Sales of homes priced for local families have softened since January, but a different engine is humming loudly across the isthmus. The slowdown in affordable real estate has pushed developers and government officials to double down on the Panama investor visa, a residency-by-purchase fast track that requires a minimum property acquisition of $300,000. Industry leaders…
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When Sarah Mitchell moved from Toronto to Panama City in 2024, she carried a credit score of 780. She assumed this golden number would unlock easy financing for her dream apartment in Costa del Este. Six months later, she learned a hard truth. Panama banks simply do not care about North American credit scores the…