(Expat Daily News) I recently posted an article about the cost of living in major cities of Latin America in which I compared information from two cost of living comparison websites, Expatistan and Numbeo. For the most part, the two websites agreed with each other about costs of living. However, there were major disagreements about Panama City, Panama, and San Jose, Costa … [Read more...]
Rent in David, Panama from $250 a Month
(International Living) Iāve been interviewing expats in Panama since 2006, when I started writing for International Living. I often ask them for tips, and many of them say the same thing: āRent in Panama before you buy.ā Sage adviceā¦renting in Panama for a few months gives you a chance to begin to see a new location as home, rather than a vacation spot. Itās the best way to … [Read more...]
Come to Panama Before This Beach Area Goes Up in Value
(International Living) Colors seem to get brighter as we leave the Panama City. The greens and blues look more realā¦or is it surreal? Weāre on the last stretch of the two-hour drive to Buenaventura resort, located in the district of Rio Hato. Weāve left the skyscrapers far behind us. Now itās all palm trees and forget-me-not blue skies, punctuated by puffs and swirls of … [Read more...]
Panama Real Estate: The Prices Are Still Unbeatable
(Panama Gringo) In spite of a recent decline in the real estate market in the states, when compared with real estate prices in Panama for comparable homes are similar or far lower. I often browse and search through real estate listing in Panama just to see what is out there and what is being asked. Property in areas like Pedasi or Boquette interests me in particular … [Read more...]
Retire to Panama: Golden Years Go Global
(Smart Money) For Robyn and John Cole , having one retiree in the family was workable. As long as Robyn, 56, kept her job as a golf course marketing director, they could live comfortably in their native Orange County, Calif.; enjoy company health coverage; and wait out the underperforming investment properties they bought intoāoops!āa month before the '08 crash. The … [Read more...]