Real Estate Investment

Cap Cana vs Bávaro real estate is the first shortlist most foreign buyers make after landing in Punta Cana. Both sit in La Altagracia. Both sell sun, golf-adjacent living, and vacation-rental potential. They are not interchangeable products. Cap Cana sells a master-planned, amenity-dense enclave with controlled access. Bávaro is the denser hotel-and-condo corridor that built […]

The Confotur tax exemption in the Dominican Republic is the incentive international buyers hear most often in tourism real estate—and the one most often oversold. Confotur (Consejo de Fomento Turístico) administers tourism-development incentives commonly anchored in Law 158-01 and later updates. For US, Canadian, and European investors, the brochure line is never enough. You need […]

Investing in Punta Cana real estate in 2026 is an underwriting exercise, not a postcard decision. Foreign buyers from the US, Canada, and Europe still allocate to La Altagracia because visitor flows through Punta Cana International Airport support year-round short-stay demand. The winners this cycle are buyers who model cash flow after HOA dues, CEPM […]

Pre-construction and resale in Punta Cana answer different questions about title, inspection, and association costs. Neither is automatically the better purchase.

In August 2026 the Superintendencia de Bancos opened SIMBAD filters for rates on newly disbursed loans. A buyer’s rate is still the written offer from a named lender.

A practical, sourced look at title, the published transfer tax, and the questions international buyers should put in front of Dominican counsel before they commit.

National tourism and investment figures explain why Punta Cana attracts buyers. They do not replace the price, costs, rules, and resale questions that belong to a specific property.