According to RigthMove, the leading property search portal in the United Kingdom, searchers who are interested in real estate overseas have been looking up Costa Rica in the last few months.

According to the company’s overseas search report for April 2016, Costa Rica is among the Top Ten Trending Searches. Specifically, Costa Rica is at number six, above Argelès-sur-Mer in France and below Sweden.

The Top Ten Trending Searches report shows the locations showing the most consistent positive performance, which is a rolling average of the three previous monthly changes in chart position.

It is interesting to note that Costa Rica is the only trending location in the RightMove report that belongs to the Americas. The rest of the Top Ten Trending locations are located in Europe, particularly in the sunny regions of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The only exception is St. James in Barbados, a princely real estate market in the Caribbean, which jumped many positions with regard to inquiries.

The search data is compiled from searches made by users of www.rightmoveoverseas.co.uk during the period 1st April 2016 – 30th April 2016. The website records explicit searches that users make for locations chosen from our map based search, or that are entered into search fields and includes tourist regions we have defined for ease of recognition.

RightMove.co.uk advertises properties for sale in over 80 countries around the globe from agents, developers and owners. On average, Rightmove Overseas receives 183,000 unique visitors a week and generates over 5,000,000 overseas property searches a month for advertisers.

The data presented in RightMove reports does not constitute specific advice, forecasts or recommendations and is for general interest only. Readers must perform their own research and seek independent professional advice before making any decision to purchase or invest in property abroad.