We at C21 Ballena Properties want to wish you all the best for the holidays and in 2022! Marcel, Bill, Karen, Dan, Axel, Aaron, Alvero, Estefanny and Kim

Century 21 Ballena Properties is on the move . . . again! Our office has generated so much more sales volume in 2021, that we have exceeded our highest expectations for this year, sailed far beyond where we expected to in the face of the global crisis we are all

Not all home buyers know what house size they are really looking for. Most would say they’re looking for a 3-bedroom / 2-bath home, with a large terrace and a pool, or something like that. Few buyers say they’re looking for a 2,250 square foot home, do they?  The house size

On July 13, 2021, the Costa Rican legislature passed in a final binding vote a new Immigration Law that gives ‘digital nomads’ — those who have jobs or businesses that they work completely online via their connected digital devices, regardless of their physical location in the world – up to

The real estate market in Costa Rica, pretty much everywhere, is booming!  It is real, and we have not seen it this busy since prior to 2008! The market is in the process of changing from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market. Inventory of existing homes is very low! 

Why do we use escrow when you purchase real estate in Costa Rica, and how does it work? Some foreign buyers think that this works the same as it does in North America, but it does not! So, we are here to help you to learn how escrow accounts in

The Costa Ballena area of southern Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, incorporating the towns of Ojochal, Uvita, and Dominical, is a truly exciting place to live. This is especially true for those who love nature, sports and outdoor activities in general. Besides being one of the most celebrated tourist and retirement destinations on Earth, the clean, adventurous

The Osa Cantón here in the southern Pacific zone of tropical Costa Rica has one of the highest concentrations of biodiversity on Earth. The world famous Corcovado National Park, just a 2-hour drive from our Century 21 Ballena Properties office in Ojochal, is documented by organizations such as the Neotrópica

Marcel Van Willigen has been active in the real estate industry on the Ballena Coast for over 17 years. He has never seen a stronger housing market than the current one. “It’s unbelievable but there is hardly any good inventory left,” the broker and co-owner of C21 Ballena Homes says! 

Century 21 Ballena Properties is on the move!  Not only in the literal sense – we announced our physical move into our upgraded stylish new offices in Plaza Ventanas (behind the giant dinosaurs) in our last post in January – but with a huge expansion of business activity as well. In