Colombian Real Estate Transaction Registry for 1,105 Municipalities, 2015-2023

IGAC's dataset contains 30,905,678 unique real estate transaction records from 2015 to 2023 across 1,105 Colombian municipalities. The data is constructed from property registration details, including property ID (MATRICULA), legal act codes (COD_NATUJUR), and transaction values (VALOR). It originates from the Colombian open data portal (www.datos.gov.co) and was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze real estate market dynamics (Dinámica_Inmobiliaria) and transaction values (VALOR) by municipality (MUNICIPIO) and year (YEAR_RADICA).
• Model property price trends using transaction value (VALOR), property type (TIPO_PREDIO_ZONA), and rurality category (CATEGORIA_RURALIDAD).
• Identify new property developments (PREDIOS_NUEVOS) and track administrative status (ESTADO_FOLIO) across departments (DEPARTAMENTO).
• Geospatial analysis of property transactions using municipality codes (DIVIPOLA) and old/new cadastral numbers (NUMERO_CATASTRAL_ANTIGUO, NUMERO_CATASTRAL).

Strengths

• Contains 30,905,678 unique transaction records, providing a substantial historical base.
• Covers a wide geographic scope of 1,105 municipalities across all Colombian departments.
• Includes specific columns for transaction value (VALOR), legal nature (NOMBRE_NATUJUR), and indicators of market activity (Dinámica_Inmobiliaria).

Limitations

• Row count for the dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.
• Metadata on license, author, and exact data collection methodology is not provided.
• Data may reflect reporting or geographic bias inherent to the administrative source.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal), likely from the Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC).

Collection Method

Constructed from property registration records (matrícula inmobiliaria), including registry office codes (ORIP), folio, and annotation numbers.

Time Range

2015 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-17 21:00:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specifically 1,105 municipalities.