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Growing Expat Community
2008-02-08 17:35:00
The expat community in Panama is growing faster and faster each day, and with it so do the everyday conveniences and amenities geared specifically towards expats. These include a variety of clubs and social organizations including a number of charitable groups, newspapers, schools, and even an English Speaking radio Station. These lines for communication and ...
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Panama?s Postal Service
2007-10-23 08:21:00
An alternative to Panama ?s national postal service, which is not the World?s fastest, nor its most reliable, is a P.O. Box in Miami with a forwarding service to Panama. There are a few private companies who make this process a very simple one, pricey, but simple. Aerocasillas and Mail Boxes Etcetera are the leading providers ...
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Advantages of the Cinta Costera
2007-09-23 06:52:00
The Cinta Costera, or coastal belt is a 25 hectare land fill that will go in along Panama’s scenic Balboa Avenue. Of the 25 hectares, 20 hectares will be maintained as parks and green areas, the remaining 5 hectares are going towards bike paths and 4 lane highway, which will greatly alleviate the current traffic ...
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Paying Interests on Pre-construction
2007-08-29 21:59:00
I had previously discussed about the clause developers include in their contracts that allows them to increase the price of a property. But there?s also another clause that needs to be taken into consideration if you are planning on getting a loan from any bank to finance your property. After the first inspection of the property, ...
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Penonome: Better than Beachfront!
2007-07-19 21:47:00
By the time I was in a position to even be able to contemplate purchasing a nice parcel of land to eventually build my vacation/retirement home, it had become apparent that no matter how rural or remote I was willing to go, beachfront was no longer within my budget. It happened so quickly, within 2 ...
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Developers Option to Change Price
2007-06-26 09:29:00
If you are planning on buying a pre-construction property, there?s a very good chance that you will see a clause in the ?Promise to Buy and Sell? agreement stating that there could be a price increment over the value of the property. Although, the clause mentions the possibility of a price drop as well, this ...
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Guide to Real Estate in Panama
2007-06-19 23:16:00
Although, we are always trying to add helpful articles regarding the real estate process in Panama such as The General Process of Buying Real Estate in Panama and Purchasing Real Estate in Panama from Abroad, there is still a large amount of information that needs to be covered. With that in mind, we have decided to ...
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Spanish Colonial Church Plaza in Penonome
2007-05-21 23:16:00
I was in Penonome last week, and absolutely fell in love with the town and the people couldn’t have been more hospitable and friendly. The town is based around the colonial style church and central park, and walking through the park and colonial section feels like a time warp to a couple centuries ago. The ...
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Admiring the Sunsets in the Amador Causeway
2007-05-16 22:41:00
No matter how many times I visit the Causeway in Amador , I never get tired of enjoying the gorgeous views. They always make me feel as if there?s something greater out there, while providing me with a much needed inner peace. Ok, maybe that?s going too far. But no matter how you feel about it, ...
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Government Sales Update - Public Auction Process Changed
2007-05-07 19:42:00
Due to the change of the Panamanian Law and the implementation of the Law No. 22 from 2006, the Public Auction process will be changed according to Article 44 of such law. In the FUTURE any sale will take in place form of a REAL TIME AUCTION, where a qualifying bidder is able to compete ...
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