Looking to buy your dream home in Costa Rica? Why not ask your taxi driver? After all, he has the same legal authority to bring buyers and sellers together as a career real estate agent — i.e., none — and he is entitled to the same fat commission.
Experts say a boom in high-rise construction in the Central Valley is driven by changing consumer preferences, favorable credit conditions and quality of life concerns.
The Legislative Assembly approved a bill that limits annual increases in rent to the inflation rate, and sets a cap of 10 percent, with possible exceptions.
Real estate developers will be offering housing to the public for as little as $45,000 at the 2016 Construction and Housing Expo, which begins Wednesday in Belén.
Witch’s Rock Industries, which runs a popular surf camp, two restaurants and a brewery in Tamarindo, has significantly expanded its hospitality business with the acquisition last month of the 29-room Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel.
Bio Caribe plans to build completely self-sustaining houses by recycling a resource that abounds in Costa Rica’s Limón Province: old shipping containers.
Do you have a compelling story to tell about your experience buying or selling real estate in Costa Rica? The Tico Times Real Estate section welcomes submissions of short articles (500-1,000 words) from ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell about building, buying or selling a home or business in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is celebrated around the world for its “green,” pro-environment image. This week, the Green Building Council of Costa Rica is helping to launch a new certification system here that will help builders and homeowners manifest that reputation.
