Buying
Process, contracts, due diligence
Guides on buying
Avenida Balboa Real Estate: Panama City's Bayfront
Avenida Balboa puts the bay, the Cinta Costera and the business district at your door. What the corridor offers buyers, and what to check before you commit.
8 min · August 2026
Best Panama City Neighborhoods for Expats: 8 Zones Compared
Where expats actually live in Panama City, from Casco Viejo to Costa del Este: eight neighborhoods compared on character, and who each one suits best.
9 min · August 2026
Bocas del Toro Real Estate: Prices and Land Title
Waterfront land in Bocas del Toro starts around $135,000. What that buys, how to tell titled land from Rights of Possession, and who the islands actually suit.
7 min · August 2026
Buying Property in Boquete: Title, Residency, Rentals
Rights of Possession or titled land, what the residency decree actually says, whether you can let it short-term, and what a Boquete purchase costs to hold.
14 min · August 2026
Buying Property in Panama as a Foreigner: 2026 Guide
Foreigners can own property in Panama outright. What the 2% transfer tax covers, who files it, what you actually own, and the steps from offer to registry.
9 min · August 2026
Colón Real Estate: Portobelo and the Costa Arriba
Colón province holds Panama's most affordable Caribbean coastline, from Portobelo along the Costa Arriba. What land costs, how it is titled, and who it suits.
9 min · August 2026
Condos for Sale in Panama: Prices and What You Own
Developer prices for Panama condos run from about $118,000 to over $1.4 million. What you own under the 2022 horizontal-property law, and what the fees cover.
8 min · August 2026
Buying in Coronado: Prices, Rainfall, Access and Title
Coronado real estate puts you in the Pacific beach town closest to Panama City, with the capital's hospitals and airport in reach and rentals easy to find.
8 min · August 2026
Panama Property Buying Process: The Steps and Costs
From offer to registry: the promise-to-buy contract, the title search, who pays the 2% transfer tax, and what actually changes hands at each stage of a sale.
10 min · August 2026
Panama Real Estate Investment: Returns After Tax (2026)
What a Panama rental property returns once tax is paid: the DGI brackets on assessed value and on rental income, and the exemptions that still apply to you.
8 min · August 2026
Panama Real Estate Market 2026: Prices, Permits, Outlook
Panama's real estate market is building again in 2026: INEC recorded 26% permit growth, and a pending tax bill could cut what you pay on a new home.
7 min · August 2026
Panama Retirement Communities: Prices and Where to Settle
Which Panama retirement communities suit which retiree, from the Boquete highlands to the Pacific beach corridor, and how to check land title before you buy.
8 min · August 2026
Titled Land vs Rights of Possession in Panama
Titled land is registered and financeable. Rights of Possession is an occupancy claim on state land. How to tell which you are being offered, and how to check.
7 min · August 2026
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