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New Dates For Our Nicaragua Property Tours
2011-03-04 19:43:00
We’ve just finalized the dates for our brand new series of 3-Day Nicaragua Property Tours . We’ll be running tours on: May 20-22 2011 June 17-19 2011 July 29-31 2011, and August 12-14 2011 Click here for the details or complete this form to receive a full itinerary. We cover all your in-country expenses for two ...
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Hit reality TV show Survivor is being filmed in San Juan del Sur
2010-06-16 21:59:00
Yes, the crew for Survivor is here! It’s exciting times for San Juan del Sur and the beaches of Hermosa and Yankee to the south. The hit reality TV show and Emmy-Award winner is currently being filmed here. Survivor involves two “tribes” competing against each-other for rewards and immunity. The last remaining contestant wins US$1 million dollars in prize money. The Survivor crew will be here for several weeks as they are filming two episodes of the show in San Juan del Sur. San Juan del Sur is buzzing and it’s practically impossible to get a hotel room. A typical series of Survivor airs in over 100 countries and is seen by around 15 million Americans per week. So that’s 15 million Americans learning about Nicaragua and San Juan del Sur. San Juan del Sur is already the top tourism hotspot on the coast of Nicaragua. And with Survivor, it’s status on the world tourism map will only increase. We’re running real estate tours in the ...
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Nicaragua set to increase the number of cruise visitors to its shores
2010-04-19 07:32:00
Mario Salinas, President of the Nicaragua n Tourism Board (INTUR), has his sights set on improving the port infrastructure at San Juan del Sur and Corinto to attract more cruise visitors. Right now, visitors to San Juan del Sur can only reach the shore by a local boat. The new plans being discussed with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise association include a new dock so that passengers can disembark directly at the port. The facilities at the port itself would also be improved with “restaurants, souvenir stores and other attractions” according to the press release. “This project will represent a very significant investment, the decision has been made to initiate the design of the development as soon as possible which will transform the port into one of Central America’s most attractive sites” expressed Mario Salinas. Property investors and developers in San Juan del Sur are excited by the news. It’s not hard to understand why. Improved infrastructu...
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How to get in front of the best property deals
2010-02-28 07:39:00
What’s the one thing, the trump card secret of successful real estate investing in Nicaragua? Getting in front of the right opportunities. The right opportunity may mean a motivated seller. It may mean a developer who is pulling out all the stops to woo buyers. It may mean a breaking, first-in opportunity. And it will always mean a great property. We’re seeing two trends in the Nicaragua real estate market right now. The first is buyers with more negotiating leverage than they have had in years. The second is sellers contacting us with tremendous deals on properties they have for sale. The next step is obvious. We’re putting buyer and seller together in our brand new 3 day Your Future Now tours. Click for more information and the dates.
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Nicaragua property on show at AARP event
2009-11-01 05:41:00
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) wrapped up its Vegas@50+ event last week. Nicaragua was well represented. Around a dozen real estate developers attended together with ProNicaragua, the investment promotion agency, and INTUR, the National Tourism Board. The event was a great success according to the developers who attended. They were able to showcase opportunities for Nicaragua real estate investment as well as share insights on living in Nicaragua, its cultural life and key tourism attractions. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization that helps people over 50 improve their quality of life. With 35 million members in all 50 states it has become one of the nation’s largest membership organizations for people over 50. So, for developers wanting to attract the boomer generation to Nicaragua, the event was the right place to be. Roll on Orlando@50 Sept 30 – October 2, 2010.
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How to get a casita at half price
2009-10-26 23:11:00
It’s no coincidence that our 3 day Your Future Now Real Estate Tours feature the finest master-planned communities in the country. After all, the tours are designed to make you a smarter investor by showing you the very best deals, backed up by top brands and master-developers who keep their promises long after today’s sale. So you can imagine how excited we are to announce that December is the opening month for a brand new Oceanside Golf Course … and that tour participants will get to play a hole. But there’s more: The owners have agreed an exclusive offer, just for participants of our December 4-6th and 11-13th tours. It goes like this: Play a hole-in-one and you get to own a casita for half price! If you miss on your first shot, you can have a second opportunity in exchange for a $10 donation to the Hope and Development Charity to try the shot again. Feeling lucky? Leveraging sun+beach+golf in a course that’s designed right As you stand at the t...
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Nicaragua real estate: least expensive and most environmentally friendly
2009-10-13 04:32:00
Great infographic from Reveal Real Estate looking at the international real estate market in Central America. The two takeaways for us: Nicaragua real estate is more affordable than Belize, Panama and Costa Rica across all categories, and Nicaragua has the greatest percentage of real estate developments with public information on social and environmental responsibility. Check it out on the Reveal Real Estate blog.
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Free Real Estate Tours with Coldwell Banker
2009-08-17 00:36:00
Our Your Future Now property tours have been so successful that we’re adding more dates between November 2009 and February 2010 – to coincide with Nicaragua’s traditional high season. The tours take place over 3 days, we co-ordinate everything from your airport pick-up to hotel accommodations during your visit to the country and you won’t have ...
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Getting in early by investing in Nicaragua real estate
2009-08-05 14:35:00
Critical to any successful real estate investment is the question of timing. Ideally, you want to get in early, before the rest of the world catches on to a new purchasing destination. Ten or fifteen years ago, you could describe Costa Rica or Belize as an ?early-in? investment destination. Today they welcome millions of ...
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The two most important reasons people join our Nicaragua real estate tours
2009-07-08 23:04:00
Why do people join our tours? Well it’s quite simple: First to see the best real estate the country has to offer in a highly efficient manner and, second, to experience how the country feels, up close and in-person. The best real estate in Nicaragua Coldwell Banker Nicaragua has helped hundreds of clients get in ...
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New retirement incentives are good for Nicaragua real estate investors
2009-06-30 20:12:00
Nicaragua is rolling out the welcome mat for foreigners to retire and become resident in the country. The changes to the residency and retirement laws, announced in June by the Tourism Institute, increase the tax exemptions and benefits. The timing of this new law makes sense given the gloomy economic climate worldwide. The new sales ...
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Nicaragua?s National Assembly approves Coastal Law
2009-06-18 01:48:00
It’s been a long time coming … but worth the wait. The newly approved Coastal Law provides a solid framework for managing the development of Nicaragua ’s coastline and puts in place strong measures for protecting private property ownership. Reactions from the development community have been postive and commentators have noted that the new law ...
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If you give us three days, then we?ll show you the best real estate in Nica
2009-05-25 06:50:00
…and you won’t have to pay a cent while you are in the country! That’s right: an all expenses paid real estate tour that unearths the best deals in the country right now. After 3 intensive days, you’ll come away with insider contacts, new business ideas and direct access to the most compelling real estate deals the ...
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What was the last property you sold in Nicaragua?
2009-04-01 18:08:00
In the video below, Samuel Chally, sales agent with Coldwell Banker Nicaragua , tells us about the last property he sold. We then ask him to give the reasons why it sold. Links to more information: More information about the casitas mentioned in the video Contact us for a copy of the floor plans Learn more about the ...
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Our clients recognize good value when they see it
2009-03-27 02:52:00
We’ve just completed our latest Your Future Now real estate tour. On Your Future Now we round up the best deals and showcase the finest developments in an intensive, full-throttle 3-day tour across the country. Just before the tour, a developer on Nicaragua’s central coast introduced a new release of beach casitas with “romantic” floor-plans, splash pools ...
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Announcing new dates for ?Your Future Now? property tours
2009-03-22 18:52:00
We know that the actual process of buying real estate is fairly straightforward. But understanding how to leverage the current buyer’s market and cut great deals on exceptional properties is more difficult. And that’s exactly what we do on our Your Future Now real estate tours. Think of the tours as a road map to the best ...
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Watch this video to see sustainable development at work in Nicaragua
2009-03-19 21:47:00
Finally, a logical approach to building in rapidly developing nations like Nicaragua . The project featured in the video below employs local community members and educates them in the skills of sustainable building by utilizing readily available byproducts, such as tires and plastic bottles, in conjunction with other local materials. The aim is to empower local ...
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The gems of Granada
2008-05-18 19:00:00
We picked up this article on Granada real estate in the Financial Times this morning.  It’s written by Jane Monahan and charts the work to protect the city’s architectural heritage.  She descibes resotration projects on two of the most prestigious residential properties in the colonial city.  Granada is one of the first cities Spain founded in the ...
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Earthship to feature on Nicaragua real estate tour
2008-04-15 22:51:00
Brooke Rundle pointed out a new You Tube video on the Nicaragua n Earthship:   The Earthship will be featured on our Green Real Estate tours planned for later this year.  We’re going to focus exclusively on environmentally conscious and socially responsible real estate developments. Tour participants will get an inside track on everything from sustainable housing communities constructed of all recycled materials to off-grid hacienda ...
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Think differently about Nicaragua real estate investments
2008-03-28 01:23:00
Can real estate investors ?do well? while ?doing good??  Can local communities in Nicaragua benefit from the massive growth in real estate investing in the country?  Is there a sweet spot where charitable initiatives increase investment return and social welfare at the same time? These thorny questions get at the heart of what responsible property investing is ...
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A private tour of the finest real estate in Nicaragua - with the Choose Nic
2008-03-19 16:29:00
  Following the tremendous success of the Choose Nicaragua tours in February, we are delighted to announce three new April tour dates.  Join us in April for the same insider access to the top places in Nicaragua to live and invest. That is not a glib marketing statement - these market leaders represent the finest properties and investment ...
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Day 33 and 34 and a sparkling bottle wall photo
2008-03-09 01:30:00
 The side walls are up to bond beam height. We’re starting to look like a building… eartship, green, Nicaragua, property, real estate, san juan del sur Bookmark It Hide Sites
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Watch the Earthship grow - day 32
2008-03-07 19:49:00
Today we started compacting the floors. It looks like we’ll be laying tiles, but we have received various ideas from local builders on the best method for laying them. Ideas range from concrete slabs to laying them into the clay earth to everything in between. There’s no rush, so we’ll be moving on to other areas of ...
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Nicaragua real estate - Day 31 in the life of an Earthship building project
2008-03-06 20:43:00
New hands on the worksite today. Eric and Minya are on their way from the Panama Canal to the USA via the Pan American Highway…on bicycles.  We met them yesterday on the way to Managua when we stopped for Breakfast at Chepe Chu, a little truckstop café on the road between Rivas and Nandaime. After some story ...
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Real estate at a fraction of the price
2008-02-28 15:49:00
“Nicaragua is next in line for fractional real estate offerings after Costa Rica and Mexico” according to Scott A. Preston of law firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, speaking at a recent event hosted by the Association of Nicaraguan Investors and Developers (ANID).  Fractional real estate is broadly defined as vacation real estate sold in intervals of more than ...
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Nicaragua real estate scores with swimsuits
2008-02-23 19:23:00
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2008 is on the newsstands.  And Nicaragua is one of the locations for the photo shoot.  With over 230 million page views already at SI.com, since the edition launch on February 12th, Nicaragua is gaining widespread exposure.  Eric Ames over at NuWire Investor notices that some of the photos are taken ...
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A fleet of the best Earthship posts from around the world
2008-02-16 19:01:00
The Earthship concept may be new to Nicaragua real estate but, search around a bit, and you’ll find Earthships all over the world. They work in all climates, on most terrains, gradients or exposures, within cities as well as in remote areas, completely off-the-grid.  And people are blogging about Earthships and the logic of green building.  ...
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Green building in Nicaragua - 29th day of the construction of an Earthship.
2008-02-05 02:48:00
The waiting game for the wood has begun.  We’re not talking about that much lumber, but the complications of material acquisition in Nicaragua are becoming clearer everyday.  This is all good ground work for the Earthships that will follow.  And the nice thing about this green building project is that there is always plenty to ...
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Beautiful tiles hand made in Granada arrive on Day 28
2008-02-04 02:29:00
The bond beams on the greenhouse have been poured and are ready to receive trusses. Leaving the site in the very capable hands of Phil Basehart and Seth Larsen (Earthship Biotecture), project manager Dave Kniffin headed off on a supply run. Check out the Granada Tiles!  (Granada is a beautiful historic colonial city located on the shores ...
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Nicaragua real estate - ?A work of art? emerges on Day 26 of the Earthship
2008-02-02 23:09:00
The building is beginning its transformation from a solid structure, to a work of art…  Thanks to Jo, Tim, and Lauren for their extra help at the site today.   Bookmark It Hide Sites
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