Laureles Delivers 8.5% Rental Yields, Medellín's Strongest Returns

Laureles posted the highest average gross rental yield among Medellín suburbs in the first half of 2026, reaching 8.7 percent according to data compiled by the Cámara de Comercio de Medellín.

The figure matters because foreign and local buyers have poured capital into apartments here since the start of the year, pushing prices up 11 percent while rents have kept pace with demand from university staff and hospital workers.

Units along Carrera 70 near the Estadio Atanasio Girardot station rent fastest, while blocks closer to the Mercado de Laureles on Calle 44 attract longer-term tenants tied to the nearby Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. The Alcaldía’s 2025 Mejoramiento Integral de Barrios program upgraded lighting and drainage on several Laureles streets, which lifted occupancy rates on older buildings that previously sat vacant for months.

What the numbers show

One-bedroom flats purchased at 265 million pesos in March now command 1.9 million pesos monthly, producing the 8.7 percent yield after standard costs. That compares with 6.4 percent in El Poblado and 7.1 percent in Belén over the same period. Listings tracked by local portal Finca Raíz show 142 Laureles apartments changed hands between January and June, up 19 percent from the first half of 2025.

Next steps for buyers

Investors should inspect buildings within two blocks of the metro station first and request the last twelve months of administration fees before signing. Local notary offices on Avenida 33 can complete transfers in under three weeks once the buyer’s financing clears, provided the property has no outstanding predial tax arrears.