What to know before buying a home or condo, new or pre-construction, in the Dominican Republic or the United States, with the 2026 laws and figures and a link to every source. Written by the Instadigs team and reviewed whenever the law changes.
Which platform to use to buy a pre-construction condo in the Dominican Republic: project listing sites, trust companies and the AI app that represents you.
How to buy a condo or a house in the Dominican Republic, step by step: your budget, what to check before you pay, the contract, taxes and the title.
Yes, in your own name with your passport. What the law asks of a foreigner buying in Cap Cana: documents, payments, taxes, remote signing and title.
What a Dominican real estate trust (fideicomiso, Law 189-11) is, how it protects pre-construction buyers in Santo Domingo and how to verify it.
How to check on Inteligencia MIVHED whether a project has its construction permit, what each status means and what to ask the developer.
How to check at the Title Registry whose name a condo or land is in, its liens, whether it's surveyed and what to check when buying pre-construction.
Which app or platform to use to buy a home or condo in the Dominican Republic: listing sites, the government program and the AI app that represents you.
How much real estate agents charge in the Dominican Republic, who pays the commission on a pre-construction home and how Instadigs gives it back to you.
The taxes and fees you pay when buying a home in the Dominican Republic in 2026: the 3% transfer tax, legal fees, the mortgage tax and the annual IPI.
What to check before buying a pre-construction home or condo in the Dominican Republic: the MIVHED permit, the land title, your money and the contract.
How to buy in the Dominican Republic from the US without traveling: signing with an apostille or at a consulate, paying by wire, mortgages and the IRS.
How to get a mortgage in the Dominican Republic if you live in the US: how much banks finance, the documents they ask for, 2026 rates and when to apply.
The Dominican Republic's first home bonus in 2026: who gives it, who qualifies, the RD$5,450,851 cap, what the DGII paid in 2025 and how to apply.
Yes, with the same rights as Dominicans, US citizens and Canadians included. What the law says, the documents you need, the limits and the 2026 taxes.
Yes, with your passport and the same rights as Dominicans. What the CRA asks (Form T1135), the tax treaty, signing with an apostille and residency.
The areas of Punta Cana, why it's growing so fast and what to check before buying pre-construction there: permits, the coast, insurance and condo rules.
What Cap Cana is, how it differs from Bávaro and what to check before buying pre-construction: permits, the public coastline, fees and community rules.
Santo Domingo's areas, the Metro that runs today and what's being built, and what to check before buying pre-construction: permits and the title.
The taxes on vacation rentals in the Dominican Republic in 2026: 18% ITBIS, income tax for owners abroad, the registry that was withdrawn and condo rules.
Buying a pre-construction condo in Miami: deposits and when they're due, Florida escrow law, your 15 days to cancel and the new condo safety laws.
Florida closing taxes in 2026: the documentary stamp tax on the deed (different in Miami-Dade), the mortgage doc stamps and the intangible tax, with an example.
What changed in US real estate commissions after the NAR settlement, what buyer's agents charge today and what you have to sign before touring homes.
Buying a new home in Orlando or Tampa: how much the law protects your deposit, what a CDD is, homestead, flood risk and what to check before you sign.
Buying a new home in Houston, Dallas, Austin or San Antonio: the 2026 homestead exemption, MUDs and PIDs, flood risk and what to check before you sign.
Buying a new home in Phoenix: the public report, why the 7-day rule doesn't apply to homes, the 100-year water rule, taxes and what to check when you sign.
Buying a new home in Las Vegas: the 5 days to cancel when you buy pre-construction, deposits in escrow, SIDs, the water rules and Nevada's taxes.
Instadigs represents you in any new construction project in the world, even if it's not in the app: how it gets in with the developer and how the commission comes back.
How to get Dominican residency as a retiree, rentista, investor or ordinary resident. Requirements, documents, official DGM fees and real timelines.
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