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Having a Custom Home Built in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:06:35 +0000

We purchased our lot in August 2007 from Pacific Lots of Costa Rica, located along the Costa Ballena in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. The lot had all infrastructure already completed (road, water and electric) which is rare in many developments. We began working on our home design with the developer in June [...]

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Costa Rica Draws Record Investment on Technology, Communications

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:03:22 +0000

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Foreign direct investment in Costa Rica rose 52 percent to a record $1.56 billion in the first nine months of 2011 on increased spending by technology and telecommunications companies. Investment in the Central American country’s free-trade zone, where U.S. corporations such as Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. [...]

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Investing in Costa Rica – Including Recommended Projects

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:57:43 +0000

1. A country open to foreign investment It is known that the promotion and creation of ideal conditions for foreign investment isessential for the stimulation of exports. This also allows new technologies and createsemployment. The Costa Rican government and its laws encourage direct foreigninvestment. This attitude is shared by the two major political parties and [...]

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Selling your Costa Rica home in today’s Unstable Market

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:59:49 +0000

In today’s market many Costa Rican sellers want to know the secret to selling their homes in record time. Sellers want to know ways to salvage the equity they’ve accrued over the past years. Unfortunately, there is no magical formula to determine the perfect sale. Selling quickly is no “sure thing” in the Costa Rican [...]

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Foreign investment in Latin America up 40% in 2010 – U.N.

Henriette Jacobsen — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:05:56 +0000

The Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis according to a newly released U.N. report on foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010. Costa Rica was the second largest recipient in Central America.

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Costa Rica Advances its Strategies With Asian Countries

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:06:43 +0000

TCRN STAFF: SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Rene Castro, Costa Rican Foreign Minister met this week along with Costa Rican ambassadors in Asian countries to move forward their efforts in the region. The Minister and Foreign Policy Director Jairo Hernandez met in Beijing, together with Costa Rican ambassadors to China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Qatar and [...]

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Real Estate Continues Upward Trend

Michael — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:36:18 +0000

TCRN Staff: Costa Rica’s recovery continues gaining ground. Costa Rican’s are taking advantage of low price points. Surveyed realtors in Costa Rica the market continues 2010 improvement trend. A representative from Day Group Services, one of Costa Rica’s top real estate investment consultant companies, told TCRN that they have definitely seen a rise in investor [...]

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Costa Rica – Bond Rating Raised to Investment Grade

Michael — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:21:35 +0000

Costa Rica’s bond rating was raised to investment grade, as Costa Rica’s economics have improved dramatically since 2008, reported Moody’s Investor Service. Moody’s Investors Service is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. The firm’s ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 110 countries. Brazil, Chile and Peru have also seen [...]

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Costa Rica Real Estate Rebounds

Michael — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:54:47 +0000

By TCRN Staff The real estate firm NAI released a mid-year report on Costa Rica real estate markets for housing, office space, retail space and land have all shown improvement in the first half of 2010. The Costa Rican real estate market is rebounding after the 2009 recession. Large and midsize projects are beginning to [...]

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Money Does Grow on Trees!

Lance Harrell — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:46:43 +0000

Costa Rica, known as one of the best agriculture hot spots in the western hemisphere, is now growing oil fields for the Biofuel markets. One program in particular has been capturing the attention of investors, is called Multi Purpose Real Estate. Multi Purpose Real Estate (MPRE) combines capital appreciation strategy with one of the fastest [...]

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Finca Bellavista: Treehouse Community

Lance Harrell — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:00:01 +0000

Escape the concrete jungle and come live in a real one! Finca Bellavista was created by Crested Beauty, S.A. to provide an opportunity for a sustainable and harmonious lifestyle in a rainforest environment. Finca Bellavista utilizes hydroelectric and solar power, a recycling center, common garden, and SkyTrails to lessen our impact to the rainforest environment. [...]

Turkey, Costa Rica eye better trade, political ties

Lance Harrell — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:00:04 +0000

ANKARA- Turkish and Costa Rican leaders said Wednesday the two countries intend to sign a free trade agreement to boost bilateral economic relations and also enhance political ties, Turkish media reported. Turkish President Abdullah Gul told a joint press conference with his Costa Rican counterpart Oscar Arias that Turkey wants to sign a free trade [...]

Access to millions for Costa Rica

Michael — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:33:30 +0000

An additional $65 million available to Costa Rica, following a review of the terms of its standby loan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. The new money fund brings the total amount of IMF funds available to Costa Rica to $585 million. Costa Rica has done well to weather the effects of the global economic [...]

Environmental changes and investing?

Lance Harrell — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:23:06 +0000

In Costa Rica, coffee growers have been forced to plant at higher and higher altitudes in recent years; this fall’s crop in Columbia is expected to be down substantially due to heavy rainfall. July’s harvest was down by nearly a third compared to last year. Brazil, the world’s largest producer of coffee, is expected to [...]

Investment Guide 2009

Lance Harrell — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:40:04 +0000

In the midst of the mighty shock caused by the international crisis, especially in relationship with future expectations, the investors must keep making decisions about their capitals. As a matter of fact, the discussion has gone beyond the future possibilities of financial markets, but also some economic sectors such as the car industry, the real [...]