Real Estate & Property Investment News in Costa Rica from Propertyshowrooms.com

Birds in Paradise: Tourist trail designed to protect rain forest in Costa Rica

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I've just plopped my luggage down at the lodge in the Costa Rican rain forest when the first yell of "macaws" goes out...

How will the global financial crisis impact real estate in Central America?

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The global financial crisis and it’s impact on international real estate is topic of discussion number one among real estate analysts in Central America. It’s still too early for clear predictions, and the tricky part is that the arguments being presented paint widely different scenarios. On the one hand, large-scale real estate...

Ten dead, thousands hit as rains lash Panama, Costa Rica

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over 36,000 people have been affected by heavy rains and severe floods in Panama and Costa Rica since late November, the International Red Cross said Tuesday as it launched an appeal for aid funds...

Costa Rica, Singapore start trade talks

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is in Singapore to start talks on a bilateral free trade agreement...

Costa Rica's Luxury Home Tax: Targeting Shanty Towns

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Costa Rican lawmakers recently passed a legislation that will levy a new property tax on houses valued at more than 100 million colons, or approximately $180,800 at today's exchange rate. Dubbed "the luxury home tax," the proceeds are to be used specifically toward the fight to eliminate shanty...

Ending 4-year battle, Costa Rica approves CAFTA

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The country signed the accord in 2004 along with the rest of Central America, the United States and the Dominican Republic...

"Hanna" Affected 5.000 in Costa Rica

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some 5.000 people have been directly affected by tropical storm Hanna in the province of Guanacaste and Puntarenas, as Hanna indirectly influenced the flooding in various areas of the provinces...

Russian arrested in Costa Rica on 1990s real estate fraud charges

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Interpol and Costa Rican authorities have arrested a Russian national wanted at home on fraud charges in Costa Rica's capital of San Jose , the local Interpol bureau said on Wednesday...

Costa Rican govt halts completion on 10 projects

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental agency says many did not have licensing permission...

Prospects good in Costa Rica as tourist numbers rise and new marina gets go ahead

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Property investors interested in buy-to-let in Costa Rica should be encouraged by the latest tourist figures which show a healthy increase in the first half of this year...