Pedro Ramírez Fait, the president of Guatemala’s Chamber of Real Estate Brokers, said the country’s housing market performed very well in 2021, and especially in the last six months.

Guatemala’s low cost of living also appeals to foreign home buyers, Mr. Wilson said, with monthly costs (apart from housing), including food, gas and utilities, as low as $1,500. (Real estate ...

In addition to a flourishing real estate market, Guatemala’s natural assets, such as Tikal and Lake Atitlán, offer tourism potential ripe for development. “People here are truly special ...

In the spring of 2020, when Covid lockdowns began, Manny Rionda retreated from his home in Guatemala City to his ... 1960s house on the mountainous estate, but he fell in love with country living ...

to the sale of new properties and rental of real estate. VAT imposed on leasing properties is based on the gross rent plus any financing charge. VAT is imposed on sale of newly built immovable ...