Leasing with real estate or direct with the owner in Bogotá: how many there are and how much the price changes (2026)
Machine-assisted English version of the Spanish original by Aptología. All figures are locked to the original (numbers are copied, not re-translated); if in doubt, the Spanish original prevails.
In Bogotá, only 14.7% of the apartments for rent are published by a private person (possible direct owner); 59.2% is published by a real estate or company. In front of a comparable real estate apartment, the private apartment costs 2.4% less per m².
Abstract: 16,553 apartments for unique rent in Bogotá according to who publishes them.
Updated: 13 October of 2026 · Next update: monthly.
Real estate, agent or individual
| Announcer | Announcements | % of ads | Medium rental | per m² | Medium area | Difference per m² vs. real estate (comparable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate or company | 9,803 | 59.2% | $3,200,000 | $50,449/m² | 65 m² | 0.0% |
| Independent agent | 4,316 | 26.1% | $4,606,500 | $55,000/m² | 83 m² | 2.3% |
| Individual (possible direct owner) | 2,434 | 14.7% | $2,800,000 | $49,123/m² | 60 m² | -2.4% |
| Specific · strate 2 | 67 | 12.1% | $1,300,000 | $25,926/m² | 50 m² | 4.6% |
| Specific · strate 3 | 611 | 16.7% | $1,650,000 | $38,889/m² | 45 m² | -2.2% |
| Specific · strate 4 | 786 | 19.9% | $2,500,000 | $48,639/m² | 53 m² | -1.2% |
| Specific · strate 5 | 369 | 17.0% | $3,800,000 | $54,286/m² | 73 m² | -2.0% |
| Specific · strate 6 | 590 | 9.6% | $6,475,000 | $60,417/m² | 109 m² | -9.5% |
How to use it to decide: with an individual there is often more room to negotiate and less requirements, but he asks for a written contract and you pay nothing before you see the property and check that the owner of the property is the owner (certificate of tradition and freedom). With real estate pay policy study, but you have backup in repairs and delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Is it cheaper to rent directly with the owner in Bogotá? In front of a comparable real estate apartment, the private apartment costs - 2.4% per m², cut to 13 October of 2026.
How many rentals does the owner publish directly in Bogotá? 14.7% of ads with identified advertiser.
Methodology
- Source: daily intake base of Aptology, with public ads of Metroocuadrado, Fincaraíz, Cienalquís, Rentola and alchem.com. Court as at 13 October of 2026.
- Filters: live ads that pass quality control, in Bogotá, rent between $400,000 and $30,000,000. TikTok and Facebook Market are excluded.
- Duplicate: one ad is left per group of duplicates (the same building on several portals).
- Matched premium: compare the price per m² of ads for each type of advertiser against real estate within the same layer cell × rooms (minimum 8 ads per side) and report the weighted median of the differences. So the premium is not confused with estrato or size. The attribute is detected in the text of the ad, so they only have ads with description. Type of advertiser: it is classified by the name of the advertiser in Metroocuadrado, Fincaraíz and Cienaltes. It is a company if the name brings words like real estate, SAS or Ltda.; if it is a person name with 3 ads or less, it is taken as a particular (possible direct owner); with more than 3 ads, as an independent agent. It's an approach.
- Limitations: are prices ordered, not closed. The neighborhoods and localities come as each portal writes.
- Open data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
How to quote
Pinzón Pineda, D. M. (2026). Leasing with real estate or direct with the owner in Bogotá: how many there are and how much the price changes (2026). Aptology. https://www.aptologia.com/estudios/inmobiliaria-vs-particular-alquiler-bogota. Data: datos.csv, CC BY license 4. 0.
Sources and data
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23349731 (Zenodo)
- Original study (Spanish): Arrendar con inmobiliaria o directo con el dueño en Bogotá: cuántos hay y cuánto cambia el precio (2026)
- GitHub (CSV, PDF): https://github.com/elbroker/aptologia-datos/tree/main/estudios/inmobiliaria-vs-particular-arriendo-bogota
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/aptologia/inmobiliaria-vs-particular-arriendo-bogota-2026