Emerging Terrains | Investment Real Estate and Property in Panama, Cos...

Here’s a head-scratcher for you: How do you move a 5,000 pound concrete block sitting on the beach 165 feet into the bay when you don’t have a crane or a barge?
Well, if you’re a Panamanian, all you need are two 10-foot boats with outboard motors, a rope and one metal bar....

Written by ETI’s Josh Linnes for Panama Realtor, Panama’s largest online real estate brokerage.
Many people who invest in real estate in foreign countries are not smart about how they do it. They may search on the Internet for something that looks pretty, go and spend a few days in a location and decide to buy. They may make a half-million dollar...

Looking Panamanian saves money while ensuring equal treatment from the bureaucracy and judiciary, but it makes doing business complicated.
Anyone who has traveled much in developing countries has come across a situation where tourists get charged more than locals....

There are five distinct stages of land development in emerging markets each characterized by different land-use and types of buyers.
We use Market Stages in order to provide a framework for evaluating a market, property, and business plan.
Stage 1