tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post3685158207124768199..comments2024-02-26T07:03:07.172-08:00Comments on International Appraiser: Objective valuation advice on international real estate: Another appraisal in Puntarenas, Costa RicaVernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-79277036529465015732014-12-23T20:14:38.699-08:002014-12-23T20:14:38.699-08:00Asking prices for land remain high due to the iner...Asking prices for land remain high due to the inertia of the land boom several years ago. <br /><br />Many expatriates in CR find that the U.S. lifestyle is more expensive in CR than in the U.S., with electricity and automobile costs being much higher (considering how much air conditioning is needed at lower elevations). Those expatriates that learn to live like Ticos are the ones who can affordVernon Martin, MSRE, CFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054820435980122674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319312139173068397.post-6699067708905298062014-12-23T18:45:50.241-08:002014-12-23T18:45:50.241-08:00I just got back from Jaco, Costa Rica. I saw a fe...I just got back from Jaco, Costa Rica. I saw a few high-rise residential developments that had been abandoned. Several unfinished subdivisions like you mention. I was surprised at the raw land prices being around $50,000-$60,000/acre. That seems expensive for comparable land in the USA. As you say, there is basically an unlimited supply of land with ocean views. It would seem that land withGeorge Mannnoreply@blogger.com