January 20th, 2012
Dear Reader,
Just two weeks ago, I sent out a very special report on Costa Rica. And you know from the pages of glossy travel, celebrity and nature magazines that Costa Rica is a special little country of rich green forest exploding with monkeys and dazzlingly-colorful birds. The forest canopy meets the waters of the Caribbean or Pacific at sandy beaches or drops straight down to rocky coves.
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December 30th, 2011
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Costa Rica is a popular tourist destination. More than two million tourists visit this small country each year. They love this country’s natural beauty…. pretty beaches… and wildlife-packed forests. Many of these tourists put down roots here, as expats, retirees and second-home buyers. And if you’re looking for a second home destination, Costa Rica’s hard to beat. Here are ten reasons why Costa Rica is on the shortlist of savvy property buyers: Read the rest of this entry “
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December 9th, 2011
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Costa Rica’s Southern Zone runs South of Dominical to the border with Panama. It’s an area of deserted beaches and virgin rainforest. Prices stayed low here because this area was difficult to get to.
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November 14th, 2011
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End of Summer’s best deals include spacious lots close to the beach from $31,900…a rental income deal with huge potential in Brazil…and lake-view lots in Costa Rica from $19,000. Tempted? Read on to find out more about my latest scouting report..
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October 26th, 2011
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It’s one of the first decisions you make when it comes to buying property overseas. Should you find a move-in ready home…or buy pre-construction for potentially-stronger return on investment?
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August 22nd, 2011
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Let’s call him John B. I met him at a conference last month. He was excited and making plans when I met him. You see, he’d just found his dream vacation destination. He’d spent more than a year looking, and found it on his first day at the conference. Better yet, his vacation home will have everything he wants…and it comes in under his budget.
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July 27th, 2011
Dear Reader,
“Don’t tell anyone in town that I am meeting you. Don’t talk about anything we discuss with anyone else. Oh, and let’s not meet at your hotel. There’s a little place down the side street near the plaza, let’s meet there instead. You have a driver? Great. But hang on… is he a local from the town…and is he involved in real estate?”
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July 19th, 2011
Dear Reader,
Last December I spent a week relaxing in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio is just north of the Southern Zone. As a reader of these dispatches, you know that Costa Rica’s Southern Zone runs south of Dominical to the border with Panama. It’s an area of deserted sandy beaches and virgin rainforest. Prices stayed low here because this area was difficult to get to. With the opening of the new coastal highway that’s changed. It’s now accessible…but it remains affordable…for now at least.
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July 8th, 2011
Dear Reader,
The real estate market in Panama is not a pretty picture right now…
From 2004-2007 (Panama’s property boom years) around half the buyers of prime waterfront condos came from the U.S. They bought units that were large, open-plan, and at a price that an average middle-class Panamanian buyer could not afford. In 2004/2005, they were paying as little as $1000 a square meter. Then property prices rose sharply, with developers asking as much as $3500 a square meter for similar units by 2007. Investor buyers started to look elsewhere. And second-home buyers were hit by a tightening of lending policies by banks in Panama, changes in visa laws, and the economic slowdown in the US. The stream of U.S. buyers dried up.
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June 29th, 2011
Dear Reader,
When considering an overseas second-home destination, one of the first choices you’ll make is whether you want a city, beach, or highland location. Today, we’re looking at three cities in countries on our beat…where you can profit, live or play.
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