The popular real estate market in Venezuela - El mercado inmobiliario popular en Venezuela

In times of crisis, experts recommend investing in the real estate market, since real estate will gain value with the passage of time and thus the money, in addition to not losing its value, something that occurs due to hyperinflation and the fall of the currency, multiplies.

This axiom in Venezuela does not seem to be fulfilled since the formal market of these items with the dollarization has suffered unnatural changes and the goods instead of being obtained at low value have gone through the roof, in such a way that a house that is priced in few dollars is offered in thousands, since its owners offer it according to the future or current needs because they plan to emigrate or have already done so.

For those who do not have the little is worth a lot and the other option, which is rentals, due to improper governmental dispositions nobody wants to venture, since there are laws that allow the tenant to keep the house or not to pay the rent based on having children, elderly or handicapped people. In the shadow of the legal market, the popular market has been born, which cannot be labeled illegal but does not comply with standards, does not pay taxes and does not even comply with minimum safety conditions.

He does live off the rent and his landlords have no resemblance to Mr. Belly from the Mexican series El Chavo, since in most cases they live where the leased property is located as it is part of their own home.

Thus, in the popular sectors, neighborhoods, middle class urbanizations and even residential complexes, there has been a proliferation of premises, most of which were initially built so that the owner of the house where they are located could set up a business, but with the drastic changes in the economy and now the pandemic, many have had to abandon the idea and have settled for renting them to third parties, even selling them, without any legal document to corroborate the operation.

In the case of renting, it is done by mutual agreement and some make a document that remains between the interested parties, this saves them from any ordinance or governmental decree that puts conditions to this type of operations, in addition to not having lawyer, notary or registry fees.

Those who rent are people of a similar social and economic level, only that they have the momentary capacity to carry out this operation, either because they receive money from remittances or because they have money from some sales operation or receive monetary income from other sources, such as jobs in the network, among others.

Generally, they are adventurers who are shipwrecked in the attempt, but a good percentage of them manage to get away with it since the rental payment is infinitely lower than in the formal field.

With the informal dollarization, landlords now charge for these properties in dollars, since this way they do not have to raise the cost of rent every time.

The properties are rustic, in most cases the lessor himself must adapt them to the business to be set up and make improvements, some of them recognized by the owner, others as a method to be able to sell.

As I said at the beginning, they are part of the house that in the past served as a bedroom or other room of the home or annexes made for this purpose.

Many people with greater economic power, have ventured into this alternative market by buying homes and transforming their area into several premises, even making transformations for that purpose, however, a large number of these try to meet certain standards, so the rents become more expensive and the place of these properties is in residential areas of the depressed middle class that at one time was high and now of opulence only needs remain.

Needless to say, of those who lease, only a minimal percentage have business registrations and comply with the minimum standards imposed by law to engage in commerce.

Not only premises fall within the popular real estate market, but also leased land spaces, many of which are not within the landlord's property but are adjacent, such as corners, sidewalks or parking lots to name a few, where the tenant places some fast food sales, which also do not comply with sanitary regulations, sale of used objects, fruits, vegetables, fish, groceries, among others.

The popular real estate market bases its sustainability on good faith, therefore it is generally done among neighbors, friends, acquaintances, friends of friends, people who have some link with the community or someone who lives in it.

It is thriving, large and active, and has served as a lifeline for many families for whom this money covers part of their food needs, and even for third parties who, through the consignment system, leave homemade products in the establishments.

Generally it does not produce high monetary income to those who use it, since the buyers are the same people in the community, but it gives them some stability.

It is a form of recycling money among neighbors, a step ahead of bartering which is also entering as a form of economic interaction in our country at this time.

En tiempos de crisis los expertos recomiendan invertir en el mercado inmobiliario, ya que los inmuebles ganaran valor con el paso del tiempo y así el dinero, además de no perder su cotización, algo que se produce por la hiperinflación y la caída de la moneda, se multiplica.

Este axioma en Venezuela no parece cumplirse ya que el mercado formal de estos rubros con la dolarización ha sufrido cambios no naturales y los bienes en lugar de conseguirse a bajo valor se han ido a las nubes, de tal modo que una vivienda que se tasa en pocos dólares se ofrece en miles, ya que sus propietarios lo ofrecen de acuerdo a las necesidades futuras o actuales porque piensan emigrar o ya lo han hecho.

Para quien no tiene lo poco vale mucho y la otra opción que es la de los alquileres, por disposiciones gubernamentales impropias nadie quiere aventurarse, ya que hay leyes que permiten al inquilino quedarse con la vivienda o no pagar las rentas basado en la tenencia de hijos, personal de la tercera edad o discapacitados.

A la sombra del mercado legal ha nacido el popular, que no puede tildarse de ilegal pero que no cumple normas, no paga impuestos y ni siquiera cumple con las mínimas condiciones de seguridad.

Este si vive dela renta y sus arrendadores no tienen parecido con el señor barrigas de la serie mexicana El Chavo, ya que en la mayoría de los casos viven donde se encuentra el inmueble arrendado ya que este forma parte de su propia vivienda.

De tal modo que en los sectores populares, barrios, urbanizaciones de clase media y hasta conjuntos residenciales, han proliferado los locales, una gran mayoría fabricados en un primer momento para que el dueño de la vivienda donde se encuentre colocara un negocio pero con los cambios drásticos en la economía y ahora la pandemia, muchos han tenido que abandonar la idea y se han conformado con alquilarlo a terceros, incluso venderlos, sin que medie para eso algún documento legal que corrobore la operación.

En caso del alquiler, el mismo se hace de mutuo acuerdo y algunos hacen ún documento que queda entre los interesados, esto los salva de cualquier ordenanza o decreto gubernamental que ponga condiciones a este tipo de operaciones, además de no tenr gastos de abogado, notaría o registro.