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Before the 2008 global crisis, when real estate prices collapsed in many markets, everyone thought real estate values could only go up. Then, in a flash, values dropped by 50% and more in Spain, Ireland, Nicaragua, Greece, some U.S. markets, and beyond. Any market that relied either on foreign (especially U.S.) buyers or on aggressive […]
Nicaragua’s past continues to scare off many potential investors, but the richest man in Nicaragua and one of the richest in all Central America, Carlos Pellas, has invested a substantial amount of money to develop a stretch of the country’s Pacific coastline being referred to as the Costa Esmeralda, or Emerald Coast. In addition to […]
Americans aren’t the only ones getting ready to elect a new president. Another presidential race will be decided this month. Argentina finally, hopefully, will get out from under the ridiculous and disastrous economic policies of current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Estimates are that Cristina will leave the country with as little as US$8 million […]
A little more than a month ago (late July), I wrote to report that a development group I’ve been working with in Panama since early 2014 was launching a new plantation project on the heels of their very successful Lady Victoria mango plantation. Originally, this latest plantation, limes, was planned at 100 hectares. However, those […]
Among the benefits of living an international lifestyle are the arbitrage opportunities you come across. I was reminded of this a couple of weeks ago when we visited with old friends in Waterford, Ireland. Living in Ireland years ago, we found that good-quality antiques were available for bargain prices compared with prices in the States. […]
Property values in Nicaragua began to tumble starting in 2007, even before the global real estate crisis pushed property prices down in markets worldwide. Nicaragua got a jump on its downturn thanks to the results of the 2006 elections. The Sandinista Daniel Ortega won that race, retaking his position as president after a 17-year absence […]
My wife would put it down to luck. I’d say that what in hindsight was almost perfect timing
We Americans bring considerable baggage to the table when the topic of conversation is Nicaragua. Mention the country to most Americans, and we think of the Sandinista Revolution… the Contra War… Ollie North… That’s a shame, because Nicaragua has a great deal to offer that is often overshadowed by the Sandinista specter. I visited Nicaragua […]
Arriving this week from the colonies to the point where explorers took off to discover them, Lief and I were met by big numbers of Old World tourists. This is peak season in Southern Europe, and Lisbon airport, when we passed through, was packed with holidaymakers, most from the British Isles. Lisbon airport was crowded […]
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