real estate in costa rica
Escaleras, Costa Rica is a place that promotes a sense of wellbeing, deep relaxation, and helps you attune yourself with the natural world. This is a popular community in the South Pacific that exudes architectural grandeur blending elegantly with the exotic landscape. Those who have searched Costa Rica’s coastlines for the perfect location to begin…
The philosophical term ‘zeitgeist’ was defined by Hegel as “the spirit of the age” and Costa Rica seems to be embodying the zeitgeist of today. As we become a further globalized society, one might argue that we are all collectively bound by a set of parameters that we all care about: What issues are we…
The South Pacific Costa Rica real estate market continues to thrive in the third quarter (July, August, and September) of 2022. More people are visiting our region and staying in vacation rentals. Construction grew exponentially as turnkey property inventory dwindles and more buyers are purchasing land and building new homes as new contractors arrive in…
Costa Rica used to be rife with ‘cowboy real estate’ practices. Property prices were much lower, corporations made it easy to own property as a foreigner, and taxes were extremely low. This is much less the case now as personal and corporate declarations are increasing. That’s not to say that Costa Rica is making it…
There is no official MLS in Costa Rica. Many companies have tried to create a true Costa Rica MLS (Multiple Listing System for real estate) but none are a true success. A number of real estate companies in Costa Rica have been able to gather many listings from around the country for their websites but…
Costa Rica real estate has always been driven by emotional buyers. There are a variety of offerings in Costa Rica that have made this a popular repeat destination for many different types of people. But in the last two years, the number of people wanting to invest in Costa Rica has increased significantly and nearly…
The Southern Zone of Costa Rica is in a seller’s market due to a growing number of buyers searching for their dream home in the tropics. This has increased real estate seller confidence to value their properties at a much higher rate in 2022 than we realtors in Costa Rica have ever seen before in…
Although it may seem counter-intuitive to some, we at Osa Tropical Properties feel that in our growing real estate market, it is important to promote regenerative real estate practices through reforestation to counter-balance our human effects. Environmental awareness and preservation have been cornerstones of Costa Rica’s development since the 1970s. Powered almost entirely by renewable…
Our recap of 2021 in real estate and some of the trends we are seeing for 2022 in our South Pacific Costa Rica Real Estate Market Report. 2021 was by far our biggest year for sales and for website traffic. In the first week of January 2022, we are already seeing a 6% increase in…
As we head into the high season here in Costa Rica, we want to take this opportunity to introduce (or reintroduce) ourselves to you, our audience. Many of you are currently planning your trips to either visit or to specifically look at properties and we know that you have many options for real estate offices…