Costa Rica Real Estate Tips - Real Estate Guide
Renting in Costa Rica
A lot of people planning to move to Costa Rica want to purchase property immediately but is best not to do it. Costa Rica offers a large amount of beautiful locations so you are going to need at least one year to look around and see which area is...[more]
Renting a property in Costa Rica
Acquiring a property immediately in Costa Rica may not be feasible for some foreigners. This may due to shortage of needed money to purchase some high-priced land or just the fact that they want to see first if the country is the place to stay once...[more]
Investment in Costa Rica beachfront real estate
Beaches are the main attractions at the Costa Rica. Beaches are the first choice, be it anything, from a vacation home to development site from a beach lot to primary residence. The coastal areas have become popular thus making it valuable and good...[more]
Costa Rica Real Estate Law & Regulations
As mentioned on previous articles, Costa Rica is currently having a real estate boom and foreign businessmen and tourists from all over the world are flocking in this country to find gold on real estate.[more]
Invest in Costa Rica's Real Estate
The Latin American country of Costa Rica is currently enjoying a boom on real estate, thanks to the renewed interest by the foreigners to invest in this Latin American country. [more]
REGISTRATION OF REAL ESTATE IN COSTA RICA
Ninety-nine percent of the properties in Costa Rica are recorded in the "Public Property Registry,” recorded by a Notary Public.[more]
Costa Rica real estate transfer fees and taxes
Real estate property is taxed at an amount of #2.500 annually for each million. It is the obligation of the owners to declare the amount of their properties to the corresponding municipality at least every 5 years.[more]
Selling your Property in Costa Rica
Selling your Costa Rica property – profit from it by increasing sales value First, if you are a smoker, make sure that you do the deed outside your home in order not to retain smoke stains and stench in your living room or within the confines of...[more]
Buying Real Estate in Costa Rica
Before you purchase real estate in Costa Rica, make sure that the title of the land is registered in the national depository (Public Registry). It is necessary in order to determine that the property does not have problems in terms of property taxes...[more]
Commissions and real estate fees to settle
Once everything is smoothed out between you and the seller, there’s still one more matter to settle - the commission of the real estate agent and the fee for your lawyer. The commission percentage must be clarified during the pre-sale process in...[more]
Costa Rica property insurance
Buying a house or property through mortgage credit may require you to have an insurance policy in order to protect your home, especially when there are unavoidable occurrences, such as sudden landslides or other disasters. Settling of the insurance...[more]
