# Punta Cana Real Estate Blog

> Practical articles on Punta Cana real estate, buying costs, rental contracts and property ownership. Explore the latest Cana Keys articles.

Source: https://canakeys.com/blog
Publisher: Cana Keys (A&M Caribbean Group SRL), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Source editorial review: 2026-10-24
Language: en
Licence: quote and cite with attribution and a link.

Explore practical articles about buying and owning property in Punta Cana. Understand ownership costs, compare rental-management contracts and prepare questions before making a decision.

## Latest articles

- [Buying a resale in Punta Cana: a property inspection checklist](https://canakeys.com/diligence/resale-property-inspection) — Plan an independent inspection before a Punta Cana resale purchase: scope, condo common systems, findings, repair quotes and unresolved checks.
- [Can you rent a Punta Cana condo on Airbnb? Checks before a deposit](https://canakeys.com/rentals/short-term-rental-permission) — Before a Punta Cana condo deposit, check rental rules, minimum stays, operator obligations and guest access with a property-specific document checklist.
- [Buying Punta Cana property remotely: power of attorney and closing checks](https://canakeys.com/buying-process/remote-purchase-power-of-attorney) — Prepare a remote Punta Cana purchase: representative, power-of-attorney scope, document formalities, payment checks and registration follow-up.
- [Buying a Punta Cana condo: checking reserves and special assessments](https://canakeys.com/diligence/condo-hoa-finances) — Review a Punta Cana condo's accounts, arrears, reserves and planned assessments before an offer. Includes a document checklist and hypothetical funding-gap example.
- [Furnished property handover in Punta Cana: inventory, defects and evidence](https://canakeys.com/buying-process/furnished-handover-checklist) — Check furniture, defects, keys and evidence at a Punta Cana property handover with an inventory worksheet and a practical follow-up protocol.
- [Punta Cana rental-management contracts: compare the fees before you sign](https://canakeys.com/rentals/management-contract-fees) — Compare rental-management proposals in Punta Cana with a fee-clause checklist, an illustrative owner-payout calculation and questions about reporting and exit terms.

## Explore buyer topics

- [Zones](https://canakeys.com/zones) — One page per place in La Altagracia: what the zone actually is, who it suits, who should skip it.
- [Buying process](https://canakeys.com/buying-process) — Prepare your Punta Cana purchase: offer documents, independent checks, payment conditions, closing file, handover and title-registration follow-up.
- [Costs and tax](https://canakeys.com/costs) — Closing costs, the IPI property tax and HOA: the money that never appears in a render.
- [Rental operations](https://canakeys.com/rentals) — Short-term and long-stay are different businesses. Zone and HOA decide which survives.
- [Rental yield](https://canakeys.com/yield) — Calculate Punta Cana rental yield using your costs: acquisition, management, HOA, utilities, insurance and reserves. Transparent assumptions, no market promises.
- [CONFOTUR](https://canakeys.com/confotur) — CONFOTUR under Law 158-01 is approved per project by resolution, never per zone. What it exempts and how to verify it on your unit.