Lauren Mitchell

You bought the apartment. You signed the papers. Now what? For most international investors, the purchase is the part they research obsessively. The day-to-day operation of a short-term rental property — the part that actually determines how much money lands in your account every month — is often an afterthought. It shouldn’t be. Here’s what running a profitable STR in Panama actually looks like, what separates high-performing properties from mediocre ones, and why the right operator makes...

Let's be real: everyone talks about Panama City's real estate potential, but most conversations still revolve around the same two or three neighborhoods. Meanwhile, a quieter story has been building just west of Casco Viejo in a district called Santa Ana and the investors paying attention right now are the ones who are going to look very smart in five years. Here's what's happening, why it matters, and why Casco View Life sits at the center of it. Panama's Tourism Machine Is Running at Full...

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 Calle 16 Oeste in...