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Finding the right rental home or apartment can be difficult. Recognizing the need for assistance in this area, Casa Canada Group created a database of available properties for sale or rent in its real estate division. The real estate department is located in the Casa Canada Administration Building on Avenue 2 between Street (Calle) 38 & 40, Telephone 2222-1722.
The real estate division works with a network of proven professional real estate companies, agents and brokers in addition to its own sales staff. Once a client’s requirements are known, properties meeting the client’s criteria will be located and shown to the client. Casa Canada Group will also list properties for sale, advertising them in newspapers and magazines, on its real estate web site and other web sites.
The ownership of real estate in Costa Rica is guaranteed by the constitution for both citizens and foreigners. Realtors do not need to be licensed, and trust accounts for deposits do not exist as known in North America. If you plan to purchase real estate be certain you have a reputable realtor and lawyer. Realtors are not licensed nor controlled in Costa Rica in any way, and there is no multiple listing services. Casa Canada Group and the Association of Residents of Costa Rica can assist with recommendations for both, and can arrange title and property insurance. This can be important in a country where much more of the surface area is titled in the land registry office than exists. Casa Canada computers have access to the national registry for land title information.
Real estate can be a very good investment in Costa Rica, and by using the professional property management services of Casa Canada Group, rental and holding properties can be profitable. The property management division of Casa Canada will ensure the property is guarded against squatters, that taxes are paid, and that the title to the property is not altered in the national registry by checking it every week.
Casa Canada professionals can assist in your property purchase from before you make the commitment to buy. It is important to insure there are no rights to claim the property by relatives of a deceased owner or ex-spouses. They have ten years to claim a property. Also there can be legal accesses or easements on the property, rights to use the property, unsatisfied requirements of municipalities or many other pitfalls of which a purchaser from a more developed country may be unaware.
It must be stressed that it is not like buying real estate in more developed countries. It is essential that an honest realtor and a knowledgeable lawyer be involved in the transaction to ensure everything is as it appears to be, and that all agreements by the seller are met. Real estate scams operate in Costa Rica, and part of the services of Casa Canada Group is to help people avoid losing their investment.
Visit our realty site here: WWW.CCGROUPREALTY.COM
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