Keys to Buying Property in Emerging Markets
Many people who invest in real estate in foreign countries are not smart about how they do it. They may search on the Internet for something that looks pretty, go and spend a few days in a l...
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If you have purchased real estate in Panama, or are planning on doing so the following may significantly lower your property taxesLaw 21 of the fifteenth of April of 2008 establishes extensions to the tax exonerations set forth by Law ...
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A new tax law has been recently approved and it has been put in force. Many changes have been made to the tax law that still need to be reviewed, but here we list the most important ones concerning real estate properties.
The mai...
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The Amador Heights Building is located in a very attractive sector, within walking distance of the scenic, palm-lined Amador Causeway which forms the Southern entrance to the Panama Canal. The causeway stretches for approximately 5 km ...
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Ivanka Trump, executive vice president of development and acquisitions at the Trump Organization has lots to say about Panama’s real estate market and the 70-story Trump Ocean Club building in Punta Pacifica.“I have project...
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The Consejo de Gabinete has approved an extension of the 20-year property tax exemption for apartments and houses, according to minister of Housing Balbina Herrera. The measure applies to projects whose building permits are issued befo...
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According to the preliminary numbers of the Contraloría General, an increment of 25.4% was registered of the value of projects for residential constructions and redesigning and non residential in 2007. Last year there were many ...
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The housing slump has sent many Americans shopping south of the border.Existing-home prices in the U.S. dropped 4.5 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, according to S&P/Case-Shiller. But they are still climbing in much of...
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According to estimates from the Panamanian Association of Hotels (APATEL) and the Panamanian Board of Tourism, between eight to ten new hotels will be constructed in Panama within the next three to five years, adding an additional 3,00...
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Getting to Know Panama
There are several very important things to know about Panama before diving into real estate and/or business here. Among them are tips on Panama's history, geography, infrastructure, climate and weather patterns....
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