{"id":5381,"date":"2025-07-14T23:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/impuestos-y-costos-al-comprar-bienes-raices-en-panama-guia-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:23:29","slug":"impuestos-y-costos-al-comprar-bienes-raices-en-panama-guia-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/impuestos-y-costos-al-comprar-bienes-raices-en-panama-guia-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs When Buying Real Estate in Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn all the taxes and closing costs involved in purchasing property in Panama. Use this updated guide to calculate your investment.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re considering buying property in Panama, it&#8217;s essential to understand all related taxes and expenses. Here&#8217;s a clear guide to help you estimate your true investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Real Estate Transfer Tax:<\/strong> This tax is normally paid by the seller, but it can be negotiated. It amounts to 2% of the higher value between the sale price and the cadastral value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notary and Public Registry Fees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Notary:<\/strong> 0.1%\u20130.5% of the price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public Registry:<\/strong> 0.1%\u20130.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Estimated total:<\/strong> Approximately 0.5%\u20131%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other possible costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bank fees (if using a mortgage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property appraisals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Municipal clearance certificates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified translations (for foreigners)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax exemptions for new properties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panama offers attractive tax incentives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Property improvement tax exemptions for 5, 10, or up to 20 years for new projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low annual property tax (0%\u20131%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing these costs helps you avoid surprises and better plan your investment. At DOZE &amp; CO Real Estate, we provide transparent guidance throughout the entire purchasing process in Panama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn all the taxes and closing costs involved in purchasing property in Panama. Use this updated guide to calculate your investment. If you&#8217;re considering buying property in Panama, it&#8217;s essential to understand all related taxes and expenses. Here&#8217;s a clear guide to help you estimate your true investment. Real Estate Transfer Tax: This tax is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5382,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5381\/revisions\/5382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dozerealestate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}