By William Schwind CEO, Colombia Farmland Partners November 30, 2022 Highlights: Colombia is a model for green energy as hydro and thermal provide most of its electricity. It possesses tremendous solar and wind potential which are being aggressively developed.   A decade ago, Colombia also jumped on lower cost compressed natural gas (CNG) to reduce CO2´s and for cooking and water heating and boasts...

Terry Bradshaw's 744-acre equestrian ranch could be yours for only $22.5M...sounds like a lot of money to me. Let's see what basically the same farm would cost in a great location in the Central Andes near Manizales, the safest and most beautiful city in Colombia. Oh and by the way, our sister company Colombia Farmland Partners provides complete turn key farm management. We are currently managing 17,500...

Case Study: In 2020, a US investor contacted Colombia Living Realty looking to buy a significant amount of beautiful farmland. We were able to help him purchase over 300 hectares (over 750 acres) of dairy farmland most of which is located in one of the most important, pristine national parks in Colombia. Our research discovered that the park was not being properly maintained by the designated government...

Colombia Farmland Partners (CFP) offers a highly innovative program: Own your own farm (or participate in one of our CFP Partnerships) Our highly experienced management team is fully responsible for all aspects of managing and operating the farm (s). Each property has a specific operating plan implementing proven practices and technologies to increase production, improve animal health and safety; and...

Green Acres was a super successful TV series in the 60´s about Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), a prominent and wealthy New York City attorney, fulfilling his dream to be a farmer, and Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor), his glamorous Hungarian wife, uprooted unwillingly from an upscale Manhattan penthouse apartment to a dilapidated farm in Hooterville that Oliver purchases from the ever-hustling Mr....

Watching the situation in the US is like deja vu or a bad flashback to what happened to me just before the 2008 financial crash. My business was struggling but I had an interested buyer. My house had gone up in value almost 50 % in two years. The cost of living had gone crazy. My variable rate mortgage had doubled as had my real estate taxes and insurance due to back to back hurricanes in Florida....

November 8, 2022 Regardless of your economic status, folks almost everywhere are feeling the pinch of higher prices with wages (and pensions) not keeping up with inflation. Particularly hard hit are retirees on a fixed income. The 8.7 % increase coming in January 2023 helps but basics like rent, food and energy have outpaced the so called CPI. Healthcare is a big concern for the elderly. Numbeo.com,...

I have a knack for seeing the handwriting on the wall. In late 2005, I sold out of all my real estate and businesses in the US at the peak. I moved to Colombia which at the time was just coming out of a very rough period thanks to its great new President Uribe.  My wife and I have done well buying and selling real estate in Colombia over the past 17 years. When the pandemic struck, I told my friends buy...

In Latin America, everything is different. It's all very secure, if you do it right, maybe even more so than in the US but you have to do it right.  That's where we come in. We charge a small upfront retainer...usually about $600.  This is to make sure you are serious and to compensate us for our ¨search¨ time. We charge a Buyer's Broker fee of 1 to 2 % of the purchase price. We do not participate...

Colombia Living Realty (CLR) is American owned and operated with 16+ years experience buying, selling, leasing properties in Colombia…we know the system and how it works. CLR features the best new projects (single family homes, apartments, townhouses) offered by THE top developers in Colombia. We are full service firm offering legal assistance in the purchase or sale of your...