Trump Hotel Panama


News from Panama

This week was a busy one with travel to Panama City.  I hopped on the 8 am Air Panama Fokker 100 Jet   that flies regularly between David and Panama.  By the time we reached cruising altitude, we started our  descent and were on the ground in 25 minutes.  A new age of travel from David […]

October 12, 2012

Panama to end 2012 with Double-Digit Growth


News from Panama

As in the past, fueled by transportation, storage and communications, construction, trade and tourism, the country is projected to reach economic growth of 11%. In a statement from the Presidency of Panama our nation will grow by double digits at the end of 2012 and continues to reduce its poverty and unemployment rate. • The […]

October 4, 2012

Balboa Avenue Real Estate Prices Won´t Fall


News from Panama

My friend Kent Davis at Panama Equity wrote a great piece on real estate in Panama City and he has the best researched data on current market pricing. Prices at Panama City’s Balboa Avenue have remained stable during 2012, and there are no signs of a real estate bubble.  A further drop in Panama real […]

October 3, 2012

What Is The Central America House Price Snapshot?


News from Panama

How much does a house cost that is 200 square meters, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, in an area of 3,000 square meters, in a middle class neighborhood? The Central America House Price Snapshot, coordinated by Reveal Real Estate and Global Property Guide, reveals the sales price of similar homes across 12 real estate markets […]

October 3, 2012

More International Events in Panama


News from Panama

The number of conventions, conferences and other international events provides more customers for the hotel sector.  According to an article in Capital.com.pa “Panama, will host 32 international events in 2013, which have already been confirmed by the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and the figure is expected to increase in the next few months. Estimates […]

September 25, 2012

Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival


News from Panama

Mark your calendars and come visit us February 28 through March 3 for the Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival.  This year it was outstanding and it gets better each year.  The weather is perfect and people from around the world come here to perform and visit.  More…. Here is the post I that did earlier […]

September 25, 2012

Changes to Land Titling Law


News from Panama

The Panamanian government has presented for review at the National Land Council a draft bill which changes current land titling legislation.  Stay tuned to see if this really leads to anything or not. The bill gives more power to the National Land Authority (Anati), such as a period of seven years for the role of […]

September 12, 2012