real estate market report
Our Osa Tropical Properties Costa Ballena real estate office released our detailed market wrap up for the fourth quarter of 2022 and a recap of the whole of the year last week and this week we want to follow up with our personal views about what is happening in the market. Anyone living in or…
Welcome to our 2022-2023 annual market recap and quarterly-market report for Costa Ballena real estate for the fourth quarter of 2022 (October to December). Osa Tropical Properties is the only office in the Costa Ballena region that provides a quarterly market report, offering sales totals and statistics that give a fair representation of our local…
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…
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…
There are many tropical destinations where people can move or invest but few tick as many boxes as Costa Rica. Buyers today are looking for larger spaces with more distance from neighbors and Costa Rica presents some intriguing options. It is far less expensive to live here and buy real estate than in more traditional…
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…
Our July to September Costa Rica Real Estate Market Report shows that homes and land are both hot on the market in Costa Ballena, Costa Rica in the third quarter of 2021. There are almost no homes left on the market with an ocean view under $400,000-$450,000, say Osa Tropical Properties agents in October of…
There is no doubt that 2020 was the year of unpredictability, from dramatic stops and starts to multiple offers on properties that had sat on the market for years, as well as significant lifestyle changes in both work, home, and play. As we look to the trends for the first quarter of 2021, the excitement…
Osa Tropical Properties’ Costa Ballena real estate market report is out now! New listings coming soon to our office from Osa Mountain Village, Playa Ballena, Ojochal, Uvita, and Dominical. It’s nearly the start of the summer season in Costa Rica and this is the time of year for new listings to be coming onto the…
The Costa Ballena real estate market is seeing a lot of attention from international investors. People are continuing to dream about living their best life as an expat in Costa Rica. And as the world begins to discuss reopening businesses and borders, more and more people are visiting our website and social media channels and…