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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 Street
(Calle) 40 near Av 4.
The taxi address is 100 meters south of
Hotel Parque del Lago.
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
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 will also 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 or many other pitfalls of which a
purchaser from a more developed country may be
unaware.
It
must be stressed, however, 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 these pitfalls.
Visit our realty site here: WWW.CCGROUPREALTY.COM
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