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 January 20, 2012 – The year of the Dragon for the Chinese New Year starts on January 23, 2012 and with a growing population of Chinese immigrants to Costa Rica, there will be many attractions and events to see.
However, most places in Costa Rica will be celebrating it on the January 28, 2012.
The Year of the Dragon is the fifth in the Chinese horoscope cycle and to be a Dragon in the Chinese zodiac you must be born in one of these years, 1904 * 1916 * 1928 * 1940 * 1952 * 1964 * 1976 * 1988 * 2000 - Click here to learn more about the being a Dragon in the Chinese horoscope.
To understand a bit more about the Chinese culture in Costa Rica, here is a brief history lesson.
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 December 11, 2011 ? As the real estate industry slowly tries to heal itself around the world, Costa Rica is cashing in on real estate projects that are starting to attract many people in the United States and Canada.
The reason being is simple, real estate in Costa Rica offers some very secure real estate projects at prices so affordable that most people can?t get them out of their head.
Most people that are attracted to these projects are people that are looking to retire in the next couple of years and are thinking about their options abroad as well as a handful of younger people that are looking for real estate investment or simply want to live in Costa Rica for a lifestyle change.
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 July 18, 2011 ? Buying a piece of real estate in Costa Rica is probably one of the more important decisions that you will make in your life.
Whether you are buying a home for the first time or as a piece of investment in Costa Rica you will always have to ask yourself many questions before deciding to go ahead and buy that property in Costa Rica.
One of the main questions that will come up is whether you want to buy a house or a condominium as each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Some people are partial to buying a home and others to buying a condo but before you decide here are some questions you need to ask yourself.
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 August 14, 2011 - When buying real estate in Costa Rica, the preferred location by expats is usually to buy a house or condo in the outskirt of San Jose like in Escazu, Moravia or Santa Ana. The reasons for this are many but despite this real estate trend, many people have chosen to live in downtown San Jose.
Because of this, the price of homes in San Jose, mostly condos or apartments, can be quite an opportunity as people are on average paying 10% less than they would if they had purchased a condo in Escazu.
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 June 28, 2011 - Buying real estate in Costa Rica is in most cases a fairly straightforward process where you have a house budget, you find a house you want within your budget and you buy the house. One thing however that needs to be mentioned when buying Costa Rica real estate is the resale value of your home.
This is not a very popular topic amongst Costa Rica real estate broker at the moment but it is still a very important one which needs to be addressed because no one knows when home values in Costa Rica will rise again nor does anyone know when they will take a dip either.
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