In January of 2010, the new Caldera highway linking San Jose to the Central Pacific Coast was officially opened. This totally changes the outlook for real estate on the Central Pacific coast. This is highway 27. The new highway makes the drive from Jaco to Escazu, just about one hour. This journey previously took almost 2…
Should you rent before you buy property in Costa Rica? This is a question I’m asked quite often. That is because I sell property in Cariari, Costa Rica. I’ve also noted that those people who have owned their own home for a long time have a harder time adjusting to the idea to rent. Some…
Thinking of making renovations to your home? I am a Cariari real estate agent and I have also built homes and fixed up homes in my area. In this article, I’d like to tell you a bit about fixer-uppers in Costa Rica. There are two kinds of renovations you can make to Costa Rica real…
As a buyer of an apartment in Sonesta Jaco Resort, I received an email from the Developer. Joshua ten Brink of Riverside Developers sent this email during Eastern Week 2010 to all condo buyers. Joshua told us that he was using the bank who lent them the money to build the project of One Jaco Place in…
Did you know that Costa Rica is a really happy place? Do you see the smile on these faces? They smile because they’re happy people and live in a happy place. Costa Rica took top honors in the latest Happy Planet Index, which reports Costa Rica as having the highest life satisfaction in the world,…
When I first moved to Costa Rica in 2004, my wife and I would walk the beach nearly every day. One morning I had a feeling of being transported back to that 70’s tv show, Gilligan’s Island. It happened when I found myself watching a man climb up a palm tree. He then knocked down a few…
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The Costa Rica banks are not the same as what you are used to for service. The Costa Rica banks opening hours are different from one to the other. If you landed on this article and you’re looking for bank mortgages or something bank-related, go to our Costa Rica bank articles. For many years you…
Can you compare Costa Rica real estate with Florida real estate? An article in an online newspaper on Florida real estate this week, gave me a good reason to follow up on my last week’s article “Should Costa Rica real estate adjust its prices or not”. I am shocked at how little the Florida market…