October 2012 - Posts
It has been a rainy past week in the Remax Prestige Ocean Properties Territory, the five bays, Playa Matapalo, Playa Ocotal, Playas del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Panama. This Saturday morning after an early morning haircut by my one and only stylist
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October 25 th , 2012 ( InsideCostaRica.com ) - The government has announced that the new Ley de Transito (traffic law) will go into effect tomorrow. Here are a few things you should know. 1) Speeding: Watch your speed. Any driver exceeding the speed limit
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This is one of the best valued properties we have for sale between Playa Panama and Matapalo. Casa Martin is the perfect mountain hideaway retreat for nature lovers. Tucked in the woods the 2.3 acre lot is hidden above the orchards in Lomas del Mar. With
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I have many people asking me on a regular basis what the Costa Rica residency requirements are. The Costa Rica Star just published this article which pretty well sums it up. The article below is not intended to be legal advice, it is simply a guide outlining
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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - October 19 th , 2012 - Misinformation and miscalculations in real estate appraisals in Costa Rica has driven the Chamber of Costa Rican Official Real Estate Agents (CCCBR) to create the first Property Price Index (PPI) in the country.
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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - October 19 th , 2012 - A new law is in process in the Legislative Assembly, which lawmakers say is aimed at cracking down on fraud. Lawmakers say they want to remove the "veil" that currently exists around Costa Rican
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A large scale theme park would be located in Guanacaste, on an estate measuring more than 900 hectares, with hotels, shops, offices and function rooms. The project, developed by Sun Ranch calls for investments of $1 billion over 15 years and the use of
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Ok, this one is hitting a little to close to home! There goes sunsets on the beach with a brewsky or cocktail ! Extreme fines which are ridiculous and will probably, in time be rolled back, same as traffic fines earlier this year. I can certainly agree
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The tax agency is using software and air photos to set up a system of evaluation of the properties in the country. The agency, the Dirección General de Tributación says it no longer will go door to door to determine values. instead the agency
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25 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan -- in office just over two months -- was shot outside the Washington Hilton by John Hinckley. Here's how Time began its first article of six, "A Sense of Where We Are" by Roger Rosenblatt. They
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October 16th, 2012 - Costa Rica's tourism industry, especially hotels, have had a difficult low season this year, but operators have their fingers crossed for a recovery as December approaches. The "low season blues" were different this
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October 15 th , 2012 - Municipalities on Costa Rica's coasts will no longer have to ask the Dirección General de Tributación (Costa Rica's central tax authority) to appraise a property in order to grant it a concession. Now, the
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The Papagayo Golf & Country Club, Guanacaste's first public golf course is only 15 minutes away from the Pacific Coast beaches and is located on a 335 acre nature reserve of peace and tranquility in Libertad, about ten kilometers south-east of
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Costa Rica’s unique stone spheres have puzzled archaeologists, anthropologists and just about everyone else for 70 years. While the mainstream theory accepted by most archaeologists is that these spheres were made as status symbols sometime between
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Lomas del Mar is an equestrian gated community, located on 600 acres of land in the hills near Playa Matapalo. The home sites here offer spectacular views of the ocean, the surrounding mountains and the valleys. Each home site is private, with property
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The home shown below has 9 bedrooms, 11,500 sq, ft, ocean views of Gulf of Papagayo in a gated comunity, 15 minutes to the airport. Was $2.6 million, now $980,000 See listing and video - Click here
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