanish used. The three types noted are Mexican, Neutral and Argentinean. The Argentineans do not want their children to learn neutral Spanish. Many of the words are different in Argentina. The biggest difference is the pronunciation. There are some subtle differences; but the most noticeable is the pronunciation of the double “l” In most of the Spanish world “ll” is “y”. In Argentina it is halfway between a “g” and a “ch” .



David Segrest is a REALTOR with Segrest International REALTORS. His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com