Gains of $181,100 on This Tropical Beach REAL ESTATE TREND ALERT
(FOR MEMBERS ONLY)  | | RONAN
MCMAHON | Dear Reader, Beachfront. A community right on the beach. A condo that puts you in the constant presence of the ocean as it changes from cobalt to ultramarine under the shifting light of a tropical sun. That’s our latest RETA-only deal... And I expect gains of $181,100 five years after delivery. Plus, we’ve got exclusive developer financing! Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. ET, I’ll send you my full deal briefing. But right now I want you to imagine it... Your front yard is effectively a vast stretch of beach... powder-soft sand washed by a balmy-warm sea. You stroll out of your building past the pool and you’re on the sand... | | | | This is a render from the developer, and although not to be considered final, it gives you a great idea of what to expect... large pool, cabanas and a wide tropical beach just steps away... | The tides are your time-keeper. The waves lull you to sleep... and when you awake in the morning, you greet the ocean on your terrace with your locally grown coffee and a tropical fruit platter. The ocean air is always crisp and cool, with a delicious salt tang. It’s something to do with ions being released when the waves break... and mineral-rich waters. Whatever the reason, it’s an incredible stress buster just sitting on your terrace and breathing! You feel such mental clarity. What a fantastic sense of peace. Morning: 6.40 a.m., and you slide the blind up and the door open... Pelicans fly past in formation. Looking left from your terrace, you relax into a soft chair to enjoy the daybreak. Caracol is a straight beach, miles long and very wide. Ideal for walks, toes in the surf, fat-tire bikes, jogging... A few surfers bob on the waves. A couple of stylish young women pose in bathing suits for each other, taking photos. In the distance you spy a family approaching the ocean. Dots in the Pacific vastness where beach meets sea. | | | | Sunrise over the islands. Playa Caracol is miles of Pacific beach just an hour–90 minutes from the global haven of Panama City. And we have condos here for under $300,000. I expect gains of $181,100 five years after delivery. Tomorrow you’ll get the full deal briefing. | Out on the horizon a boat glides toward some of the richest fishing grounds in the world... You enjoy the sport there often with family and friends. Panama means “abundance of fish,” after all. You’ve got so used to seeing whales and dolphins when you’re out. And you love watching the frigate birds and boobies circle the protected natural paradise of Bona Island. Like a lot of your friends and neighbors, you have the habit of a morning dip in the warm waters. Sometimes you spy dragonflies and butterflies zipping across the water before they dart back toward the lush green foliage fringing the beach. Peaceful and uncrowded, even in the middle of the afternoon, you can’t believe your beach... There’s so much beach! You can walk, run or cycle in the surf for miles. Yet this is no rustic, out-of-the-way paradise where comforts are hard to find. Entirely the opposite! Our deal is in Playa Caracol, which is rapidly advancing through its latest phase of development as Panama’s top beach destination. | | | | A massage on the beach... a morning on the pickleball court... fishing for big fish from a small boat... a mountain hike... a spin to the city for shopping... all part of your routine as an owner in Playa Caracol. | When I first saw Playa Caracol, there was nothing there... Today you can dine in the Vento Beach Club or the Radisson Hotel. Get a massage on the beach, hire a private chef to cater for you and friends in your home... take a surf lesson... pop into the well-provisioned Caracol market for groceries... The latest news? Panama’s first Margaritaville resort is coming and construction is underway. It’s perhaps not your typical Margaritaville... smaller, more boutique and in keeping with Playa Caracol’s bespoke beach and luxe surfer vibe. I knew it was a matter of time before global resort brands arrived in Caracol. The latest news is that two more major hotel brands are looking to establish at Caracol. I’ve long told RETA members what this international interest is going to mean... | | | | Playa Caracol was once remote and difficult to reach. But a gigantic Path of Progress rolling west of Panama City met with the vision of developer Alfredo Aleman. Today there are hundreds of delivered condos, a surf club, a beach club, restaurants, a hotel, a market, a gym... now the resorts are coming, Margaritaville is nearly sold out and due to open in 2027. | Playa Caracol’s now going to be anchored by market makers. It’s going international. From a virgin hard-to-reach beach, it’s emerged as the premier beach community and destination within Panama. You’re less than 50 miles from Panama City, one of the world’s booming global cities, a trading hub drawing in people from all over the world. That translates into a drive of an hour–90 minutes depending on traffic. A new eight-lane highway has opened and leads west from the Bridge of the Americas across the canal, out of the city in the direction of Caracol and the Pacific Riviera... a huge Path of Progress. With new hotels, resorts... a planned town center... Playa Caracol has taken off. An important point to make is that these international chains don’t compete with us for renters. They bring their own people. Groups like Margaritaville or Four Seasons or Nobu have their own followings of millions — huge memberships. They will become powerful marketing machines for Playa Caracol. They are already putting it squarely on the international map. And we’re getting RETA-priced beach condos on the nicest, closest beach to Panama City on the entire Pacific Riviera. Playa Caracol will be the anchor community on the Pacific Riviera and a gold-standard beach destination in the wider region. It’s set to become Panama City’s “go to” beach... the closest... the finest... and the most thoughtfully planned out destination on the entire Pacific Riviera. Like I say, I figure on gains of $181,100 five years after delivery on our two-bed ocean-view condos. | | | | The beachfront Radisson Hotel at night... enjoy the pool... the firepit... the delicious food... (RETA members who bought in our off-market deal here have been taking delivery and are sitting on uplifts of $115,400.) | I know many RETA members have been patiently holding their fire for the perfect beach deal... As the saying goes, “Be sure to get what you like; otherwise, you might end up having to like what you get... ” Well, now you get the perfect beach condo... And close to all the attractions, conveniences and comforts of a world-class global city. Low-density luxury in a premium community... Think about what this sort of real estate costs around the world... Millions of dollars. Beach real estate is expensive. In the Caribbean and the Mediterranean... on Australia’s Sunshine or Gold Coasts... in California or Florida... I’ll wager you can go to the most rustic out-of-the-way corner of the world and struggle to find a price lower than ours for beachfront condos of this caliber. But how much would you expect to pay in an exquisite luxury community close to a thriving capital city? With his level of master-planning and amenities... Millions of dollars. For certain. | | | | Before and after... the Radisson Hotel is open. On the left is the developer’s render prior to construction... on the right is what you’ll see there today. You get the idea: This developer delivers! | It’s hard to find out how much a truly beachfront condo costs on a tropical beach, with warm waters, close to a world-class city and modern well-connected airport that is a major international hub. Because there aren’t many of them! Not true, genuine “on the beach.” Why? Firstly, frontline land is valuable and scarce in such a location. It usually goes to the big resort groups for development. And if a developer has it, as Alfredo Aleman does, nine times out of 10, they’ll want to squeeze in max-density condo buildings or sell land parcels, because that’s more profitable. But Alfredo believes in creating value and preserving it... he dedicates prime land for amenities that will benefit the whole community... He has an overriding vision for the master plan of Playa Caracol and it’s being realized fast... Our moment to get in is now. Think about this... - In Singapore, a two-bed condo with sea views walking distance to East Coast Park beach will cost you upward of $1.5 million — and that's before the government adds Buyer's Stamp Duty that can push the real cost significantly higher for foreigners
- In Dubai, two-bed condos at the new Emaar Beachfront start at around $1.2 million — that gets you roughly 1,580 square feet with Arabian Gulf views
- A two-bed ocean view condo in La Jolla, California — close to the water but not beachfront — starts at around $1.4 million. Step up to an actual beachfront building like 100 Coast B and the same two bedrooms will cost you north of $4 million. La Jolla's median home price hit $2.5 million in 2025
- At Los Sueños on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast — still one of the premier luxury resort communities in the country — two-bed condos trade from around $450,000–700,000. Most condos look over the golf course or marina, not directly at the Pacific
- In Lagos, Portugal, a two-bed apartment with sea views and a short walk to Porto de Mós beach lists from around €700,000.
- Malibu two-bed beachfront condos start at around $2.8 million — and that's a newly rebuilt unit at the Malibu Bay Club, one of the very few beachfront complexes in the city. A two-bed on Carbon Beach? You're looking at north of $6 million.
The fact is that genuinely true beachfront condos are rare... My research team could find few such listings. Where they exist, people don’t sell. It’s the kind of thing people hang onto... and as I say, land like this close to cities and airports is earmarked early for the big resort groups or dense condo buildings. But you get the idea. And million-dollar price tags make sense. No one’s making more beachfront, that’s for sure. And with a world-class city on the doorstep with every modern convenience, lots of cultural activities, great health care and a huge pool of potential renters... Hard to find at any price. | | | | | I’ve known the developer Alfredo Aleman for a very long time. At RETA, we’ve had incredible deals in Panama buying off-market in his most illustrious communities. I consider Alfredo and his Grupo Los Pueblos Panama's most dynamic and successful developers. Alfredo's grit, drive and commitment to excellence are added advantages to his lineage. He was born into one of the country's most successful business dynasties. He moves and shakes at the level of world leaders and international moguls. Alfredo and his GLP group really only do prestige developments. When Alfredo decides he wants to compete in a niche, he creates the best community in that niche. That's why his projects sell so fast and values rise so strongly. He never creates a community that will try to be all things to all men. He creates the best for that segment. Let me tell you how our past deals with Alfredo have worked out... Let’s start with Playa Caracol... - In January 2023, RETA members were able to buy ocean-view condos in Las Olas for $254,600. Now similar condos are listed with the developer for $355,580.
That’s an uplift of $100,980. - RETA members bought in Surfside Residences back in March 2020 at prices starting at $214,600. Similar condos are now on sale by the developer at $330,000.
| | | | A view from Santa Maria toward the city... | We’ve had incredible deals on best-in-class luxury real estate in Panama City as well... In September 2018, RETA members could buy two-bed, 2½-bath condos in Ocean House within Santa Maria with exclusive pricing starting from $238,200. Today, one is listed for $410,000. That’s an uplift of $171,800. My scout visited the community just this month and heard from the developer’s team that occupancy rates are running above 90% in Ocean House, with typical monthly rentals of $2,500–2,800 for two-bed condos. The track record in Panama City is consistent. RETA members who bought in Ipanema — Alfredo's sail-shaped twin towers on the last prime waterfront land in the city — have also seen big and rapid uplifts. I brought RETA members an exclusive deal to own in this landmark community in June 2024. New retail pricing shows a premium condo that RETA members could buy for $418,390 is now listed at $521,743. That’s a boost of $103,353. | | | | Ipanema is going to be two sail-shaped buildings proudly billowing out into the bay, as this render shows. We had a RETA-only deal here in 2024 and members are now looking at uplifts as much as $103,353. | If you only looked at one community for proof that Alfredo’s GLP group delivers, it would be the islands... Alfredo created two man-made islands in the Bay of Panama called Ocean Reef, on which he and his group have now almost finished building one of the world’s few ultra-prime neighborhoods. | | | | A world-beating feat of engineering and imagination. Ocean Reef is a luxury community on two man-made islands connected to the heart of downtown Panama City. Even I thought the developer was crazy, but he’s created one of the world’s most exclusive neighborhoods. | RETA members were lucky enough to get in on two deals on the Ocean Reef islands. - In November 2023, RETA members were able to buy two-bedroom condos in Ocean Club Residences for $590,039. A similar condo sold for $757,039 in January 2024.
That’s an uplift of $167,000. Here are a couple of renders giving you a feel for the amenities RETA members will be getting there... | | | | Ocean Club Residences will be rich in luxury amenities, with views of the city and the marina just a few seconds’ walk away... | | | - In 2021 RETA members could buy in Seascape on Ocean Reef from $783,000. In 2023 similar condos listed for $995,000, and Alfredo has truly delivered.
That’s an uplift of $212,000 and ownership of incredible real estate... the very best in class. And that’s all Alfredo Aleman does... Incredible, visionary real estate. That’s what you’re buying into in Playa Caracol... Our deal is on two-bed, ocean-view condos, genuinely steps from the sand, in a low-density community that is now firmly on the international map. The price is from under $300,000. My conservative expectation is that these condos will be worth $450,000 five years after delivery. That's a gain of $181,100 in a community with hotels already operating, more brands arriving and the full weight of Panama City's growth trajectory behind it. And we have exclusive developer financing — something not available to the broader market. That means you could own true beachfront in a master-planned community close to one of the Americas' great global cities, with the option to spread payments over time. Your adviser at Smart Money Homes will walk you through the details. Contact Smart Money Homes now. Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. ET, the full deal briefing lands. It contains the full context for why I think this is among the best beachfront deals I have ever brought RETA members. Be ready. These deals move fast and the number of condos available to us is limited. Wishing you good real estate investing, | | | | | |
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