Lauren Mitchell

If you're coming to Panama City for a few nights, a hotel is perfect. But if you're here for a few weeks a consulting project, a corporate assignment, a long medical visit, a relocation runway a hotel room starts working against you fast. The bill climbs, the mini-fridge stops being charming, and you'd trade the turn down service for a real kitchen and a desk that isn't the end of the bed. That's the gap extended stay accommodation in Panama City is built to fill. And for one audience in...

Panama shows up on every “best places to invest” list for good reason a dollarized economy, a straightforward residency path, and a rental market that keeps drawing digital nomads, retirees, and relocators. But if you've spent any time in real estate forums or expat Facebook groups, you've also seen the horror stories: land that turns out to be unbuildable, closing costs nobody mentioned, developers who vanish mid-project. Both things are true. Panama real estate can be a genuinely smart...

For international investors, 2026 is shaping up to be a genuinely interesting year to look at Panama. Record tourism, a maturing path for crypto-funded purchases, a residency program tied directly to real estate, and short-term rental demand are converging at once. Here’s how those pieces fit together — and what to confirm before you move. Why Panama is getting attention in 2026 Start with the demand story, because it’s measurable. In 2025 Panama crossed three million international visitors...