Van Ditmar Patagonia is located in the city of Bariloche , Lake District , Northern Patagonia, Argentina. The company was established about fourty years ago by Federico Van Ditmar. You can confidently trust our competent and dynamic real estate team which deals with all fields of the real estate business and other related ones.

Our business.

Van Ditmar Patagonia is well acquainted with all aspects of the Real Estate business in Patagonia . At the same time, by means of a wide variety of related business, our company has gained experience in other related areas such as financing, urban and rural development projects, among others. Our vast knowledge of these features makes it possible to have always creative and effective solutions for our customer's benefit.

Our experienced staff members serve our customers skilfully and manage specialised information related to a wide range of Real Estate businesses, which include:

• ownership transfers
• rentals, leases
• property administration
• representation at auctions
• Accomplishment of measures necessary to obtain property titles and right of habitation certificates.
• All kind of property related transactions - farms, ranches, land, houses, commercial property, plots, buildings, tourist and business facilities, banks, resorts and hotels.
• Instalment payment available for Estate transactions, guarantees, payment agreements
• due diligence, drafting of bilingual documents, acquisition of property titles and right of habitation documents, real estate purchase and financing agreements, public deeds of ownership and leasing

Our engagement and good terms with the local community allows us to provide effective and creative solutions when governmental permits are required, especially when dealing with county and provincial authorities a well as with the National Parks Agency and the National Commission of Security Areas.

Our Expertise

Argentina , and Patagonia as one of its most fancied regions, have greatly benefited from the positive and constructive changes occurred in the Argentine economy over the last years. For almost fourty years, Van Ditmar Patagonia has worked together with its customers as the market developed and grew. During the last five years our accomplishments include:

- Development of our own inventory, with more than 1,300 residential, 100 commercial and 200 farm and ranch properties.

- Closing of more than 4,500 real estate deals, including farms and ranches, plots, houses, leases and rentals, sale transfers and commercial facilities among others.

- Closing of more than 100 farm and ranch sales and purchases, including 25 deals which led to the achievement of property title documents, such as:

The unification of a group of eleven landlords into a single farm property, providing them with different kinds of services in exchange for their permission to effectively sell a plot of 7,000 hectares (17,500 acres) to a single foreign investor. This transaction, as well as others of similar nature, included the acquisition of the first property title issued to those lands, the clearing of the real estate tax debts over the property and the acquisition of permits from the National Commission of Security Areas.

The acquisition and re-sale of a 5,000 hectares (12,500 acres) riverside ranch, including long term Financing arrangements, the creation of rights over specific issues for strips of land and the re-negotiation of the original land assignment.

The acquisition of a farm located within a National Park and the subdivision of the property into farm plots, including the acquisition of permits both from the National Parks Agency and from the National Commission Security Areas.

Dealing features

We work with careful attention in order to reduce costs and to avoid unnecessary exposure to risks during the deal. In those instances when we act in the name of a customer living far away from the area, and we undertake the management of his property, we make sure to keep him fully informed about any circumstance related to his investment property.

Van Ditmar Patagonia has developed complete audit procedures included in every transaction. These procedures ensure the parties to the transaction that all pertinent issues are disclosed, investigated, discussed and settled in advance to closing. Our aim is to make sure that no additional burden or unexpected concern should arise once the sale, acquisition or any other type of deal is finished.

Who are We?

Federico Van Ditmar - Chairman & Executive Director

Federico, 70, is a Dutch born Argentine citizen. He settled in Bariloche about fourty years ago, where he established Van Ditmar Patagonia. Faderico leads the company and has primary responsibility over the Farm & Ranch division as well as over the Real Estate Development Business Division. His long standing reputation in the community allows him to have straight and open communication with the local market.

Keen Van Ditmar - Director

Keen, 36, was born in Bariloche and grew up as a devoted sportsman. His active pursuits allowed him to explore extensively ranches, wild areas, surrounding national parks and governmental lands. As a result, our customers enjoy a more complete picture of the area features when assessing the choices. Keen is in charge of the Residential Properties division and assists his father Federico in the Farm & Ranch division.

The Van Ditmar Team

The rest of the Van Ditmar staff deals with every other aspect of a productive and effectively functioning business. The administration, management (of leases, sales and purchases, etc), negotiation and general provision of information to the public (whether by email, fax, telephone or in person) is handled by a professional group of individuals who support the operation of a very diverse and active business.

Alicia Basualdo, 50, has developed her career as a Real Estate agent for more than fifteen years. She deals mainly with residential area, commercial and office properties transactions.

Another three technically trained employees complete the Van Ditmar Patagonia operative Team and work hard to cater to our customer's needs.