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At our most recent Live and Invest in Portugal Virtual Conference, it was exciting to see how that country's market ...

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Given a budget of US$150,000, how would you start your global property portfolio? Each year at our annual Global Property ...

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A little more than a year since pandemic restrictions first were instituted in Panama, the country is vaccinating (including foreign ...

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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard me say it often… If you’re interested in taking an action offshore, do ...

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In a make-or-break year like 2021, it’s critical to make the smartest possible investment choices. Property is a safe bet, ...

My 14 favorite things about living in Belize? They'd have to be… #1: Tubing on the Mopan River around Bullet ...

Whenever I tell people that I live in Puerto Vallarta, I hear, “Isn’t it really touristy?” The short answer is ...

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Fine white sand, clear blue waters, hammocks swaying in the sea breeze, and the sun bathing you as you relax… ...

Panama may not be known as a global environmental steward... especially when compared with its neighbor to the west, Costa ...

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If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back ...

Medellín versus Cartagena... which is the better city for living and investing? We hear this question a lot, so today ...

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