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The tropical country of Panama offers opportunity for investment in real estate. Panama is in the midst of an economic boom. Panama commercial real estate investment has been paying off for several years and promises to do so for many years to come. With the highest per capita investment from the USA of any Latin American country Panama is improving its already first world infrastructure.

Panama is the location of the Panama Canal. Panama is a crossroads country with world trade passing through the Panama Canal and Latin American trade passing up and down the Pan American Highway. As Panama's economy expands so do Panama real estate investment opportunities.

Panama

Panama is situated on the land bridge that connects North and South America. With Costa Rica on one side and Colombia on the other Panama is the narrowest point in the Americas. Fifty miles separate Atlantic (Caribbean) from Pacific allowing ships to pass from one ocean to the next via the Panama Canal in eight hours.

With the highest rate of US investment in Latin America is investing heavily in its infrastructure. This degree of investment in real estate and otherwise, high levels of employment, and a free market economy in a democratic country provide ideal circumstances for commercial investment in Panama.

Real Estate in Panama

The Panama real estate market is steadily appreciating. With Panama's easy residency requirements and the ability of foreigners to own and invest in real estate in Panama North Americans have made Panama their premier choice for retirement. Panama City's skyline is full of high-rises and Panama real estate investment is prospering as North Americans flee the cold for a condo in a tropical paradise with services similar to those in North America.

It is not only the tourists and retirees who are generating Panama's land boom. The middle and lower parts of the Panama real estate market are also booming. Panama real estate investment itself is leading to more jobs, more immigrant Latin Americans looking for work and a continuing need for housing. Costa Rican, Chilean, and Ecuadoran skilled workers, to name a few, are moving to Panama where the employment market is better than at home. Panama has become the economic hot spot for Central America.

Commercial Real Estate Investment Opportunity in Panama

As with most economic booms investment leads to more pay and more jobs. More pay and jobs lead to more purchases which lead to more savings, investment and job. Everything from food processing to communications to more tourist facilities is looking for more commercial investment in Panama. When looking for investment property in Panama remember that rental of commercial property in Panama is not subject to rent controls as is the lower part of the housing market.

Business Opportunity in Panama

With a high proportion of world shipping passing through Panama there is a constant need for shipping containers, storage facilities, transfer facilities, communications infrastructure and much more. Ships need repairs, maintenance, and supplies.

Panama is actively pursuing free trade agreements throughout the Americas. Agreements such as Plan Puebla Panama serve to improve infrastructure throughout the region as well as pump more investment capital into commercial activities in Panama.

Panama is becoming a choice location for Latin American training centers for North American corporations. Development of multi-use training facilities is an attractive Panama real estate investment opportunity.

Commercial real estate investment in Panama need not be limited to investment in the current housing boom. Every part of the supply chain for construction in Panama is full of real estate investment opportunity.

If you are interested in investment in commercial real estate in Panama come see us at ABPanama. We have over 23 years experience managing real estate portfolios and would be pleased to help you prosper in Panama.