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Feb 13, 2022
3 min

Commercial property trends for 2022

Upcoming trends for the year ahead. The Covid-19 pandemic upended almost every working sector across the world, and has changed the way some operate, for good. Real estate is one sector that was heavily affected by the pandemic, and is still learning how best to adapt to the new model of working life. At CEFINCO we make an effort to keep up to date with the trends in the property and development industry, and this article is collating our top picks for commercial property tre

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Feb 6, 2022
3 min

5 ways to make properties more accessible

To make everyone feel welcome. One billion people worldwide live with a disability, but unfortunately, accessibility is not a prerequisite in property design. Too often buildings are designed without a conscious consideration of how user-friendly they will be for someone living with a disability, which causes issues later down the line. Accessibility doesn’t have to be complicated, though, and this article is looking at five simple ways to ensure that a property is more acces

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Jan 30, 2022
3 min

Reasons to invest in El Salvador

There's more to the country than Bitcoin. El Salvador has been in the news a lot over the last six months, thanks to its move to officially make Bitcoin legal tender. This has effectively placed the country on the map when it comes to investment opportunities, but the cryptocurrency isn’t the only worthwhile reason to invest in El Salvador. DIVERSE ECONOMY The service sector accounts for roughly 60% of the El Salvador economy, and the industrial base makes up a large proporti

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Jan 23, 2022
3 min

How cryptocurrency could change the future of real-estate

How the digital currency may affect the property market. Cryptocurrency, or crypto, – Bitcoin, Litecoin, or Ethereum, to name a few – is growing rapidly in today’s society. And, with El Salvador having made Bitcoin legal tender, it looks like cryptocurrencies might just rival traditional currency in the not-so-distant future. The rise in crypto could mean big things for the future of a number of industries, not least of which is real-estate. REMOVES THE MIDDLEMAN Traditional

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Jan 16, 2022
2 min

The rise in flexi-working and its impact on commercial real-estate

How the new way of working has affected the commercial real-estate market. 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic brought about a new professional landscape, one in which flexi-working is standard for more and more companies across the world. While this has been welcomed by many employees and employers alike, it has had damaging effects on some sectors, one of which is commercial real-estate. This article is exploring the rise in flexi-working, and the impact it’s had upon the commer

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Jan 9, 2022
3 min

Bitcoin in El Salvador

How the country became the first to legalize the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is a form of cryptocurrency – digital data which can be traded as currency. It’s fully decentralized, which means that individuals can deal directly with one another when exchanging Bitcoin, and they don’t need to go through any third-party intermediary organization. This decentralization is just one of the reasons that so many people find the prospect of Bitcoin becoming legal tender so attractive. Desp

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Jan 2, 2022
3 min

Smart buildings: what are they and how do they work?

The low-down on smart buildings. Nowadays everything is being made smart, from phones to watches to cars, so it makes sense that buildings should follow suit. We really believe that in the near future, all buildings will become smart, and that this is the future of the property development sector. This article looks at what smart buildings are, and how they work. WHAT IS A SMART BUILDING? In short, smart buildings are ones that use technologies to analyse building use, and ul

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Dec 26, 2021
3 min

How Covid-19 affected El Salvador property development

The effects of the pandemic on the sector. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been felt all around the world in varying measures. Some countries escaped with only a handful of cases and with little to no lockdown measures, whereas others felt the full force of economic turmoil, social restrictions, and more. El Salvador is one country that was hit hard by the virus, with the impacts being felt across all professional sectors. This article looks at how the El Salvador pro

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Dec 19, 2021
3 min

5 of the most expensive real-estate developments in North American history

Some of the most expensive developments in North America. It’s often the biggest and most expensive real-estate developments that change the face of a city, either physically or culturally. North America – specifically the United States – has funnelled a huge amount of money into real-estate development over the years, and has some remarkable displays of architecture to show for it. In this article, we’re looking at five of the most expensive real-estate developments in North

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Dec 12, 2021
3 min

Ways to make your property development more sustainable

How to make your property development more environmentally-conscious. With the planet in a state of climate emergency, emphasizing sustainability in everyday life has never been so important. Unfortunately, as much as the property development sector is vital to the advancement and progression of society, it’s also a huge contributor to climate change due to the carbon emissions that come from creating a building. However, it’s not all doom and gloom – there are steps that can

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Dec 5, 2021
3 min

Why El Salvador makes a great base for outsourcing

All the key information on why El Salvador makes a great outsourcing base. When a company’s mission is all about outsourcing, it’s extremely important that where to base the business is chosen correctly. The ideal location is somewhere rich with land to be developed, a place where the company can help the local community by creating jobs, somewhere that it can offer affordable property to clients, and somewhere with great connections to other countries. El Salvador comes up t

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