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.
Protect Your Money in Preconstruction: What a Fideicomiso Really Does
Buying off-plan in the Dominican Republic can be one of the smartest ways to enter the market. You lock in a lower price, you pay in installments while the building goes up, and by the time you get the keys the unit is often worth more than you paid. That’s the upside. The risk is […]
CONFOTUR and Rental Income in the Dominican Republic: What Foreign Buyers Should Understand
Short answer CONFOTUR can reduce certain property-related taxes in the Dominican Republic, but it should not be interpreted as automatic tax-free rental income. For many foreign buyers, the confusion starts because CONFOTUR is often marketed as a major tax benefit. That can be true, but the benefit usually relates to specific taxes connected to the […]
Punta Cana Real Estate Scams: The Red Flags Every Foreign Buyer Should Know
Punta Cana is one of the Caribbean’s most active property markets, and that activity attracts both genuine opportunity and people looking to take advantage of buyers who don’t know the local system. Here is the honest framing most sales pages won’t give you: real estate fraud in the Dominican Republic is real and more common […]
What Is CONFOTUR? A Foreign Buyer’s Guide to the Dominican Republic’s Tourism Tax Incentive
A Foreign Buyer’s Guide to the DR Tax Incentive (2026) If you are researching property in Punta Cana, CONFOTUR is the single most important tax concept you need to understand — and also one of the most misrepresented in developer marketing. This guide explains what CONFOTUR actually exempts, who qualifies, how long the benefit lasts, […]