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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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Nicaragua real estate: Day 26 in the life of a Nicaraguan Earthship
2008-02-01 22:56:00
As our road is under construction, there are very small windows of opportunity to receive materials.  And everyday is an opportunity to learn. Yesterday I was promised by one fellow based out of Rivas that the sand would arrive before 7:00am, an hour and a half before the road crew arrives.  I was also promised by ...
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Green home construction - Day 25 in the construction of a Nicaraguan Earths
2008-01-31 16:21:00
The water catchment is taking form. In the next few days we will tie the finish coat on the middle dome into the gutters and cistern. We’re sloping the flow at 1 inch every four feet. Earthship, green building, green movement, green real estate, Nicaragua, nicaragua property, san juan del sur, sustainable construction, sustainable housing Bookmark It Hide ...
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Lot signs are going in on Day 24 of the construction of a Nicaraguan Earths
2008-01-30 16:32:00
It’s midway through the week and it looks as though we will accomplish our short term objectives. Today we saw two hits on the dome and both gutters built up significantly. Although the inside of the building is not currently a high priority, there are enough hands that we are able to continue with “packout” and adobe ...
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Green building - Day 23 of the construction of a Nicaraguan Earthship
2008-01-29 16:32:00
The middle dome is ready to receive it’s first coat of plaster.  Inside the building, Seth has been discussing the art of adobe plaster with the local Nicaraguan crew.  The plaster work is coming along well.  Lot’s of busy hands all around us.  Sometimes it’s hard to believe it’s been only 23 working days.   Earthship, green building, ...
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Day 22 of the construction of a Nicaraguan Earthship
2008-01-28 19:41:00
Monday is always a natural time to lay out goals and expectations for the week, and with the addition of Phil and Seth, two of Earthship Biotecture’s finest, we decided to set our goals high. All in all it was a decent Monday. We were able to get a skeleton of rebar up and supported for ...
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Nicaragua real estate: The buzz about the Nicaraguan Earthship is building
2008-01-28 06:24:00
We’ve been keeping a daily blog on the construction of a house made out of tires which cools itself passively, creates its own power and harvests its own water.   Known as an “Earthship” the house design was conceived by architect Mike Reynolds from Earthship Biotecture, in Taos, New Mexico. Ever since the construction team arrived in ...
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Green real estate in Nicaragua: Day 21 of the construction of a Nicaraguan
2008-01-27 19:30:00
The west dome has received its final coat. This morning we were hit with about a twenty minute downpour and decided that pounding tires would need to wait due to all the fresh mud. And since the dome was already wet and needed to be done eventually, we decided it was a sign. So with Camilo sifting ...
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