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New Informational Site about Central American Real Estate

Recently I came across an article in Nuwire about a new Real Estate Investment site for Central America called RevealRealEstate.com.  According to the article the content is managed by a set of former brokers who have worked in the region and after seeing the difficulty of finding reliable information built this application. 
I decided [...]

New Informational Site about Central American Real Estate

Recently I came across an article in Nuwire about a new Real Estate Investment site for Central America called RevealRealEstate.com.  According to the article the content is managed by a set of former brokers who have worked in the region and after seeing the difficulty of finding reliable information built this application. 
I decided [...]

Nicaragua Tourism up over 7% in 2008

(Photo: Bill Wooten)
Despite a world financial crisis and a year of political turmoil here, Nicaragua’s small yet feisty tourism sector proved its resilience in 2008 by growing 7.2 percent, according to numbers released this week by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR).

This from an article this past week in the Nica Times. INTUR is calling this [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-07

McColl: lay off Sir Fred – Sunday Herald http://tinyurl.com/bccxhg #
Fate of UBS hangs on tax evasion case – guardian.co.uk http://tinyurl.com/bqgsjw #
Property News: WEEKEND COLUMNISTS Harry Eyres – Financial Times http://tinyurl.com/armeut #
Property News: Can EU citizens have UK mortgages? – Financial Times http://tinyurl.com/cb6e6j #
Rock Bottom for Decades, but Showing Signs of Life – New York Times [...]

Expat Guide to Buying Property in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has seen a huge boom in real estate as more and more expat buyers choose to settle in this Central American hot-spot. It is no wonder really as Costa Rica offers spectacular beaches, mountains and the all present greenery of the jungle with a varied wildlife.

Further to all the great scenery, Costa Rica [...]

Leonardo Plans Eco-Friendly Island Investment in Belize

Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has fallen in love with the idea of building an eco-resort on an island he owns off the coast of Belize…
Leonardo DiCaprio has undergone a serious image overhaul in the last few years, transforming from a Romeo & Juliet/Titanic pre-teen dream to a bearded environmental activist.
The actor used some of his [...]

Top 10 Ethical Travel Destinations

Today in the LA Times there was an article that listed the top 10 ethical travel destinations compiled by The Ethical Traveler in a study of the worlds 70 plus developing nations.
“Ethical travel” is defined by the organization as “an awareness of our impact as we explore the world.”
Latin America made up half of the [...]

Investor Concerns about Ortega

Recently we had one of our readers contact us.  He is considering Nicaragua as an investment location but had some concerns about Daniel Ortega and all the recent media surrounding him.  We really appreciated the message and thought we would share our response back with everyone.  We share the concern that some [...]

Lifelong Learning

Are you a fan of Tim Ferriss and/or the 4 Hour Work Week?  If you haven’t heard, Tim is piloting a TV show – Trial by Fire tonight on this History Channel, where he shows his approach to learning any type of new skill. 
The Pilot Episode:
“This episode was shot in HD in Tokyo and [...]

Fractional Ownership

Fractional Ownership offers investors yet another option for owning an investing in foreign real estate.  Some will say that fractional ownership properties should remain a luxury item, there are ways to use this vehicle to make investment returns.
What exactly is Fractional Ownership?
Just like the name implies, fractional ownership allows you and a group of other [...]