The quarantines decreed in the Central American countries because of the covid-19 outbreak, have caused a transformation in the operations of the companies, in the ways of working and in the models of business and sales.

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Specialists in the real estate market are beginning to forecast the changes that will last in the property market after the most critical phases of the health crisis are overcome.

In the case of Costa Rica, the rental sector is expected to change completely for the post-pandemic period.

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Justin Stein, president of InmoInfo, told Nacion.com that "... The demand for premises and offices will not disappear, but it will be reduced. That will increase the competition between spaces. Sophisticated landlords will partner with their tenants to create solutions and promote a long-term relationship over short-term profits."

Stein explained that "... it is possible, then, that some of the demand will never fully recover because it is precisely the advance of e-commerce and home delivery that will permanently affect some of the consumer's habits."

In CentralAmericaData we have information about the real estate market in the region, with figures such as prices per square meter according to area and type of property, preferences of home buyers, data on green land, and many other interesting facts.

Source: Nacion.com

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