Own a fully furnished, fully landscaped home with inspired architectural design for a single all-inclusive price. A truly turnkey experience where everything is taken care of.
This world class resort has been able to maintain a historical occupancy rate of between 70-80% for the past 4 years. Of all the development communities in San Juan del Sur, this community is the farthest along and has set the bar for others up and coming. Each unit is individually owned while professionally managed and maintained by the hotel.
The profits from the luxury resort are used to fund the A. Jean Brugger Charitable Foundation. This is best practice social responsibility – where a social and financial mission are so inter-twined to be inseparable. Where else can you sip a Margarita with a view like the one above of the pool at Bistro la Canoa knowing that you are helping make Nicaragua a better place?
Locals, expatriates and tourists flooded to Granada this past week for the Fifth International Poetry Festival. According to the BBC the festival brought together 130 poets from 54 countries.
The event was opened by n poet and award-wining author of literary works, Giacondo Belli. Also taking to the stage was iconic poet and priest, Ernesto Cardenal.
Poetry runs deep in Nicaraguan culture and the festival offers a unique opportunity for poets to have their work heard by an international audience.
Here’s a video taster of the music festival held earlier this month at Casa Llanta, an eco-community located a little south of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. The event was such a success that it will now take place on an annual basis.
What’s more, Earthships are now firmly on the green real estate map in Nicaragua.
Are you curious about Nicaragua? Maybe you’ve heard some stories about the empty surf breaks, the great fishing, the eco-adventures or historic colonial towns?
Life is good for many people living abroad. Often mentioned are things like a lower cost of living, more affordable real estate, the experience of a new culture, cheaper healthcare and warmer weather.
And, for many, moving abroad is an opportunity for reinvention and a way to escape from the drudgery of 9-5 living.
Still, living overseas is not for everyone. The best way to determine whether Nicaragua is right for you is to come and experience it first hand.
We’ve got the contacts, we know the destinations, we’ve toured every inch of the country and we’re delighted to bring you the best the country has to offer. Contact us for a Nicaragua vacation package just for you.
We know that the actual process of buying real estate in Nicaragua 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 will be doing on our Your Future Now real estate tours in March.
We’ve run the numbers, done the math, interviewed and ranked property developments across the country against 7 Opportunity Factors. We’ve ensured that the tour only showcases market leaders with strong brands, delivering quality products that are already outperforming their competitors:
Your Future Now will run on March 13-15, 2009 and again on March 20-22, 2009. If your preferred date is full, we’ll try our hardest to accommodate you on the alternative tour date.
No question, Your Future Now is a highly efficient way to get a handle on this market. And remember, we’re covering all on-the-ground expenses for three days. All you need to do is book your air ticket to Managua. We’ll take care of the rest.
In these difficult financial times we know a lot of our clients are re-thinking their retirement futures. They’re ready to be creative, to reinvent themselves and step out of a holding pattern of “waiting until things get better.” But they don’t want to give up on their dream of an ocean side retirement home and a richer, fuller lifestyle.
It’s into this process that we’re introducing Nicaragua. A country brimming with beauty and culture, where you can live in pampered luxury on a bare-bones budget, cut your health-care costs by as much as 75% and purchase stunning properties for far less than in other Central American destinations.
It’s time to reinvent your retirement future
We’ve run the numbers, done the math, analyzed 7 Opportunity Factors, interviewed and ranked property developments across the country and developed a series of 3-day Your Future Now real estate tours running in March.
Well, 2008 has been an interesting year. The big headline is, of course, the global financial crisis. Things are looking very volatile out there. But, at the same time, we’re remembering that hard times can be the best times for creativity, opportunity and change.
We’re seeing this in our client base. More and more people are looking for a plan-B for their retirement and investments. They’re considering expanding their horizons beyond the US and looking hard at places like Nicaragua where they can live in luxury, but for far less than is possible at home – even during what could be a long global downturn.
In 2009, we predict a flight to quality for Nicaragua real estate. Investment activity will trend towards well-planned developments with good locations, quality products and a master plan that delivers against end-user requirements. The real estate developments that have only done well in the past due to speculation rather than the quality of their product will likely suffer.
So, we’re bringing in the new year with a weekend event at one of the best quality developments in the country. On 17th-18th January there’s a chance to familiarize yourself with the in’s and out’s of buying property overseas, and savor the culture, activities and lifestyle here in Nicaragua. We’ll shine the light on a range of surprisingly affordable golf front, ocean view and beach front vacation offerings in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Click here to learn more.
With very best wishes for 2009 from the Coldwell Banker Nicaragua team.
A select group of forward thinking investors and entrepreneurs are quietly expanding their horizons beyond the US.
A special event with Mike Young on January 17-18, 2009
You can’t have missed the headlines over the past few weeks “Citigroup to slash 52,000 jobs.” “Recession is going to be long and painful.” “US shares fall to five year low.” “US mortgage meltdown.” Things are turbulent out there, and the question on everyone’s lips is “How will this affect me?”
Well, one thing is clear, change is coming…
Are you on the offense or the defense?
A few weeks ago, we accompanied a couple from New England on a visit to the central Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Their retirement assets are shrinking and they can no longer afford to relocate to Florida as planned. But they don’t want to give up on their dream of an oceanside, golf-front retirement home. So they are out looking for an alternative, and thinking about expanding their horizons beyond US shores.
We showed them a range of beach front, ocean view and golf real estate opportunities at prices far below what you can find elsewhere in Central America, in a country where you can enjoy a cost of living up to 60% less than in the U.S.
The Central American Tourism & Hotel Investment Exchange (CATHIE) will be held at the Crown Plaza in Managua, Nicaragua on March 24-26 2009. The conference will showcase tourism and hospitality projects from across the region. The major tourism and investment promotion agencies will be present, and judging by the last CATHIE event, we anticipate quite a bit of deal-making.
Brooke Rundle, sales representative with Coldwell Banker Nicaragua, recently became the first accredited eco-broker in Central America under the program “Ecobroker International.”
Scoring another first for the region, she’s also been working hand-in-hand with developer Tim Kelly on building an Earthship – an innovative green home built almost entirely out of recycled materials.
A green real estate momentum is rapidly building here in Nicaragua. Just last month, the Association of Nicaraguan Investors and Developers (ANID) hosted its first green real estate seminar in Managua. The turnout was huge and the excitement contagious.
Reporter Blake Schmidt was at the event and wrote an article for the Nica Times on what he heard. It was there that he met Brooke Rundle and learned about our green real estate tours showcasing the very best in green investment opportunities in the country.
In these difficult financial times we know a lot of our clients are re-thinking their retirement futures. They’re ready to be creative, to reinvent themselves and step out of a holding pattern of “waiting until things get better.” But they don’t want to give up on their dream of an ocean side retirement home and a richer, fuller lifestyle.
Brooke Rundle
