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Buying real estate in the Dominican Republic: complete guide
Buyer Agent DR · April 28, 2026 · 12 min
Legal framework, notarial steps, taxation, financing: everything a foreign buyer should know before investing.
The Dominican Republic fully allows foreign nationals to acquire real estate in their own name, with no surface or location restriction.
The standard process unfolds in five steps: offer, preliminary contract with 10% deposit, due diligence, signing the deed before the notary, registration with the Real Estate Registry.
Acquisition costs represent approximately 4.5% of the price: 3% transfer tax, 1% notary, 0.5% registration.
Holding-period taxation is attractive: 1% annual IPI above approximately USD 150,000 cadastral value, full CONFOTUR exemption on approved tourism projects.
Our role as Buyer Agent is to secure each of these steps: notary selection, independent title verification, negotiation of conditions precedent, control of staged payments.
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