This week, I’ve been telling you about the exclusive deal I’ve negotiated for members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group in Playa Caracol, on Panama’s Pacific Riviera.
Caracol is a true beachfront community close to a world-class capital, Panama City. Everything here is steps from the beach. The farthest point in the community you can be from the sand is just 300 yards.
The new deal I’ve negotiated here is in the Beachwalk community. Only a shimmering blue swimming pool and your communal garden will separate you from the beach—just a minute’s stroll to the sand.
The chance to own in a true beachfront community like this is so rare globally. And yet you can own a brand-new beach condo here from just $268,900, with the option of exclusive developer financing and a generous payment plan.
I’m expecting these condos will be worth $450,000 five years after delivery—a gain of $181,100.
This exclusive RETA-only deal opens tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
Today, let’s take a brief look around the world at what beach living like this typically costs…
People pay millions of dollars to live close to the sea. Even in the most undervalued beach markets with the best deals you’ll typically need a budget of $400,000 to $500,000 to get near the sand. But I’m bringing RETA members a deal to own a brand-new beach home for $268,900 near a true world city.
There are few places it’s even possible to own beach homes like this. Playa Caracol is so close to a capital city and center of global trade…
A place where we see some similarities is in one of the most prestigious communities on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast…
Conceived in the 1990s, Los Sueños is one of Costa Rica’s most prestigious beach communities. It’s 1,100 acres of high-end living with a world-class marina, an 18-hole golf course and a nice beach…
Los Suenos in Costa Rica is one of the region’s most prestigious master-planned communities. It’s got similarities to Playa Caracol, except a property here will cost you well over $400,000 and you’ll be farther from the beach.
To drive to the capital San Jose takes 90 minutes to two hours depending on traffic. That easy access is one of its biggest advantages—similar to Playa Caracol, which is a bit closer to Panama City actually.
Los Suenos is close enough for weekend getaways from the city or quick transfers for international travelers, but far enough to feel like a true coastal escape.
It was an American developer called Bill Royster fishing his way down the Pacific coast of the Americas from California who envisioned creating a luxury resort community in Costa Rica that combined high-end living with access to world-class sportfishing and natural beauty.
At the time, Playa Herradura was a quiet bay near Jacó, with little infrastructure and limited tourism. Royster saw its potential due to its calm waters, proximity to San José, and stunning backdrop of rainforest and mountains.
Construction began in the mid-1990s with a focus on infrastructure first—roads, water systems, and utilities. Then came Marriott in 1999, and soon after an 18-hole championship course designed by Ted Robinson Jr. In 2001 a marina opened and from there Los Suenos grew rapidly.
Today, Los Suenos is widely seen as the benchmark for luxury coastal living in the region and a quick look at listings gives us a good benchmark for the incredible RETA-only pricing I’ve negotiated in Playa Caracol…
The Veranda community in Los Suenos was one of the first residential communities there. It’s a five- to 10-minute walk to the beach. There you can pick up a two-bed garden-level condo for $495,000.
This is a two-bed, two-bath condo in the Veranda community in Los Suenos.
And this price looks good compared to what you might pay in California for a property walking distance to the beach.
Developer Alfredo Aleman and his team looked to California for inspiration when creating Playa Caracol, especially to the surf towns of Huntington Beach and Dana Point. Alfredo was keen to explore what made these places tick. He noted the perfect a mix of retail, entertainment and outdoor amenities, the natural beauty and the infrastructure for outdoor living.
Huntington Beach, California is called “Surf City USA.” It’s got that laid-back, salt-faded boardwalk charm and a consistent Pacific swell.
At the turn of the 20th century there was nothing much to Huntington Beach. It was almost exactly like what Alfredo found in Playa Caracol…a wild, hard-to-reach parcel of stunning beachfront land.
Then—just as with Playa Caracol—a visionary pioneer with deep pockets and serious connections arrived.
These days at Huntington Beach,, if you are very lucky a modest condo close to the beach starts around $800,000—and that’s without resort-style amenities.
Here’s a one-bed my team found two blocks from the beach for $765,000:
This 900-square-foot condo is in Huntington Beach, one of the surf capitals of the world.
Farther along the Californian coast, in the exclusive Dana Point area of Laguna Beach, my research team uncovered a two-bed condo built in the 1970s. It’s 844 square feet and although it offers ocean views, beachfront it is most definitely not. Price $745,000.
Another famed surf town that inspired Alfredo in his mission to create Playa Caracol was Waikiki in Hawaii…
Waikiki delivers a dreamy, cinematic version of beach life—hula at sunset, paddleboards gliding across turquoise water, and the Diamond Head volcano rising in the background.
In the 1860s, the road connecting the city of Honolulu to Waikiki Beach was paved, opening up access. That single improvement sparked a wave of development—and a real estate boom that still defines the area today.
Now, Waikiki is one of the closest and most desirable beachfront districts anywhere—just minutes from downtown Honolulu and the international airport.
And that convenience comes at a price.
On Kalakaua Avenue—close to Waikiki beach—you’ll pay $2.2 million for a two-bed condo. HOAs alone come to nearly $37,000 a year
Take a look at this listing…a relatively modest example priced at just over $2 million.
Kalakaua Ave is the main tourist street of Honolulu and it’s here that you’ll find this condo spanning 1,092 square feet.
More real estate samples from my team’s research…
- In Delray Beach, Florida, a 953-square-foot beachfront condo with two beds lists for $999,500. The real estate agent says “This prime location is an amazing find at the BEACH for under a million.” I wonder what they’d make of the Beachwalk opportunity I’m bringing to RETA members!
- In Dubai a two-bed beachfront apartment of around 1,000 square feet and close to the beach lists for $790,197. It’s due for delivery in 2027.
- Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve is one of Europe’s most attractive beach towns and a place I’ve got some killer RETA deals. Today you won’t see change from $600,000 for a two-bed apartment walking distance to Porto do Mos beach. To get something really nice you’re going to need to budget more…and you won’t have amenities on the sand of a tropical beach…
You get the idea. And these prices make sense. No one’s making any more beachfront, that’s for sure.
A RETA-only price of just $268,900 for a two-bed, two-bath condo with ocean views at Beachwalk is insane.
And it comes with all the resort amenities of a fully master-planned, fast-developing community!
A developer’s render showing the pool amenities planned for Beachwalk at Playa Caracol. (Renders should not be considered final, but give us a great idea what to expect.)
That kind of value simply doesn’t exist anymore. Not in Costa Rica, not in California, not in Hawaii.
It’s a price from another era… and it’s an anomaly that won’t last.
Playa Caracol is now internationally branded. It’s entering its next chapter. The Radisson Riviera is already open. Margaritaville is under construction. Two more major brands set to establish themselves here. Tourism is rising. And the master plan is unfolding exactly as anticipated—more infrastructure, more recognition, more momentum.
Early RETA members are already seeing six-figure uplifts on previous phases here. This isn’t speculation. It’s playing out, on the ground, right now.
And tomorrow the new RETA deal at Beachwalk is RETA members’ chance to join them.
As I say, with this deal I expect gains of $181,100 five years after delivery.
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. Check out two more renders of Beachwalk in Playa Caracol. I think you’ll agree it looks incredible…
Enjoy resort-level amenities on a tropical beach. That’s what I call living…
Stroll past the pool and amenities area and you’re straight onto miles of wide tropical beach.
