Help for Buyers and Sellers Takes a Big Step Forward

Imagine this: you are interested in buying a piece of property in Costa Rica’s southern zone, so you walk in to one of the real estate offices in say –...

Who is Buying Land In Costa Rica?

I think that this question is probably the second most asked question of a real estate agent in Costa Rica. Second after: "what's going on in real estate in Costa...

Uproar Over Project Shut Downs

Yesterday started off as a typical, glorious Costa Rica morning. Rod and I got an early start with San Buenas Golf Resort Project Manager Larry Breau, walking the golf course...

Do You Have to be Rich to Buy Land In Costa Rica?

I received the below e-mail last week and have been working with "Jim" (name is changed to protect...).  His situation is one that I think a lot of folks will...

Ben’s Predictions

Wouldn't it be nice to have a crystal ball that you could rely on to foretell what was going to happen? In the present “down” condition of the world’s economy,...

Development Inspections Underway

A well publicized, and controversial, sweep through a number of developments in Costa Rica's southern pacific zone has resulted in the closure of a number of projects, and the question...

Curious and Unexplainable Building Practices of Costa Rica

So we wanted to remodel. Full scale, plumbing, electrical, tile, roof and so on. One of the big motivations for the remodel was the bat problem we had. We had...

Is Costa Rica Real Estate a Good Investment?

The Costa Rica real estate market is an immature market place. What I mean is that we are WAY early in the cycle. If you think back to Boston 200...

Costa Rica Corporation Clarity

I think that in every real estate transaction that I have been involved in here in Costa Rica, the buyer has opted to use a Costa Rica corporation to purchase...

US Economy Effect on Real Estate in Costa Rica

Perhaps the most common question I hear in recent months is: “how has the recent economic downturn in the U. S. impacted real estate in Costa Rica?” As a broker...