Development intelligence
Development pulse — Panamá
What is being built in Panamá, from four angles: what the authorities approved, what is already being sold off-plan, the developer projects we follow, and the demand behind it. Aggregate signals only.
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Authorized construction
51
2026-06-7.6%
Published pre-sale offer
250+
3.8% of the published sale offer
New pre-sale in 30 days
40+
listings entering the visible market
Tracked projects
222
86 in an active phase
Population growth
1.2%
per year · World Bank 2025
Signal 1 · official
Construction permits
What the authorities approved — the earliest hard signal of future supply.
Permits issued
· monthly
Scope: capital district · 2024-07 → 2026-06
2024-072026-06
Where permits concentrate
Top corregimientos by permits, latest period available.
1
Juan Díaz
171
2
San Francisco
103
3
Ancón
89
4
Bella Vista
88
5
Ernesto Córdoba Campos
65
6
Betania
61
Source: Municipio de Panamá · DOYC · official data.
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Signal 2 · visible market
Published pre-sale offer
Listings in the visible market that advertise pre-sale, off-plan or under-construction units. Published asking prices, never closings.
By property type
Median asking price and size of pre-sale listings, by type (sale only).
| Type | Listings | Median asking price | Median size |
| Apartment |
100+ |
$325,874 |
90 m² |
| House |
50+ |
$377,994 |
123 m² |
| Land |
20+ |
$260,400 |
362 m² |
Where pre-sale is being offered
Zones with the most pre-sale listings right now.
1
Panamá
60+
2
Ciudad de Panamá
40+
3
Costa del Este
30+
4
Chiriquí
20+
5
Bella Vista
20+
6
San Francisco
10+
7
Los Santos
10+
8
Punta Pacífica
10+
Counts are rounded down to protect source coverage. Visible market only: pre-sales placed privately never appear here.
Signal 3 · developers
Tracked developer projects
Projects publicly marketed by developers that we follow over time: phases, delivery years, typical sizes and prices.
Mix by phase
How the tracked inventory splits by construction status.
Pre-sale
86 · 38.7%
Delivered
129 · 58.1%
7 projects do not publish a phase and are not shown here.
Delivery years
Delivery year distribution across tracked projects.
Most active zones
Where developers are concentrating new inventory.
Panamá
63 Total
Bella Vista
14 active
19 Total
San Francisco
16 active
18 Total
San Carlos
17 Total
Juan Díaz - Corregimiento
10 active
14 Total
Rio Hato
7 active
9 Total
La Chorrera
8 Total
Barrio Colón
4 active
7 Total
Typical sizes and prices by property type
Percentiles of starting area and median starting price across tracked projects.
| Type | Projects | Size p25 | Size median | Size p75 | Median price (from) |
| Apartment |
150 |
53 m² |
77 m² |
109 m² |
$244,799 |
| House |
23 |
124 m² |
171 m² |
273 m² |
$285,000 |
| Land |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
$300,000 |
Price tiers (starting price USD)
How the inventory splits across budget tiers.
$100K - $300K
111 · 54.4%
Most common amenities
Share of tracked projects offering each amenity.
Pool71.2%
24/7 security67.1%
Parking64.9%
Gym54.5%
BBQ area48.2%
Elevator29.3%
Pet friendly19.4%
Top developers
Developers with the most projects tracked in this country.
Los Alcazares, S. A
27 Projects · $440,000 median
Inmobiliaria Pacific Hills, S.A
16 Projects · $198,540 median
Grupo Los Pueblos
14 Projects · $290,713 median
Empresas Bern
8 Projects · $269,720 median
GVA
8 Projects · $677,050 median
Majarlizo
8 Projects · $264,580 median
Signal 4 · demand
Demand context
Structural drivers behind new construction (World Bank, 2025).
1.2%
Population growth per year
Data coverage for Panamá
What each signal is built from, so you can judge it.
| Construction permits |
Available · 2024-07 → 2026-06 · capital district · Municipio de Panamá · DOYC |
| Published pre-sale offer |
Available · live, refreshed daily from public sources |
| Tracked developer projects |
Available · 222 Projects · updated 2026-10-25 |
| Demand context |
Available · World Bank 2025 |
Source:
Official permit data is credited to the issuing institution. Listing-derived figures are aggregated from public sources and rounded; no individual listing or project is shown. Asking prices, not closings.