june fletcher: South of the Border in Costa Rica
- 12/17/07 11:06 AM
Since I live and work in Costa Rica, I found the Wall Street Journal's article on red hot real estate markets in Central America fascinating. Following are some excerpts, with my comments following, marked in italics and underlined.
South of the Border,The Market's Still Hot Americans Find Second-Home Boom Endures; Wildlife in the Neighborhood By JUNE FLETCHERDecember 14, 2007; Page W12 The housing slump has sent many Americans shopping south of the border. Existing-home prices in the U.S. dropped 4.5% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to S&P/Case-Shiller. But they are still climbing in much of Latin America and the Caribbean. Buyers are being enticed (2 comments)
Random thoughts on life and work in Guanacaste and the Central Valley of Costa Rica. How to build a project quickly, seamlessly and efficiently (not!).