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2009 Greenest real estate developments in Central America

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

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Name of development Country Location Biodiversity Energy Management Green Building Waste and Water Management Social Responsibility and Giving Back
Casa Llanta, Nicaragua Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Finca del Mar Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua _ Yes _ Yes Yes
Tierra Pacifica Costa Rica PlaYesa Junquillal _ _ _ Yes Yes
Better in Belize Belize Belmopan Yes Yes Yes _ Yes
Finca las Brisas, Costa Rica Costa Rica Nicoya Yes _ Yes _ Yes
Las Fincas de Escamequita and Las Haciendas Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Yes Yes _ _ Yes
El Encanto del Sur Nicaragua San Juan del Sur _ Yes _ _ Yes
Montecristo Beach and Golf Resort Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua Yes _ _ _ Yes
Portasol Costa Rica Dominical _ _ _ _ Yes
Piedras y Olas a Pelican Eyes Resort Nicaragua San Juan del Sur _ _ _ _ Yes
Parque Maritimo el Coco Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur _ _ _ _ Yes
Orchid Bay Belize Corozal - _ _ _ Yes
Gran Pacifica Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua - _ _ _ Yes
Finca Java Nicaragua Matagalpa and Jinotega - _ _ _ Yes
Alegria Costa Rica Costa Rica Flamingo - _ _ _ Yes
Los Faros de Panama Panama Panama City - Yes Yes Yes _
Sea Breeze Mountain Costa Rica Tamarindo - Yes _ Yes _
Paradise Dreams Panama Bocas del Toro - Yes _ Yes _
Palmetto Bay Maya Beach Belize Belize Placencia - Yes _ Yes _
Los Suenos Marriott Ocean and Golf Resort Costa Rica Herradura Yes _ _ Yes _
San Buena Golf Costa Rica Southern Pacific Yes _ _ Yes _
Reserva Conchal Costa Rica Flamingo Yes _ _ Yes _
Secret Cove Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur - _ _ Yes _
Rancho Villa Real, Costa Rica Costa Rica Tamarindo - _ _ Yes _
Balcones de Majagual Nicaragua Marsella / Maderas - Yes Yes _ _
Belize Reserve Belize CaYeso - Yes Yes _ _
Pacific Palms Jaco Costa Rica Jaco - _ Yes _ _
Apanas Lake Estates Nicaragua Matagalpa and Jinotega - _ Yes _ _
Valle Escondido Panama Boquete - Yes _ _ _
Lake View Estates Panama Cumbres Lake - Yes _ _ _
Isla Viveros Panama Panama Isla Viveros (Pearl Island) - Yes _ _ _
Waterside Belize Flowers Bank Yes _ _ _ _
Villas Cabo Vela Costa Rica PlaYesa Grande Yes _ _ _ _
Sittee Point Belize Hopkins Yes _ _ _ _
Selva del Mar Nicaragua Tola Yes _ _ _ _
Pura Jungla, Costa Rica Costa Rica Paraiso Yes _ _ _ _
Paraiso de Amelia Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Yes _ _ _ _
Montanas de Caldera Panama Boquete Yes _ _ _ _
Lomas del Mar, Costa Rica Costa Rica Playas del Coco Yes _ _ _ _
Ladera del Mar Costa Rica Playas de Coco Yes _ _ _ _
Hacienda Matapalo Costa Rica Costa Rica Matapalo Yes _ _ _ _
Casa Grande Bambito Panama Chiriqui Highlands Yes _ _ _ _
Camino Del Rio Belize Belmopan Yes _ _ _ _
Brisas del Los Lagos Panama Chorrera Yes _ _ _ _
Azueros Panama Azueros Peninsula Yes _ _ _ _

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At last, a PriceRank for real estate in Central America

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

The 2009 Annual Central America International Real Estate PriceRank

RevealRealEstate has just released a PriceRank for 2009 covering international real estate developments with condos and houses for sale:

    Dive into detail below and sort the table by clicking on the headers.  You can also follow the links for further information on the real estate developments including amenties, location maps and price comparisons with the country medians.

    The 2009 PriceRank table

    Rank Name of real estate development Country Location Location Type Median price/sqft*
    1 The Four Seasons Papagayo Peninsula Costa Rica Papagayo Ocean $652
    2 Las Olas Costa Rica Costa Rica Dominical Ocean $592
    3 Placencia Residences Belize Placencia Ocean $547
    4 Tamarindo Preserve Costa Rica Tamarindo Ocean $535
    5 The Palms at Playa Flamingo Costa Rica Flamingo Ocean $502
    6 Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower Panama Panama City Urban $483
    7 Los Faros de Panama Panama Panama City Urban $463
    8 Los Suenos Marriott Ocean and Golf Resort Costa Rica Herradura Ocean $450
    9 Belizean Dreams Belize Hopkins Ocean $438
    10 Reserva Conchal Costa Rica Flamingo Ocean $430
    11 Brisas de Amador Panama Panama Panama City Urban $418
    12 Wyndham Jaco Beach Resort and Condominiums Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $411
    13 Caye Casa Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $405
    14 Yoopanama by Stark Panama Panama City Urban $389
    15 Sonesta Jaco Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $384
    16 Breakwater Point Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $372
    17 Hopkins Bay Resort Belize Hopkins Ocean $370
    18 Denovo Panama Panama City Urban $368
    19 White Tower Panama City Panama Panama City Urban $365
    20 La Paloma Blanca Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $364
    21 Waters on the Bay Panama Panama City Urban $360
    22 Arts Tower Panama Panama City Urban $357
    23 Azueros Panama Azueros Peninsula Ocean $345
    24 Pelican Reef Villas Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $345
    25 Yacht Club Tower Panama Panama Panama City Urban $344
    26 Isla Viveros Panama Panama Isla Viveros (Pearl Island) Ocean $341
    27 Element Tower Panama Panama City Urban $339
    28 El Coquito Condo Resort Hotel Costa Rica Matapalo Ocean $338
    29 180 Blue Beach Residences Costa Rica Playa Hermosa Ocean $331
    30 Playa Bonita Residences Panama Fort Kobbe Ocean $330
    31 Ladera del Mar Costa Rica Playas de Coco Ocean $324
    32 The Palms Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $318
    33 Los Altos Beach Club & Spa Costa Rica Quepos/Manuel Antonio Ocean $317
    34 Azul Paraiso Residences Costa Rica Playas del Coco Ocean $311
    35 Marisol Costa Rica Dominical Ocean $305
    36 Canto del Mar Costa Rica Dominical Ocean $303
    37 Coco Bay Estates Costa Rica Playas del Coco Ocean $300
    38 Brahma Blue Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $299
    39 Villa del Mar Panama Panama City Urban $295
    40 Grand Caribe Suites and Residences Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $289
    41 Isla Moin Costa Rica Limon Ocean $289
    42 Las Terrazas Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $286
    43 Whispering Waves Belize Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $286
    44 Portofino Nicaragua Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $285
    45 Bahia Encantada Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $280
    46 Cabo Caletas Costa Rica Costa Rica Esterillos Ocean $279
    47 Nikki Beach Playa Blanca Panama Farallon Ocean $279
    48 Athens Gate Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $277
    49 The Villas at Cocoplum Belize Placencia Ocean $277
    50 Sunset Point Bocas Panama Bocas del Toro Ocean $274
    51 El Club Suites Nicaragua Granada Urban $272
    52 Grand Tower Panama Panama Panama City Urban $272
    53 Oasis Punta Pacifica Panama Panama City Urban $272
    54 Placencia Yacht Club Belize Placencia Ocean $271
    55 Bermuda Beach Belize Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $270
    56 Solaria Villas Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $270
    57 Buenaventura Panama Farallon Ocean $264
    58 Jaco Bay Ramada Condominums and Resorts Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $263
    59 Vista Mar Residences Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $260
    60 Diamante del Sol Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $256
    61 Leora Pacifico Costa Rica Costa Rica Tamarindo Ocean $255
    62 Peninsula Playa Langosta Costa Rica Tamarindo Ocean $255
    63 Vista del Mar Panama Panama City Urban $255
    64 Tres Regalos Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $253
    65 Bella Maya Resort and Residences Belize Placencia Ocean $251
    66 Oceanaire Panama Panama City Urban $251
    67 Palmetto Bay Maya Beach Belize Belize Placencia Ocean $250
    68 Grand Villa Suites at Roberts Grove Belize Placencia Ocean $249
    69 La Perla Condominiums Costa Rica Tamarindo Ocean $249
    70 San Buena Golf Costa Rica Southern Pacific Ocean $247
    71 Dupont Tower Panama Panama City Urban $246
    72 Las Palmas Condominiums Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $245
    73 Sittee Point Belize Hopkins Ocean $244
    74 Asia Tower Panama Panama City Urban $241
    75 Sarkiki Reef Resort Belize Hopkins Ocean $240
    76 Brightwaters Beach Resort Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $237
    77 Pearl at the Sea Panama Panama City Urban $236
    78 Alegria Costa Rica Costa Rica Flamingo Ocean $235
    79 Milagro del Mar Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua Ocean $234
    80 Go Go Beach Tower Panama Gorgona Ocean $232
    81 Cerro Fresco Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $230
    82 Sapphire Beach Resort Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $230
    83 Seahorse Tropics Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $223
    84 Rio Mar Panama Rio Mar Ocean $222
    85 The Phoenix Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $222
    86 Hacienda Matapalo Costa Rica Costa Rica Matapalo Ocean $221
    87 Sky Residences Panama Bay Panama Panama City Urban $220
    88 Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica Tamarindo Ocean $216
    89 Terrazas at Playa Blanca Beach Resort Panama San Carlos Ocean $215
    90 Villas Venado Condos at Guacmaya lodge Costa Rica Playa Venado Ocean $215
    91 Piedras y Olas a Pelican Eyes Resort Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $212
    92 Red Frog Beach Panama Bocas del Toro Ocean $212
    93 Costa Paraiso Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Ocean $211
    94 Pacific Village & Marina Panama Panama City Urban $211
    95 Hermosa del Mar Costa Rica Playa Hermosa Ocean $209
    96 Laguna Reef Resort Panama Bocas del Toro Ocean $209
    97 Lora Hills Costa Rica Costa Rica Playa Ostional Ocean $209
    98 Q Tower Panama City Panama Panama City Urban $208
    99 The Villas at Contadora Panama Isla Contadora Ocean $205
    100 Coronado Bay Tower Panama Coronado Ocean $204
    101 Los Porticos Belize Placencia Ocean $204
    102 Talanguera Condominiums Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $204
    103 Franklin Pointe Vista Del Mar Belize Belize City Ocean $200
    104 Ocean Breeze at Hermosa Costa Rica Playa Hermosa Ocean $200
    105 Moon Tower Panama City Panama Panama City Urban $198
    106 Gran Pacifica Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua Ocean $197
    107 Los Delfines Golf & Country Club Costa Rica Tambor (Nicoya Peninsula) Ocean $195
    108 Ocean at Playa Blanca Beach Resort Panama Farallon Ocean $195
    109 Rancho Santana Nicaragua Tola Ocean $195
    110 Hermosa Highlands Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $194
    111 Serenity at the Bay Panama Panama City Urban $194
    112 Grand Baymen Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $191
    113 Manuel Antonio Estates Costa Rica Quepos/Manuel Antonio Ocean $191
    114 Bahia Resort Panama Panama Gorgona Ocean $187
    115 Buena Vista Surf Club Nicaragua Marsella / Maderas Ocean $187
    116 Water View Tower Panama Panama City Urban $187
    117 Pelican at Coronado Golf Panama Coronado Ocean $184
    118 Pacific Palms Jaco Costa Rica Jaco Ocean $183
    119 Hacienda El Dorado Costa Rica Central Valley Highlands $180
    120 Harmony Tower Panama Panama Panama City Urban $179
    121 Icon Tower Panama Panama City Urban $178
    122 Le Mare Coco del Mar Panama Panama City Urban $177
    123 Sandpiper Punta Chame Panama Punta Chame Ocean $176
    124 Island Oasis Resort Belize Caye Caulker Ocean $174
    125 Landmark Punta Patilla Panama Panama City Urban $174
    126 Nautica Coco del Mar Panama Panama City Urban $173
    127 Bahia del Sol Villas and Condos Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $171
    128 Playa Coco Nicaragua Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Ocean $170
    129 Montecristo Beach and Golf Resort Nicaragua Central Pacific Nicaragua Ocean $169
    130 Casa Grande Bambito Panama Chiriqui Highlands Highlands $168
    131 Ara Macao Resort and Marina Belize Placencia Ocean $165
    132 La Reserve Condominums Costa Rica Herradura / Jaco Ocean $165
    133 The Village at Aqua Nicaragua Tola Ocean $165
    134 Joy Tower San Francisco Panama Panama City Urban $164
    135 Coronado Escapes Panama Coronado Ocean $163
    136 Isla Saboga Panama Isla Saboga Ocean $162
    137 El Alcazar de Coronado Panama Coronado Ocean $161
    138 Lake View Estates Panama Cumbres Lake Lake/river/lagoon $159
    139 Royal Decameron Villas Panama Farallon Ocean $158
    140 Vista Boquete Condominiums Panama Boquete Highlands $153
    141 Pacific Sun Estates Costa Rica Herradura / Jaco Ocean $148
    142 Cala Azul Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $147
    143 Starfish Reef Panama Bocas del Toro Ocean $146
    144 Xalteva Condominiums Nicaragua Granada Urban $144
    145 El Club del Mar Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Ocean $143
    146 Reef Village Belize Belize Ambergris Caye Ocean $143
    147 Iguana Golf Condominiums Nicaragua Tola Ocean $142
    148 Sevilla Costa del Este Panama Panama City Urban $142
    149 Congo Hills Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $141
    150 Consejo Shores Belize Belize Corozal Ocean $138
    151 Cuesta del Sol Condominiums Panama David Urban $138
    152 Orchid Bay Belize Corozal Ocean $138
    153 Mango Rosa Nicaragua Marsella / Maderas Ocean $137
    154 Paraiso de Amelia Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $137
    155 Agua de Lechuga Costa Rica Playas del Coco Ocean $136
    156 Big World Villas Panama Santa Catalina Ocean $135
    157 Hacienda Los Molinos Panama Boquete Highlands $130
    158 El Valle Las Nubes Panama El Valle Highlands $129
    159 Boquete Country Club Panama Boquete Highlands $128
    160 Secret Cove Nicaragua South of San Juan del Sur Ocean $128
    161 Valle Escondido Panama Boquete Highlands $125
    162 Valle del Rio Panama Boquete Highlands $121
    163 Altos de Maria Panama Chame Highlands $117
    164 Camino Del Rio Belize Belmopan Lake/river/lagoon $117
    165 Turtle Cove Lake and Yacht Club Costa Rica Arenal Lake/river/lagoon $117
    166 El Camino del Sol Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $115
    167 Brisas del Lago Nicaragua Granada Lake/river/lagoon $111
    168 Club Vistalagos Nicaragua Laguna de Apoyo Lake/river/lagoon $107
    169 Villas Cabo Vela Costa Rica Playa Grande Ocean $105
    170 Villa Lagos Nicaragua Granada Lake/river/lagoon $99
    171 Rancho Los Suenos Panama Espave Pastoral $98
    172 Villas de Palermo Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $97
    173 Rancho Las Lomas Costa Rica Parrita Ocean $95
    174 Apanas Lake Estates Nicaragua Matagalpa and Jinotega Lake/river/lagoon $92
    175 Villa Davina Panama David Lake/river/lagoon $82
    176 Bosques del Mar Nicaragua Marsella / Maderas Ocean $77
    177 Condominiums Montemar Nicaragua San Juan del Sur Ocean $77
    178 Boquete Meadows Panama Boquete Highlands $75
    179 Montanas de Caldera Panama Boquete Highlands $73
    180 Belize Reserve Belize Cayo Pastoral $61

    * Average of the median asking price for condos and single family homes for each real estate development. Data collected July to September 2009. More information on the data.

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    New insight on real estate in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize

    Friday, January 9th, 2009

    The new site integrates property data and real estate developments to provide investors with a single source of information for market data, reviews and information on property hotpots.  Investors can also use the search function to sift out properties more than 90 minutes from an international airport, those further than 1 hour from a surf spot, or those without paved roads or an on-site golf course.  The site covers:

    Nicaragua real estate

    Panama real estate

    Costa Rica real estate

    Belize real estate

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    We’re hoping for a wider view on nicaragua vacations

    Monday, April 7th, 2008

    When it comes to analyzing nicaragua travel and vacations, we’re always on the look out for more data.  That’s why were going to follow progress at awiderview.com - a new website that plans to collect “hard and soft” market data to help travelers and vacationers make smarter decisions.

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