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Santiago to Puerto Plata in 23 Minutes: What a $538 Million Highway Means for North Coast Property Values
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Santiago to Puerto Plata in 23 Minutes: What a $538 Million Highway Means for North Coast Property Values

A $538M highway will cut Santiago-Puerto Plata to 23 minutes. Here's what that means — and doesn't — for property values in Sosúa, Cabarete and Cabrera.

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3.7 Million Visitors, $13 Billion in Bank Commitments: What the Dominican Republic's Record Q1 2026 Means for Pre-Construction Buyers
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3.7 Million Visitors, $13 Billion in Bank Commitments: What the Dominican Republic's Record Q1 2026 Means for Pre-Construction Buyers

3.7M visitors, 86% hotel occupancy, $13B in bank commitments: what the DR's record Q1 2026 means in plain numbers for buyers evaluating pre-construction today.

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On the DR's North Coast, a Beach Condo Pays You Back 6–10% a Year — and Sells in Half the Time of a Villa
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On the DR's North Coast, a Beach Condo Pays You Back 6–10% a Year — and Sells in Half the Time of a Villa

On the Cabarete–Sosúa coast, beachfront condos return 6–10% net a year and sell in about 90 days, while villas earn more but tie up cash. Here's the 2026 math.

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Inflation Just Broke a 35-Month Streak — and Froze Dominican Mortgage Rates Near 9.5% for 2026
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Inflation Just Broke a 35-Month Streak — and Froze Dominican Mortgage Rates Near 9.5% for 2026

Dominican inflation hit 5.11% in April 2026, breaking a 35-month calm. Here's why peso mortgage rates near 9.5% won't fall this year — and what it costs you.

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The Dominican Republic Just Got Its First-Ever Building Code — April 10, 2027 Is the Date Your Preventa Contract Should Already Mention
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The Dominican Republic Just Got Its First-Ever Building Code — April 10, 2027 Is the Date Your Preventa Contract Should Already Mention

The Dominican Republic just adopted its first national Building Code, with April 10, 2027 as the cutoff. Here is what to add to your preventa contract today.

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40 Buyers From Five Countries Lost Money on One Punta Cana Project — Here's the Checklist That Would Have Stopped It
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40 Buyers From Five Countries Lost Money on One Punta Cana Project — Here's the Checklist That Would Have Stopped It

Three 2026 Dominican fraud cases — West Side, Guepardo, Novasco — share one pattern. Here's the due-diligence checklist that protects foreign buyers before they pay.

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