Punta Cana’s Condo Trap: How Some Developers Keep Control After Closing — and How Owners Take It Back
You paid, you waited years for delivery — and the developer still runs your building through a management company it controls. How the post-closing extraction works, what Laws 5038 and 358-05 actually say, and the checks that keep you out of it.
8.5 Million Visitors, 34% Occupancy: The Gap That Decides Your Punta Cana Return
The Dominican Republic just posted its best eight months on record. National hotel occupancy ran 68% in August; the average Punta Cana short-term rental ran 34.2% over the last twelve months. Both numbers are real — and the distance between them is the whole investment case.
RENATUR: The Rental Registry the DR Pulled Back — and Why You Should Prepare Anyway
MITUR published rules that would have made government registration a condition of listing on Airbnb, then withdrew them two days before the consultation closed. The draft is paused, not dead — and it is the clearest preview yet of what compliance will cost you.
Cap Cana Is Building 9,000 Rooms. Here Is What That Does to a 7.9% Cap Rate.
The zone’s chairman says more than 50 projects are under construction at once and capacity will double inside three years. New supply is excellent news for a destination and a complication for the person who already owns a unit in it.
The Punta Cana Price Map: US$1,400–3,400/m² Across 12 Zones
Our October 2026 refresh puts the cheapest tracked zone at US$1,400/m² and the most expensive at US$3,400/m² — a 2.4x spread on the same coast. The surprise is which end of it actually yields more.
Cap Cana vs. Bávaro: Two Ends of the Same Coast
One is a gated luxury master plan at US$3,400/m²; the other is the tourist core at US$1,888/m². The cliché is that you trade yield for prestige — our current numbers say that is no longer true.
CONFOTUR in Plain English: What Law 158-01 Actually Waives
The incentive everyone quotes and few verify: what CONFOTUR classification really covers, what it saves on a US$350,000 condo, and the one-word difference that voids the whole benefit.
Law 85-25: What the DR’s New Rental Law Changes (and What It Doesn’t) for Punta Cana Investors
The Dominican Republic’s first rental-law overhaul in 70 years is back in the headlines — but if your unit runs as an Airbnb, the most important number in Law 85-25 is 90. Here is what actually changes, and for whom.
Five Red Flags to Check Before You Wire a Deposit
Most pre-construction losses in Punta Cana trace back to the same handful of misses. Here are the five we check first — and the documents that settle each one.
How Foreigners Actually Close on Property in the DR: 9 Steps
There are no ownership restrictions for foreigners in the Dominican Republic — the process is the same as for locals. Here is the closing sequence, from offer to registered title.