Investment
From Paitilla to Casco Viejo, this project aims to build a huge strip with extra traffic lanes but also with parks and other recreational areas. An ambitious project no one really knew if the company would be able to deliver…
Read moreProperties in historic areas that have gone through a revitalization process tend to always appreciate. To the point they become very expensive. In Panama, it is still way below the prices of their peers, but quickly getting to match them…
Read moreMeditating about what has value and what doesn´t is a profound activity, almost zen-like. It has to do with the fundamentals of the property, but on a bigger picture even that is subdued to one and only factor: what makes…
Read morehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/mar/20/panama.casco?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront Panama’s hottest secret If you’re looking to get ahead of the game, Panama City’s Casco Viejo is as up-and-coming as it gets, says Vicky Baker. Go now before the word is well and truly out Vicky Baker guardian.co.uk, Friday…
Read moreI held a very interesting conversation the other day with two young fund managers who have bought properties in Panama, and spend some considerable time here. Both from very different parts of the world, very international guys. One of them…
Read moreI had an interesting conversation yesterday with a client. He was looking for a property in Casco, mainly an apartment, and he asked me what was the best purchase he could make. There is no easy answer for this, because…
Read morePanama is closer to the world each day. The article, featured at La Prensa´s Martes Financiero talks about the fast increase Panama has experienced in number of flights, routes and carriers, in a moment in time where the world seems…
Read moreThis week´s Prima Panama newsletter announced an article at the Finance Daily ( http://www.financedaily.co.uk/showArticle.aspx?loadid=00880 )A Sound Investment: What To Invest in Now With volatile markets, stock exchange slumps, property declines and experts predicting a year of market uncertainty, are the…
Read moreA while ago I wrote about how I enjoyed my life in Casco Viejo and the opportunity this business gives me to help other people or just make my neighborhood better. Here is a concrete example: Las Clementinas. This is…
Read moreBack in the day, Hotel Central used to be one of the most elegant hotels in Casco Antiguo. This beautiful building dominates Plaza Catedral, occupying almost half of a block. As Casco Viejo had it´s ups and downs, the hotel…
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