When you read about Steve Case's US $800,000,000. project (he's one of the founders of AOL) you're talking about an enormous investment in this little Central American country called Costa Rica and, you know by the end of the day, he will be investing over a billion dollars.
 Then there's the Hyatt Regency's 557 acre Azulera project, JW Marriott's new 360 room project, the 538 acre Mandarin Oriental Golf and Residential Development, the 821 acre Riu Hotel Group project, the Hilton Fiesta Premiere project, the St. Regis & Ritz Carlton resorts, the Rosewood, Raffles Hotels and Fairmont Hotels projects. The Roca project is $600 million and is a developer from Spain. The list goes on and on!
 I have been advising my clients for the past year that the US real estate market was headed for serious trouble and was accused of being a 'doom & gloomer' but the people who acted on our advice are extremely happy today and, with millions of North  Americans, Canadians and Europeans retiring over the next 20 years, the Costa Rica real estate market looks like a safe and profitable place to be. Mel Gibson, Goldie and Kurt Russell just to name a few of the movie stars who have purchased property in Costa Rica. The Real Estate Market is alive and well in Costa Rica.
 Caribbean, Significantly picking up steam... More and more buyers... Less and less products to offer – prices are going up. Beachfront went from $30 or $40 per meter last year to $100 - $350 per meter this year. Average single family homes were $110K to $150K, they are now closer to $200K to $250K."


Rex Ray; Punta Uva, Costa Rica.