Venezuelan housing prices jump as emigres consider buying

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 16, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/venezuelan-housing-prices-jump-as-emigres-consider-buying/

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BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Buying property in his home country was once “unthinkable” for Carlos Peñalver, a Venezuelan electrician who left for the United States four years ago as the economy of Venezuela faltered. The capture of President Nicolás Maduro changed the calculus, enough to get Peñalver to star...