Panama Real Estate Tips | Real Estate Guide
The Panama real estate market is booming. Everywhere you look the skyline is dotted with new skyscrapers, cranes and beautiful ocean front condo buildings. Real estate in Panama is attracting foreign investors, retirees, developers, as well as Panamanians looking to purchase a new home. Property tax incentives combined with a low cost of living, stable and growing economy, beautiful coastline, and a perpetual summer climate makes Panama a great place to live and invest.
Even though the Panama real estate market is far from untouched, there still remains an abundance of great opportunities. From undeveloped beachfront and mountain estates to urban ocean view condos and suburban homes, Panama has it all.
Buying real estate in a foreign country can be a daunting task. Before jumping into the deep end and swooping up your piece of paradise, it is recommended you first become acquainted with the different legal and tax aspects of buying and selling real estate in Panama, as well typical policies and procedures associated with the process. Ecuentra24 aims to help guide you through the whole process from research to purchase or sale. Take a look through our articles, guides and tips, and then once you’re ready check out the Panama real estate listings & classifieds section of the site.
Panama rental laws
The tenancy laws in Panama / rental laws Both parties can agree on increasing the rent rates after a certain number of years. However, rent rates below $150 a month can be increased only with prior written consent by Ministry of Housing officials....[more]
Panama Real Estate Broker Law
Real Estate Broker Decree Law In Panama NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH Official Gazette Nº23,837, DECREE LAW Nº6 (Of 8 of July 1999) "By which the profession of real estate broker is regulated and the Technical board of Real estate is created...[more]
How to Purchase and Obtain a Title for Rights of Possession Land in Panama
In Panama there exist two types of property: titled property, and rights of possession, know in Spanish as Derecho Posesorio. This article will focus on the background of rights of possession property and how you can buy it and title it. In the...[more]
8 Tips to Buying a Rental Property in Panama
Buying a rental property in Panama, just like in any country in the world, cannot be viewed as a passive investment. Unless you solicit the services of a rental or property management company, the process can be challenging and at times, time...[more]
Guide to Real Estate & Restoration in Casco Viejo, Panama
The old historic district of Panama City, also known as Casco Viejo, is located on a small peninsula nestled between the Panama Canal and Panama City. The neighborhood boasts Spanish colonial and French provincial architecture, and narrow balconied...[more]
New Condos on Avenida Balboa
Panama City’s bay front is now dominated by high-rise condos lined up on Avenida Balboa. The new condos offer incredible ocean and city views and are in close proximity to most everything the city has to offer. [more]
Trump Panama Hotel and Condominiums Now Open
The American real estate tycoon Donald Trump has just opened the doors to his first international property. The Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower welcomed its first residents on July 7, 2011. The $430 million dollar construction project...[more]
Panama’s New Middle Class
It is a constant debate in Panama as to what defines someone as being middle class. It seems everyone has their own opinion. The government, universities, retailers, marketing specialists, international institutions, builders, and car dealers, all...[more]
11 Tips to Find the Best Deals on Real Estate in Panama
Before the Panama real estate market took off in 2004, cheap property was relatively easy to find. Nowadays, the market has settled down a bit, and Panama is no longer a secret to international investors and foreigners looking to buy a second home...[more]
Panama Real Estate Market Growth
The real estate market in Panama has seen several consecutive years of positive growth. It has since settled and stabilized since the boom days of 2004-2007, but the market is still managing to continue to expand in the face of the ongoing global...[more]
Panama’s Economy Set at 9% Growth Rate
Panama’s economy is not only the fastest growing economy in Latin America, it is also boasts one of the world’s biggest growth rates for 2011. Panama’s economy expanded 9.7% during the first three months of 2011 from a year earlier, according to the...[more]
