Rebecca Clower is no stranger to reality television. The expat realtor and owner of Blue Water Properties of Costa Rica was featured on “House Hunters International” about a year-and-a-half ago and recalls three appearances on HGTV Canada. Next month, it will be Costa Rica’s time to shine on HGTV’s “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.”
Costa Rica remains one of the world’s most attractive destinations for tourists and residential investors. A first vacation often plants the mental seed about...
Potential property owners are likely quite familiar with property taxes. However, a relatively newer tax has hit the real estate market that you should keep in mind should you consider purchasing property in Costa Rica. It’s called the Impuesto Solidario para el Fortalecimiento de Programas de Vivienda (roughly translated as the Solidarity Tax for the Strengthening of Housing Programs)
Costa Rica is without question one of the retirement dreamlands of the Americas. Retirees from Europe also are increasingly taking notice. But before you...
Costa Rica remains the dream for a plethora of expats and foreign retirees alike. Images of the towering volcanoes, heavenly coastlines and cartoonish sloths...
Recent data released by the Costa Rican Construction Chamber (CCC) reflect relatively slow growth from October 2013 to September 2014. The CCC report suggests that both public and private construction stagnated during the yearlong period, and previous estimates for public construction did not materialize, particularly in the area of power generation.
