“You’re buying where?”
I’ve heard that question a lot lately. Sometimes followed by a look that suggests I’ve finally gone off the deep end.
And honestly, I understand the reaction.
Because the place I’m talking about is not where most overseas real estate investors are looking. They might not even be able to find it on a world map.
But after more than two decades as an international real estate investor and scout, I’ve learned that some of the biggest opportunities are to be found in places most people ignore.
I’d been hearing about this capital from my network for several years. As the signals grew stronger, I booked a trip and went to see it for myself.
What I found was a city on the rise. Cafés packed with young professionals working on laptops. New residential towers rising across leafy neighborhoods. Construction cranes visible in every direction. But everything was incredibly affordable.
The place? The capital of Paraguay—Asunción.
And yes—I’m buying there.
Here’s why…
The massive Itaipu hydroelectric dam sits on the Paraná River on the border of Brazil and Paraguay. This is the second-largest plant of its kind in the world in terms of power generation.
Bordering Brazil and Argentina in the heart of South America, Paraguay rarely makes the headlines.
But this country has what the world needs. And it has a lot of it.
Here’s a quickfire summary:
Cheap, abundant energy— Paraguay generates so much clean hydroelectric power it exports the surplus—earning over a billion dollars a year doing it. That same cheap, abundant energy is drawing even more attention from global players looking for locations for energy-intensive industries—from data infrastructure to advanced manufacturing.
Global food production— Paraguay is already one of the world’s top soybean exporters and a major global beef supplier. It sits on exceptionally productive farmland and global food demand is expected to increase by 50% by 2050. That positions the country at the center of one of the most important and investable trends of the next several decades.
Low, stable taxes—A tax system so simple it fits on a business card. 10% corporate, 10% personal, 10% VAT. Zero tax on foreign-earned income. A simple, durable system that continues to pull in businesses, investment, and international residents.
A young population entering its prime—Median age 27. Nearly 65% of the population is working age. When populations are growing—especially when large numbers of people are moving into their prime earning and household-formation years—you get sustained demand for housing. Prices rise. Rents increase. Cities expand. Paraguay has a demographic dividend that most of the developed world has already spent.
A massive “Path of Progress” event—I use the term Path of Progress to describe anything that improves the accessibility of a piece of real estate and increases its value.Here, I’m talking about the Bi-Oceanic Corridor, which will link Brazil’s Atlantic ports to Chile’s Pacific ports—running straight across South America through Paraguay. It changes the map. Paraguay becomes a critical link between two oceans and billions in trade flows. Infrastructure follows. Logistics follows. Capital follows. And in Paraguay, that momentum concentrates in and around Asunción…
Paraguay has what the world needs—abundant clean energy and food, underpinned by a young population and pro-business policies.
The capital is starting to move.
Moody’s upgraded Paraguay to investment-grade sovereign credit status. In December 2025, Standard & Poor’s followed.
Moody’s and S&P don’t hand out investment-grade ratings as encouragement. They hand them out when the work is done. When a country has demonstrated, over years and across political cycles, that it can be trusted to manage its finances like a grown-up.
Emerging markets aspire to this moment for decades. Most never reach it.
Paraguay has reached it.
Paraguay is blessed with abundant fertile farmland. Countries and regions in the Southern Cone, including Paraguay, are agricultural exporters with strong food security.
The momentum isn’t slowing. Standard & Poor’s forecasts growth of around 4% over the next two years—following an average of 3.9% for 2022–2025—describing Paraguay as one of the most dynamic economies in Latin America.
The recently finalized EU-Mercosur trade agreement—the largest trade deal the EU has ever signed—could prove transformative, and Paraguay is exceptionally well positioned to capture the investment flows it unlocks.
Smart regional money has already arrived. Argentine investors seeking stability. Brazilian entrepreneurs diversifying. Developers and international companies quietly setting up operations. Paraguay’s currency was rated the most stable and highest-performing in Latin America in 2025.
I’ve seen this pattern before.
Ireland in the early 1990s. Panama in the mid-2000s. Medellín around 2011. Each time, the structural forces were already in place before the world caught on. Each time, the real estate in the right locations surged—often 3X or more.
Each time, the window was open for a while. And then it closed.
In Asunción, it is open right now.
That’s why next week—on Wednesday, April 29 at 1 p.m. ET—I’ll bring members of my Real Estate Trend Alert group the chance to own there from just $114,548. And I’ll be buying alongside them. Stay tuned for more on this opportunity.
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. There is one address in Asunción where I believe the strongest opportunity is concentrating. Here’s a sneak peek of what I’m talking about…
Renders shouldn’t be considered final but give you a great idea what to expect. This one shows some of what’s planned for the landmark building where I’m about to bring RETA members an exclusive off-market deal. The RETA-only price is from just $114,548. I expect values to increase 40% to 50% during construction alone, and 3X in a decade.
