This might be the most misunderstood city in the world today.
It gets far less attention than places like Miami…Singapore…or Hong Kong…
But over the past two decades, it has been quietly transforming into a world city on that level—a center of finance and trade where global capital flows…multinationals base themselves…and serious wealth is being created.
I’ve been scouting it for more than 20 years. I made my first overseas investment in this city.
And I can tell you this story is far from finished. In fact, what we’ve seen so far is just the first phase of a much bigger transformation.
This is Panama City—the emerging “Singapore of the Americas.”
I’ve just released my video deep-dive on this booming world capital in the new episode of The Ronan McMahon Report.
Click below to watch it now. And when you’re done, share your thoughts or questions in the comments. My team and I read them all.
In this new deep-dive on my YouTube channel, I take you to booming Panama City, positioned along one of the busiest shipping routes on earth. Click to view…
Panama shouldn’t be as important as it is. It’s a small country with just over 4 million people.
But it sits at a key crossroads of global trade.
The Panama Canal is one of the world’s great trading arteries, linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Around $270 billion in goods passes through it every year., including about 40% of all U.S. container traffic.
This is one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure on the planet. But for most of the 20th century, Panama didn’t fully benefit from it.
The United States built the canal and controlled it until 1999.
Then it was handed back to Panama. And that’s when everything changed.
It’s when the real story of modern Panama begins…
Watch my new video to learn:
- How the 1999 Panama Canal handover changed the country forever…and triggered one of the most dramatic urban transformations on my beat…
- What the “Big Squeeze” that’s facing Panama City means…
- How neighborhoods like Casco Viejo transformed from rundown districts into luxury lifestyle hubs filled with boutique hotels, rooftop bars, and high-end dining…
It’s all in my new video.
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. My Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group has been ahead of Panama City’s transformation with incredible deals on best-in-class luxury real estate. Here are two examples…
In September 2018 RETA members could buy two-bed, two-and-a-half-bath condos in Ocean House within the 700-acre gated master-planned community of Santa Maria with exclusive pricing starting from $238,200. Today, one is listed for $410,000. That’s an uplift of $171,800.
RETA members who bought in Ipanema—the sail-shaped twin towers on the last prime waterfront land in the city—have also seen big and rapid uplifts. I bought RETA members an exclusive deal to own in this landmark community in June 2024. Current retail pricing shows a premium condo that RETA members could buy for $418,390 is now listed at $521,743. That’s a boost of $103,353.
With the upcoming RETA-only deal in neighboring Costa Rica, members are getting in ahead again—this time securing true beachfront in the closest beach town to Costa Rica’s capital.
I’ll be sending RETA members my deal briefing on this opportunity tomorrow, May 29 at 1 p.m. ET.
RETA members, stay tuned to your alerts.
