Panama Real Estate Blog

Pearl Islands get Floating Boutique Hotel November marks the date for the addition of a new boutique hotel to Panama’s impressive portfolio of resorts, hotels and accommodations. The hotel takes the form of a cruise ship, built in Germany and named The Sea Voyager. The Sea Voyager, which will cruise around the Peal Islands Archipelago [...]

Building permits soar, to beat 20 year tax exemption The number of building permits issued in June 2009 was almost four times the amount issued over the same period in 2008. According to the Comptroller General the significant increase in building permits issued, which amount to $550 million is largely due to the looming deadline [...]

Panama City Rental Pricing Declines Panama City has developed significantly over the years, with the addition of a multitude of construction initiatives, both from a residential and commercial perspective which has changed the skyline of Panama on a continual basis, and will continue to do so as Panama continues to develop and gain in popularity [...]

Panama’s Tax Standing In terms of the region, within which Panama is situated, being that of the Central and Latin American markets, the relative position of Panama in terms of current tax standing as compared to surrounding countries is neither the highest or lowest but rather average as represented by their tax burden being recorded [...]

Panama Canal Expansion Benefits a Variety of Providers The expansion of the Panama Canal and the benefits that are realized with the successful bids in terms of the provision and services for the new locks is not merely limited to that of the construction companies that were successful in their respective tenders. The first successful [...]

Vacation in Panama If you are planning a vacation in the beautiful country of Panama, remember that you have a few options to choose from in terms of your accommodation options. There are options of hotel stay or even your very own apartment for the duration of your stay in Panama. With the variety of [...]

Hydroponics gardening in Chiriqui The Chiriqui Province is already very well known for its rich and fertile soil providing produce of exceptional quality, the fertile soil from the Baru Volcano consistently providing some of the best vegetables available. However the hydroponic way of producing vegetables and other produce has taken off amongst some of the [...]

Heineken Selects Panama As Regional Base The media is consistently reporting the success of Panama’s initiatives to attract foreign investment by encouraging multinationals to set up shop in Panama, as their regional headquarters. The likes of who already have made such commitments include that of Proctor & Gamble, HP, and Caterpillar to name a few. [...]

Martinelli’s Approach To State Governance The media has been actively reporting on Martinelli’s approach to state governance, within which numerous advisors and service providers have been retained to provide advice, and service provision on a variety of key performance areas such as that of taxation, town planning and no more recently debt collection. Many of [...]

Short Term Rental Market Seriously Affected By ATP’s New Resolution A number of shortcomings have been revealed in Salomon Shamah’s, the new Administrator of Panama’s Tourism Authority (ATP), proposed resolution which was dated and handed down on 13th August 2009, however this proposal has no record of being published in the government gazette. Based on [...]