Homes for sale and rent in Costa Rica · Viva en CR

Guanacaste holds Tamarindo, Nosara, Santa Cruz, Huacas, and El Llano. Buyers there compare beach houses, gated compounds, and lots near the Pacific. Puntarenas covers the central Pacific and the Nicoya gulf, with houses, farms, and commercial space in port towns. Limón covers the Caribbean, including Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, where rental demand follows the coast. Cartago covers Turrialba, the Irazú slopes, and mountain lots with valley views. San José, Alajuela, and Heredia cover Escazú, Santa Ana, and the Central Valley, where apartments and family houses sit close to jobs, schools, and the airport.

A house listing shows bedrooms, bathrooms, parking, construction size, and land size. An apartment listing adds the building, the floor, and shared amenities. A lot listing shows square meters, access, and whether the land is ready for a house, cabins, or a small project. A farm listing adds pasture, water, and road access. Offices, warehouses, and commercial spaces appear when an advertiser marks that type. Photos, a map pin, and the canton name sit on every public card.

Sale prices appear in colones or dollars. Rent prices appear per month or per night. Compare only listings that use the same currency. A nightly beach rental and a monthly city apartment answer different needs. The sale catalog and the rent catalog stay separate, so a search for homes for sale does not mix with homes for rent. Filters for price and bedrooms exist, and those filtered addresses stay out of the public index.

Each card belongs to one advertiser: an owner, an agent, or an agency. The public site shows the listing only while that account is active and the property is published. Drafts and paused ads stay in the advertiser panel. On the public page you can read the description, open the gallery, copy the link, and send a message or a WhatsApp note to the contact on the listing. Viva en CR does not replace the notary, the bank, or the municipal permit. Those steps happen after you choose a property.

Coastal Guanacaste and Puntarenas draw second homes and vacation rentals. Cartago and Turrialba draw lots and cooler weather. San José draws people who live near work. Limón draws Caribbean rentals and houses close to the reef and the port. Read the canton, the district, and the map before you travel. A title that names Pavones, Jabillos, or Huacas should match the pin. If the pin is missing, use the town name and ask the advertiser for the exact access road.

Start with the province links, then open a type such as houses or lots. Sort is the advertiser order, so the first card is the one they chose to show first. Open three or four listings, compare price, land, and photos, and keep the links. When a property fits, contact that advertiser directly from the page. Owners who want a listing create an account, add photos, set the price, and publish. The same home page in Spanish lives at the Spanish address, with the same properties and the same map.