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Aruba Beachfront Condos: What You Own and What Stays Public
Aruba beachfront condos: every beach stays public, hotel loungers sit on permits, turtles nest March to December, and YOO Aruba is 6 minutes from the sand.
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Living in Aruba: The Honest Pros and Cons for a YOO Aruba Owner
Living in Aruba, pros and cons: about 18 inches of rain a year, desalinated tap water, dearer groceries, a 180-day owner stay and the hospital question, from YOO Aruba.
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Cost of Living in Aruba vs the US: Where Dollars Go Further
Aruba vs the US on official data: groceries about 49% dearer in 2021 prices, care and housing near half, premium gas about $6.17 a gallon, power near par.
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Aruba Property Taxes: How the Land Tax Is Valued and Billed
Aruba property taxes for a YOO Aruba owner: who owes land tax on 1 January, how a condo's value is set, every resident band, vacancy relief and rental tax.
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Is San Nicolas, Aruba Safe? What Official Sources Actually Say
Is San Nicolas, Aruba safe? What US, Canadian and UK advisories say, the prosecutor's 2025 island figures, and the town's refinery past, read from YOO Aruba.
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Buy Property in Aruba from Abroad: How the Money Moves
Buying property in Aruba from abroad: the notary's checks on you and your funds, the central bank's rules on money in and out, and how a local mortgage is made.
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Buy a House in Aruba: What the Seller Owes You, and What to Check
Buying a house in Aruba: what the civil code makes the seller answer for, what it leaves to you — size, visible faults, permits, burdens — and how to report a defect.
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Buy a Home in Aruba: A Foreign Buyer's Path, Decision by Decision
Buying a home in Aruba from abroad: six decisions in the order they arrive, from house or apartment and freehold or long lease to the three-day window and the deed.
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Property in Aruba: Where It Can Stand, and What the Island Asks of It
Why property in Aruba occupies one coast, what a building permit and the island's spatial plan require of a plot, and how salt wind and desalinated water shape a building.
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Real Estate in Aruba: The Notary, the Deed and the Language You Sign In
Aruban property changes hands through a notarial deed. Which language that deed may be executed in, who has to understand it, and what happens at the signing table.
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Condos in Aruba: The Ground, the Charges and the Levies
What a condo in Aruba really costs: the land it stands on, the transfer tax the notary withholds, the yearly land tax on assessed value, and the levies on a let night.
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Aruba Condos for Sale: What an Apartment Right Includes
What an Aruba condo listing is really selling: the apartment right, the registered deed of division, the owners' association and its reserve fund, and where YOO Aruba's 26 residences fit.
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Things to See in Aruba: An Island Guide for Owners and Hosts
Aruba's two coasts, Arikok National Park, the natural pool, Oranjestad and San Nicolas — the island beyond the beaches, seen from YOO Aruba's address in Ponton.
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Aruba Real Estate: Property Types, Land and Ownership
Aruba real estate from a developer building in Ponton: the property types, property land versus long-lease land, what a condominium share includes, and where our 26 residences fit.
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Aruba Florin to Dollar: The 1.79 Peg and Buying in USD
One US dollar is Afl. 1.79 and has been since 1986. What the fixed florin means for a buyer at YOO Aruba, where every residence is priced and sold in USD.
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House Prices in Aruba: The Figures YOO Aruba Can Source
House prices in Aruba, as sourced: YOO Aruba from $443,000 in USD, 13 of 26 residences available, five layouts of 748 to 2,082 sq ft, and the transfer tax.
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Aruba Capital Gains Tax and Property Taxes for Foreign Owners
Sourced taxes for a foreign owner at YOO Aruba: two-tier transfer tax, 0.6% land tax for non-residents, no buyer-side exemption, capital gains to an advisor.
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Cost of Living in Aruba: What a YOO Aruba Owner Can Budget
Cost of living in Aruba for a YOO Aruba owner: the HOA formula, the 0.6% land tax, utilities, a florin fixed at 1.79 to the dollar, and what is not yet sourced.
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Eagle Beach Aruba Condos: Why YOO Aruba Is 6 Minutes Away
Eagle Beach is 6 minutes, about 2 miles, from YOO Aruba: why the 26-home building sits off the beach, what that buys, the five layouts and the rental seasons.
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Is Aruba Safe? A Guide for Visitors and YOO Aruba Owners
Aruba's safety, as far as it can be checked: outside the Atlantic hurricane belt, a residential district of Oranjestad, and a 24-hour concierge at YOO Aruba.
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Is Oranjestad Safe? A Ponton Area Guide from YOO Aruba
Ponton is the Oranjestad district where YOO Aruba's 26 residences sit: drive times, the hurricane-belt position, a 24-hour concierge and what it won't claim.
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Is Noord, Aruba Safe? Palm Beach vs a Ponton Address
Palm Beach and Noord are Aruba's hotel strip, 12 minutes from YOO Aruba: a strip condo versus a 26-home Ponton address, and safety answered from sourced facts only.
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Aruba Residence Permit and Owning at YOO Aruba: The Facts
Owning in Aruba is open to foreigners and grants no residency by itself: what a YOO Aruba buyer can know about DIMAS, the 0.6% non-resident land tax and the resident scale.
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Buying an Apartment in Aruba as a Foreigner: YOO Aruba Guide
How a foreigner buys a new-build apartment in Aruba, through YOO Aruba: open ownership, the notary, 3% and 6% transfer tax, 0.6% land tax, delivery Q4 2027.
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Moving to Aruba: What a YOO Aruba Residence Comes With
Relocating to Aruba via YOO Aruba: what a residence is delivered with, layouts from 748 to 2,082 sq ft, the Ponton neighbourhood, the dollar-pegged florin and the taxes.
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Retire in Aruba: What YOO Aruba Owners Can Count On
Retiring in Aruba on the facts: an island outside the hurricane belt, a florin fixed to the US dollar since 1986, and 26 residences six minutes from Eagle Beach.
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