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These beautiful Riverside Villas within our new Project Of Costa Montaña, are surrounded by the World famous Carara National Park, 5,242 hectares (13,105 acres) of magnificent beauty, with exuberant flora and fauna.

The Riverside Villas offer indoor/outdoor living experience beyond all expectations. Nestle between the Tarcolitos river and the rain forest, the units’ windows serve as portrait to the entire mountain where you can feel the local nature while enjoying a beautiful outdoor BBQ area and a relaxing swimming pool. After a nice lunch you can walk to the water's edge of the river, a private pathway that leads to this pristine, crystal clear mountain river.

The Riverside Villas feature gracious family, living, and dining rooms scaled for small families, but designed with extraordinary details such as wide hallways, top of the line appliances, granite counter tops, upgraded tile floors and hard wood cabinets. As one expects in paradise, the river, the rain forest and the sky are evident from all angles; spectacular design features such as big sliding glass doors guarantee that you'll never miss a sunrise neither a sunset.

The Gourmet eat-in kitchen with river views is absolutely spectacular, and opens to the Dining Room and Family Room. This entire space leads to the outdoors through a comfortable balcony.

Each villa has 3 bedrooms, with private balconies, providing guests a true resort experience and ultimate comfort. The Master Suite has endless mountain and river views, total privacy and walk in closet, the ideal place for afternoon naps.

An immaculately finished outdoors, over 9 cars parking space, in house security guard and maid, and residential  grade elevator are just a few of the additional features.

Meandering pathways and the authentic native Costarican landscape, evoke the lifestyle of the Central Pacific coast, where the forest, the river and the sun are there for you to relax and enjoy.

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Costa Rica!!! Paradise of The Rich and Famous!!!

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Real estate market in Costa Rica will keep growing

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Expert analysts and international media profiles real estate in Costa Rica will continue to rise.

A stable economy could yield him fruits to Costa Rica in the goods market roots, experts predict that there will be an increase in real estate sales in what has been a market slow, it would however approximate a wave of sales.

"After a successful close in 2012, this year (2013) seems to be a great start with houses of Costa Rica to draw attention to the Web sites of real roots throughout the country, $200,000-$ 450,000 of points of sale at the price," advises The Tico Times, a newspaper in English language in Costa Rica.

"The market is definitely gaining steam," noted Chris Simmons, broker/owner of Remax Ocean Surf Realty in Tamarindo. "Sales in the last year were higher than in the three previous years combined. They are selling properties that have been for 2 years without tenders and there is a growing urgency in the market."

The positive side was that more foreign investors are owners of their property for what the country did not see the same disastrous situation of foreclosure who experienced the United States and other global markets where the properties were heavily mortgaged. As a result, the recovery has been less complicated that in economies that are overwhelmed by the high housing debt.

The increase in sales seems to be due to several factors. The stabilization of the housing market in the United States is having a positive impact in Costa Rica, and condominium sales. Thus, tourist arrivals constantly increased in Costa Rica from 2010 so more potential buyers have the possibility of knowing firsthand the market in Costa Rica.

According to the Tico Times, "people around the world want to buy properties in Costa Rica. The Americans who come to visit and fall in love with the country and South Americans trying to protect their fortunes of questionable Government policies in their own countries are foreign property investor’s most common roots.

To these groups can now add a class newly empowered and ambitious young professionals in Costa Rica and the emerging Russian and European investors. Together, these groups form a demand of changing market of real roots of Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica: Best destination to retire

Discover why this Central American paradise is your best choice to relax and enjoy their retirement years.

Hundreds of foreigners have opted for Costa Rica as the best country to retire, a place that welcomes more than two million tourists a year and with a beautiful biodiversity has become the home to many to enjoy their retirement life.

Certainly a large population of retired foreigners comes from the North of the continent, United States and Canada. The proximity and ease of transport and access from these countries to Costa Rica has become an important factor when choosing the Central American country.

Another element that makes Canadians and Americans to live in Costa Rica is access to health. In the United States and Canada the cost for medical services amounts to thousands of dollars for procedures that cost half or less in Costa Rica.

According to the magazine International Living, Costa Rica is one of the 5 countries in the world suitable for enjoying retirement, above regions of removal in the United States. An ideal climate, excellent medical treatment and a lower cost of living are added to the list of reasons for why they choose Costa Rica.

In the month of April will be held in the country the Congress of medical tourism, where participating national and foreign experts that will talk about wellness in Costa Rica and programs communities designed for removal in different regions of the country. The intention is to promote Costa Rica and Latin America as the leading destination in the care of health, welfare and retirement needs.

"Costa Rica has acquired a greater awareness about the potential of the industry of retired to the country in regards to entry of currency, expenditure on health, food, tourism, services. For costs of health care, security, offer housing, tourist attractions, Costa Rica can become the favorite destination of thousands of Americans and Europeans seeking better lives at a better price," said Dr. Jorge Cortes, President of PROMED, organizers of the event.

This is the fourth edition of the International Congress of medical tourism, on this occasion will take place at the hotel Los Sueños Marriott Resort & Marina in Horseshoe, Central Pacific. This promises to propel the region in terms of business development.

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Living Abroad Solutions to Scary Retirement Facts

Even in the best of times saving for retirement is often a monumental and difficult task, now with middle class opportunity shrinking, economic “cliffs” and austerity measures, it can be not just daunting but scary.

Many Americans are starting to look at options to make their finances for retirement more assured.

Here are five hard facts on retirement and how living abroad can provide viable solutions.

1. Americans live for approximately 19 more years after retirement

This represents 20-25% of your entire life and further, approximately half the population will live longer than average life expectancy.

Many American (especially baby boomers) have realized that apart from declining middle class opportunities, a potential bankrupt social security system and other economic disasters and woes, their savings are simple not going to last. Many have discovered that living aboard can significantly increase their odds of having sufficient money in their Golden Years.

2. Real estate values

Many retirees are expecting to cash in on their number one asset, their home/property.

The survey conducted by the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association for FICO found that home prices in the united Sates are unlikely to recover before 2020 and mortgage defaults will persist for years, says a survey of bank risk managers.

The report, Emerging Trends in Real Estate from the Urban Land Institute, predict above-average growth for Latin America, well ahead of that for the United States and Europe, and other survey’s from across the global predict Latina America and specifically Central America, will see significant growth in real estate value, as more and more investors jump into the largest emerging market on the planet.

If you are looking at improving your asset value, living abroad on your own real estate is increasing attractive.

3. Medical cost will continue to rise, as well as your need for medical attention

It is a well known fact that US medical costs will continue to rise as will insurance costs. The aging population in US will also require more medical treatments as they age.

It is also a fact that medical and dental treatments and procedures in places like Costa Rica will save you from 30% to 85% compared to the USA. (See TCRNs Health section for numerous article medical tourism)

4. Currently, the average Social Security retirement payment is just $1,220 a month

How far does $1220 go? Not far in North America. There are several areas in Central America, like Costa Rica where $1200 covers your monthly cost of living expenses, rent utilities, food and even leaves a little extra.

For example in Costa Rica, outside of the densely populate urban centers or tourist traps, a nice 2 or 3 bedroom house is around $400/month, utilities including cable and internet will run you around $150/month, food is$450/month approximately.

5. The average cost of an assisted living facility is approximately $40,000 a year in the U.S.

Projections estimate that about 3 million US expats will join the million+ already in Mexico and Central America within the next 10 years. Other estimates place the number closer to 10 million by 2025.

That, added to the shortage of affordable assisted living facilities in the US, creates a huge opportunity for investors and developers. When you search the news online you can find numerous investors, developers and existing assisted living facility businesses already moving south of the border, to take advantage of cheaper development costs, lower cost of living, less expensive but still highly skilled labor, and the growing number of baby boomer expats moving to Central America.

Living abroad for retirement has become a reality for many Americas and is projected to become a major consideration for the baby boomers population which are now hitting retirement age at a rate of 10,000 per day in the US.

For more information visit www.costadevelopers.com and retirement in Costa Rica, contact us on the form below and one of our Customer Service Experts will be glad to help you.

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Costa Rica ranked fifth favorite country for U.S., Canadian retirees

Expats cite universal healthcare system, stability, climate and proximity with the U.S. as main reasons for chosing the country.

A study carried out by expat-focused “International Living” magazine shows Costa Rica is among the top five destinations for U.S. and Canada retirees.

Its "Annual Retirement Index 2013" listed the 22 best places to retire. Editors analyzed data and information from correspondents in the countries most popular with U.S. and Canadian retirees to compile the results, which were based on a host of categories: cost of living, climate, property prices, healthcare, ease of integration, retirement infrastructure, entertainment and amenities and special benefits for retirees.

In the country’s analysis the magazine summarizes Costa Rica’s position as a result of comfort and community.

The report cites testimonies from expats who claim that “Costa Rica’s universal healthcare system (which provides world top class -and cheap- services), the nation’s stability, the proximity with the U.S., great climate conditions as well as an active expat community” are some of the main reasons to enjoy living here.

Ecuador tops the list followed by Panama, Malaysia and Mexico.  Other region's countries that made list were Nicaragua, which ranked 12, Honduras 20 and Belize 21.

Annual Retirement Index 2013

Country	Real Estate	Special Benefits	C.L.	Integ.	E&A	Health	Ret. Inf.	Climate	FINAL SCORE
Ecuador	99	99	90	90	95	83	79	100	91.9
Panama	83	100	86	93	95	85	81	88	89.0
Malaysia	89	77	92	90	100	93	85	75	87.6
Mexico	92	71	82	100	100	84	74	78	85.1
Costa Rica	89	85	87	90	94	86	73	71	84.4
Uruguay	87	72	69	83	94	91	82	92	83.7
Colombia	94	75	70	90	82	84	83	86	83.0
Spain	87	57	80	83	96	80	93	83	82.5
Thailand	82	57	97	87	96	81	77	81	82.3
Malta	87	82	71	100	68	82	77	75	80.1
Portugal	75	69	86	67	81	82	95	85	80.1
Nicaragua	94	63	89	90	77	83	68	73	79.7
Ireland	78	79	67	97	84	73	85	73	79.5
France	72	82	57	64	100	89	87	85	79.5
Philippines	78	57	100	87	79	83	84	69	79.5
New Zealand	82	74	57	90	88	71	86	87	79.3
Italy	76	77	66	74	98	70	89	83	79.0
Brazil	80	70	80	60	76	84	69	85	75.5
Chile	85	69	81	57	88	78	83	57	74.8
Honduras	76	85	80	87	64	76	67	62	74.6
Belize	78	72	85	83	57	79	66	64	73.2
Dom. Rep	91	63	70	64	74	68	75	64	71.0

C. L. = Cost of Living  *E&A = Entertainment and Amenities  *Ret. Inf. = Retirement Infrastructure  *Integ. = Integration

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Living in Costa Rica

Are you considering moving to Costa Rica? 9 Important Points to Life in Costa Rica.

Are you considering moving to Costa Rica? More North Americans are making the move to the tropical highlands or hot coastal lowlands of Costa Rica, and Costa Rica has become the country of choice for the ever growing number of baby boomers seeking new lives, fresh starts, less expensive living and the ultimate eco experience. Life in Costa Rica is an adventure, here are a few points we hope will help.

1. Research your options. Look carefully at the different areas of the country you are considering. Choose your information sources carefully. Talk to as many people as you can who have experience with life in Costa Rica.

2. Visit the country for at least 3 months first. Don’t just come down to Costa Rica for a vacation and then make a snap decision to move. Going back to point #1, an extended stay to learn and acclimate to the culture should be part of your research plan.

3. Choose your neighborhood with care. Look for communities where you will feel comfortable.

4. Recognize things move slower down here. Don’t expect things to work at the same pace the US or Canada. Things just take longer to get done in Latin America. You will have longer waits in the lines for banks or anywhere for that matter.

5. If you planning a business, get help. One highly recommended point if you are planning a business, get help and advice from someone you trust, for legal advice, or corporate identify, a good business consultant will save you thousands of dollars. Costa Developers would be happy to assist you in anything related to this matter. Please contact us to give you more information in info@costadevelopers.com

6. Try to learn about the culture. Don’t make the mistake of just surrounding yourself with your friends; you need to get out and learn what makes the culture tick.

7. Learn the language. Make the effort to learn the language; the locals appreciate your trying and will be much more helpful.

8. Watch out for the con. There are scams down here and many of them prey on the newbie. Most of the scams are actually run by expats. Trust is earned. Do your due diligence on deals, especially real estate deals, where you should get yourself a good real estate consultant.

9. Enjoy the Pura Vida.

We hope these points are helpful if you are planning on living in Costa Rica. If you need any assistance with your adventure from planning to rent to transportation help do not hesitate to contact with costa developers, we will be happy to help you with your new life in Costa Rica.

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Beaches and mountain properties: more destinations visited this summer | Costa Developers

Costa Rica study test the ticos vacations on the beach and in the mountains than in other places, according to data from CANATUR

A survey of expectations and forecasts of hotel occupancy in the face of these summer holidays in Costa Rica has led to your National Chamber of tourism (CANATUR) to conclude condos and beach properties and mountain, located in the regions of Monteverde, Guanacaste, the plains of the North and South Caribbean is in beach and mountain, will be the options with higher demand in the period.

Explained Juan Carlos Ramos, head of the Chamber, the study was conducted from 18 to 23 June after and therein were monitored to 104 hosting companies of all the tourist regions of that country, which showed that the average of the reservations recorded at the consultation stage was 38.9%, while stood up to 50.3% in the areas mentioned.

Quoted in a press release of CANATUR, the directors said although by then the reported level of occupation was low, expect that as the holidays come reserves increase more.

This represents valuable information for those people who choose to participate in our programs of fractional ownership; since they may notice how there is a high tendency by national tourists, in this case, in rent in Costa Rica beach homes.

The Central Pacific region remains the peak tourist area in Costa Rica and therefore an excellent possibility of investment that will eventually generate an income to the inverter.

Costa Developers projects are located in a natural area, surrounded by beautiful forest, and it is possible to also see a variety of birds and mammals.

The benefits of owning a property at the beach in this region are many, not only you can enjoy a great family holiday, but you will be able to rent this asset where unable to direct use of, or want to obtain economic benefit of the.

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Vacation in Fractional Properties Can Cost you much less | Costa Developers

Experience a serene holiday in a luxurious coastal house and pay for a fraction of what it actually costs. 

Costa Developers fractional ownership program not only is a great way for homeowners to profits while they’re back to their usual routines in the US, Canada or anywhere else, it is a tremendous way for anyone looking to visit Costa Rica to enjoy their vacation in ultimate style, privacy and luxury. All you have to do is book a house with our property management team and catch a flight down and check it out. 

Everything needed is right there in the home because each is delightfully decorated and furnished right down to the dishes, towels, sheets and coffee makers; don’t forget your bikini since there is an ample beach club with BBQ, Palapa, and lounge areas surrounded by tropical beauty.

Don’t forget some binoculars as well because it won’t be long before you spot some natural world all around, many of our guests have been thrilled to report seeing tons of animals, toucans, sloths, monkeys, macaws, among others.  

What’s even better is that all of the homes are located just minutes from Costa Rica’s most privileged beaches and variety of activities such as whitewater rafting, canopy, and tours to rainforest, cascading waterfalls etc. 

But the best thing about renting a Costa Developers fractional house is that for about the same price of a luxury hotel room, you get enough room to bring your entire family, giving everyone their own space and privacy. And when you come back home from a long day of sun and fun, enjoy their own shower or bath before heading out again to taste all the flavors of the many restaurants nearby. You’re only job is to relax, chill out and pile on as many adventures as you can fit in to each day here in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica!

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Buying A House On A Costa Rica Beach | Costa Developers

Imagine waking up and looking out your bedroom window to see the calm blue waters from your beachfront home in the Central Pacific coast of tropical Costa Rica. Isn’t it a dream to contemplate?

Because we know that you’re tempted to run off right this minute to buy your piece of beachfront property, we want to let you in on some important legal matters that you have to be aware of before you buy.

Beachfront property in Costa Rica is regulated by the Maritime Terrestial Zone Law, if you’re planning to buy a piece of land near the beach you’re going to have to know what constraints and rules you have to follow under this law.

The Maritime Terrestial Zone is the 200 meters inland zone measured from the coastline.

The zone is divided into the public and restricted zones. By law, all beaches are public;the first fifty meters measured from the median high-tide line (public zone) is off-limits to private ownership. For the remaining 150 meters (restricted zone) you can “lease” a piece a property under what’s known as a concession.

These concessions are given for a period between 5 to 20 years, and this time period is generally renewable if approved by the ICT (Costarican Institute of Tourism) and the local municipality.

If you’re not a costarican citizen, you’re not eligible for a concession unless you’ve lived in the country for a minimum of 5 years. You can in theory still qualify for a concession if you lease the property using a costarican corporation, however make sure that 50% of the company’s shares is owned by costarican citizens.

The process can be tedious, you should expect it to take six months for everything to go through. Our best suggestion is to work with a local lawyer and a reputable property developer. We here at Costa Developers can help you with any questions that you might have on buying beachfront property in Costa Rica.

We’re pretty sure that you’re eager to own your little piece of paradise on the sand, Costa Rica is the perfect place to find your dream home on the beach. Once you’re granted a concession, the land is yours for its duration; we know that you won’t regret your decision.

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