Real Estate

Los Angeles-based fund manager Paladin Realty has completed a deal to invest in a $10 million joint venture to build middle-income homes in San Jose, Costa Rica. Paladin is teaming with CSC Management and Development, S.A., one of the largest middle-income home builders in San Jose. The joint venture, which is expected to bui...
If you want The Costa Rica Star to publish your Costa Rican business press release, please contact us. The Shana Residences is a new condo resort in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica--now affiliated with the Shana Hotel & Resort. With 2 and 3-bedroom luxury condos, the Shana provides the perfect combination of quality and price. ...
Article by CentralAmericaData.com with insights from Prensa Libre. Real estate projects in Costa Rica face a tough time expanding due to lack of drinking water in several areas of the country. Projects developed in cantons such as Escazu or Santa Ana are being affected by this problem, where local permits for the expansion...
Irrigation Project to Provide Water for 350,000 Homes in Guanacaste

The National Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage (Senara) of Costa Rica has developed a project for the construction of a large reservoir in the Guanacaste are...

Oceano Condos Jaco, Boutique Vacation and Lifestyle Development

The Oceano Jaco Beach condos hotel in beautiful Jaco Beach, Costa Rica offers you the latest in affordable, luxury living. Combining the best of both worlds, th...

What You Need to Know About Renting a Home in Costa Rica

When renting an apartment or house in Costa Rica people should always have their lawyer look over the rental contract before signing it. Nevertheless, there are...

Foreign Investors Stimulate Real Estate Market in Costa Rica

A sharp increase in real estate acquisition and development by foreign investors in Costa Rica contributed $377 million to the national economy in the first qua...

$30 million Casino-resort with 150 hotel rooms planned for Pacific Costa Rica

The picture above is an artistic rendering of the Casino-resort pool area. A ground breaking is scheduled June 20 in Jacó for a 17-story casino resort. ...

Costa Rica: new home costs, taxes, to climb

If you're contemplating building a new home next year, prepare yourself to pay higher taxes than before, reports the national newspaper La Nacion. But you'll...

New program to assist middle-income family homes in Costa Rica

The National Institute of Housing and Urban Development has announced the creation of a trust to finance housing for middle-income families. According to a...

Sell your house and assets, buy a private island in Central America

Representing the largest majority of islands available for sale, Private Islands Online (PIO) is the only international real estate web site dedicated exclu...

Billionaire fails to find paradise at Las Catalinas development in Costa Rica

When Charles Brewer was shown the piece of land in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, back in 2006, he knew immediately it was what he had been looking for. L...

Increasing amounts of real estate development trouble in Costa Rica

Note: This article was sent to The Costa Rica Star anonymously from a gmail.com email account. It raises some concerns about a condo development project her...

An oil worker shares his unfortunate experience with Hacienda Matapalo in Costa Rica

In 2007, Warren Bennet believed he found paradise. Located along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the 665 acre property is complete with waterfalls, lakes and na...

Interview with Costa Rica Real Estate Developer Randy Berg

NOTE: You can view more pictures showcasing these beautiful developments on CasitasForSale.com. I cornered Randy Berg, the developer of several projects ...

Costa Rica: The Land of Gates and Money

Note to readers, this is an opinion piece submitted to The Costa Rica Star by Dave Playfair, sharing some of his experiences with real estate and community deve...

House Hunters International (Costa Rica): The Do-It-Yourself Edition

Before we moved to Costa Rica, we watched the crap out of HHI, despite the fact that most every episode showed a couple with too much money and too little imagi...

Roofing Systems in Costa Rica Need Careful Consideration

Here in Costa Rica, we live in a unique and beautiful environment, with severe climatic characteristics that can be challenging. Our dwellings are exposed to in...

When Moving to Costa Rica, Should You Rent or Should You Buy a Home?

There is no shortage of opinions about how to go about relocating to another country. Just look on the internet under ‘expatriation’ and you’ll be met with over...

Buying a US Foreclosure Home versus investing in Costa Rica Real Estate and Lifestyle

Real estate investors are being urged to take advantage of the perfect storm of foreclosures in the ...

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San Jose: Most Expensive Homes in Costa Rica, Latin America and the Caribbean

According to a recent report published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the capital ci...

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Costa Rica, the Land that Time Forgot: An e-book about Life and Real Estate

There is a poignant scene in the 1996 film Shine, about the life of concert pianist David Helfgott, ...

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Buying Real Estate in Costa Rica requires Wisdom and Patience

For those of you out there who have purchased real estate in Costa Rica or considered it, you will k...

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Uncontrolled Land Development Causes Property Damage and Loss of Lives

Over the years there have been various publications by the Costa Rican government institutions respo...

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Planned Demolitions, Squatters and Complicated Evictions: Land Disputes in Costa Rica

Nine buildings zoned for commercial use in the beach community of Puerto Viejo could soon be de...

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Best places to live in Costa Rica for under $1000 per month

UPDATED January 2017 In the past, the vast majority of tourists and persons seeking to retire in ...

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For Sale: Mel Gibson’s Hacienda Dorada in Nicoya

According to The Wall Street Journal, Hollywood star Mel Gibson has once again decided to test t...

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Home Expo, Soaring Values, Acquisition by Foreigners: Costa Rica Real Estate

SAN JOSE – While median home prices in the United States keep adjusting downward to some of their lo...

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