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Bought Pre-Construction in the DR? Your Trust May Be Quietly Costing You About $1,800 a Year in Property Tax
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Bought Pre-Construction in the DR? Your Trust May Be Quietly Costing You About $1,800 a Year in Property Tax

The DR's IPI property tax deadline is today. If your pre-construction unit sits in a fideicomiso, you may owe about $1,800 more a year than an individual owner would — here's the math.

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80 Projects Are Building Half of Santo Domingo. Here's What It Means If Yours Isn't One of Them
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80 Projects Are Building Half of Santo Domingo. Here's What It Means If Yours Isn't One of Them

80 of 6,682 active projects in Santo Domingo hold half the construction market, while half of small builds sit stalled. What that split means for your money.

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Only 1 in 6 Buildings Went Up With a Permit Last Year in Punta Cana's Home Province
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Only 1 in 6 Buildings Went Up With a Permit Last Year in Punta Cana's Home Province

In La Altagracia, home to Punta Cana, only 1 in 6 buildings built in 2025 had a permit. Here's exactly how to check yours before you sign or wire a deposit.

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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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