Panama keeps landing on international investors’ shortlists — dollarized economy, territorial taxes, a growing tourism market, and short-term rental demand that hasn’t peaked yet. But the difference between a property that performs and one that quietly drains cash usually comes down to a handful of questions asked before the paperwork is signed. Here are the seven that matter most. If you’re weighing a short-term rental (STR) in Panama City, treat this as your pre-purchase ch

Part 1 covers what the law says and who qualifies. This article is about the numbers — what changed, and what it looks like for buyers at PH Casco View. Panama’s Ley 519 was published in Gaceta Oficial N.° 30513 on April 28, 2026, formally extending the fiscal incentive framework of the Casco Antiguo to all of Santa Ana. Here, we focus on the before-and-after picture: what the investment environment looked like before the law, and what it looks like now. Before Ley 519: The G

Santa Ana just got a legal upgrade — and most investors don’t know it yet. On April 21, 2026, Panama passed Ley 519, formally incorporating the entire corregimiento of Santa Ana into the buffer zone of the Casco Antiguo historic district. Published in Gaceta Oficial N.° 30513 on April 28, 2026, this law extends every fiscal incentive previously exclusive to Casco Antiguo — under Ley 136 of December 31, 2013 — directly to Santa Ana. For buyers at PH Casco View, located on Call