Construction
What is happening each day in the industries that move Dominican commercial real estate. Headline, summary and a link to the source — the full story is read where it was published.
- October 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
La nueva ciudad se construye fuera de la zona de confort
At the Foro Metro Seguro 2026, architect Yermys Peña argued that competitive real estate development requires deeper analysis across capital, demand, location, operations and intelligence, citing PwC/ULI, CBRE and JLL data on capital selectivity, energy availability and the performance of lifestyle offices versus traditional ones.
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- September 30, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El FMI mira los riesgos externos, pero lo que más encareció construir viviendas en Santo Domingo en agosto fue un ajuste salarial
The direct cost of building homes in the National District and Santo Domingo rose 4.22% in August compared to July, driven by a wage increase that pushed labor costs up by as much as 12% in several trades, while the Central Bank reported construction as the fastest-growing sector year-on-year (7.9%) in August, with sector credit up 16.2% year-on-year.
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- September 30, 2026·El Inmobiliario
ONESVIE informa realiza prácticas de evaluación sísmica en edificaciones del sector Naco
ONESVIE announced that trainee professionals from REED will conduct seismic evaluation field practices through external visual inspections of buildings in the Naco sector, from September 29 to October 2, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
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- September 30, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Construcción y turismo llevan a la economía dominicana a su mejor arranque de año
The Central Bank reports economic growth of 4.5% between January and August 2026, driven mainly by construction (7.0% accumulated) and tourism, which posted record visitor numbers, alongside sector credit expanding 16.2% year-on-year.
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- September 29, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Lo que revela el cruce de datos sobre el crédito a la construcción y el sector inmobiliario durante el 2025
The Dominican real estate sector captured US$915.2 million in foreign direct investment in 2025 (18.2% of the total), but lost relative share between semesters, falling from 15.4% to 12.4%; meanwhile, bank lending to Construction grew 23.2% for the year, more than double the rate for home purchase loans (12.0%), while the Housing Construction Direct Cost Index showed greater volatility in multifam
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- September 29, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Economía dominicana registra crecimiento interanual promedio de 4.5 % en enero-agosto de 2026
The Central Bank reported that the Dominican economy grew an average of 4.5% during January-August 2026, with construction expanding 7.9% in August and sector credit rising 16.2% year-over-year, while tourism recorded 6,610,506 cumulative visitors with 8.6% growth.
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- September 28, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Lo que se resuelve antes del primer vaciado
An opinion piece explains the importance of coordinating interferences between disciplines (structural, electromechanical, architectural) before construction begins, noting that resolving conflicts in the model is far cheaper than doing so on site, and mentions that development banks and funds in the region increasingly require evidence of coordination before disbursing financing.
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- September 25, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Intervienen el Hospital Salvador B. Gautier ante riesgos estructurales
The Salvador B. Gautier Hospital was intervened by order of the National Health Service after a report found structural risks in the Professional Building, whose controlled demolition was recommended to build a new structure, while medical services continue temporarily relocated.
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- September 25, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Costos construcción de viviendas aumenta 15 puntos en un año; 10 en el último mes, según la ONE
The Housing Construction Direct Cost Index (ICDV) from the ONE reached 250.81 points in August 2026, up 10.19 points from July and 15 points from August 2025, driven mainly by a 12% rise in labor costs.
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- September 23, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Onesvie fortalece la preparación ante terremotos con jornada “Puerto Plata Resiliente»
Onesvie held the 'Puerto Plata Resiliente' event in Puerto Plata, featuring a demonstration of the P-900 seismic alert system, drills, and guidance on safe buildings, marking 23 years since the 6.5-magnitude 2003 earthquake.
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- September 23, 2026·El Inmobiliario
La agenda pendiente de cinco comisiones legislativas para la construcción y el mercado inmobiliario
A legislative review outlines the status of several pending bills in the Dominican Congress affecting the construction and real estate sectors, including building regularization, mandatory maintenance of state buildings, condominium property regime, real estate brokerage, investment promotion, and property expropriation, each at different stages between committees and plenary votes.
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- September 21, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Contratistas del CIC reclaman al CODIA respuesta para celebrar asamblea sobre la Ley 16-26
The Institutional Committee of Contractors (CIC) publicly denounced that it has not received a response from CODIA's president to its requests to hold an extraordinary assembly on Law 16-26, despite multiple efforts and meeting attempts since August.
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- September 21, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Puerto Plata transforma el suelo del antiguo vertedero con una planta de RD$1,600 millones
Puerto Plata inaugurated a RD$1,600 million waste valorization and sanitary landfill plant on the former Maggiolo dump site, while the technical closure of the old dump, contracted separately for RD$195.8 million, remains under execution.
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- September 21, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El ruido no se decora después
An opinion column explains that acoustic insulation between apartments must be addressed at the design stage, through decisions such as wall type, placement of installations and space layout, since fixing it after construction is very costly.
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- September 20, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Actos de mala fe: cuando invertir se vuelve una pesadilla
An opinion piece examines the risks of pre-construction sales in the Dominican Republic, citing a case where a construction company, with delivery overdue for more than two years, has proposed successive addendums without proportional progress and offered refunds under terms different from those originally contracted.
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- September 18, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Tres cifras, un mismo año: las licencias de construcción que no coinciden
The ONE and two successive MIVHED officials reported differing figures for construction permits issued in 2025 (1,362, 953 and 628 respectively), while other indicators show a drop in the number and value of permits, a recovery in the sector's value added per the Central Bank, and a record rise in construction costs.
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- September 17, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El mapa de la construcción privada se extiende fuera de los grandes polos inmobiliarios
The ONE's 2025 Economic Statistics Yearbook shows that provinces such as San Pedro de Macorís (RD$2,043.5 million), Puerto Plata (RD$1,545.7 million), La Vega (RD$1,501.0 million) and La Romana (RD$1,176.6 million) recorded significant licensed private construction activity, while other provinces remained below RD$100 million or reported no value.
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- September 17, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Agenda internacional de construcción, turismo e inmobiliaria hasta diciembre
A roundup of international trade shows and conferences from September to December 2026, in cities such as Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, Paris and Barcelona, gives Dominican builders, hoteliers, developers and investors venues to track trends in technology, sustainability, financing and capital flows.
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- September 16, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Abinader se reune con Aprocovici para dar seguimiento a proyectos prioritarios para Santiago y la región Norte
President Luis Abinader met in Santiago with representatives of Aprocovici and other business, health, energy, water and infrastructure sectors to follow up on housing, urban development and infrastructure projects in the Northern region.
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- September 16, 2026·El Inmobiliario
UASD y MIVHED trazan ruta para facilitar vivienda propia a docentes y servidores
UASD and MIVHED are advancing a low-cost housing plan for professors and administrative staff, while BanReservas is evaluating financing terms and interest rates for beneficiaries.
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- September 15, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Expo Acero Santiago 2026 mostrará nuevas tendencias y soluciones para la construcción
Expo Acero Santiago 2026 will take place on Saturday, September 19, featuring conferences, a commercial exhibition and a visit to a steel structures plant, organized with the participation of ACOPROVI, whose members will have free access and transportation from Santo Domingo.
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- September 15, 2026·El Inmobiliario
¿Quién gana empleo más rápido entre el sector construcción e inmobiliario en República Dominicana?
An ONE bulletin on the second quarter of 2026 shows that although construction and real estate grew similarly in number of companies (7.3% and 6.2% share), construction generated more jobs (6.05% year-on-year) and higher wage increases (8.4%) than the real estate sector (2.34% in employment and 7.2% in wages); additionally, female employment participation is higher in real estate (37.2%) than in c
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- September 15, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El Estado dedica RD$37 millones a reducir vulnerabilidad ante desastres; CEIZTUR gasta 83 veces más en obras turísticas
CEIZTUR's 2026 tourism infrastructure budget (RD$3,112.5 million) is more than 83 times the RD$37.2 million MOPC allocates to reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, while CEIZTUR's total institutional budget (RD$4,103.2 million) exceeds MIVHED's social housing program by 6.9%, according to DIGEPRES data.
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- September 15, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El monorriel de Santiago ya tiene fecha para la prueba de entrada en operaciones
Santiago's monorail, a 13-kilometer, 14-station project that is part of the city's Integrated Transport System, will begin train circulation tests in October and expects to start commercial operation by year-end, with an integrated fare of RD$35 allowing transfers with OMSA buses and the cable car.
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- September 14, 2026·El Inmobiliario
APROCOVICI realizará conferencia sobre construcción sismorresistente en República Dominicana
APROCOVICI will hold the conference 'Construir para Proteger y Salvar' on September 23 in Santiago, focused on technologies and innovations for earthquake-resistant construction in the Dominican Republic, featuring Chilean architect Cristián Wittig Grell.
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- September 7, 2026·El Inmobiliario
El misterio del origen del dinero detrás de la construcción en Santo Domingo
A report by the ONE on active construction projects in Greater Santo Domingo shows that most do not disclose their funding sources or use of trusts, while regulations from the UAF and the Superintendency of Banks aim to oversee and prevent money laundering in the construction sector.
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- September 5, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Apenas 96 obras en el Gran Santo Domingo instalan cargadores para carros eléctricos
According to the ONE's ROE 2026-1 report, only 96 of the 5,398 active construction projects in the Metropolitan Region (1.8%) plan to install electric vehicle chargers, making it the least common amenity, while 69.3% of projects include no amenities at all.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Leonardo Reyes Madera revela ante tribunal carga techo del Jet Set superó cinco veces la prevista en el diseño original
An Onesvie expert testified in the trial over the Jet Set collapse that the roof failure resulted from structural overload, with a mortar layer of up to 37.5 centimeters versus the 7 originally designed and a weight exceeding 650 pounds per square meter versus the planned 160, ruling out earthquake, fire or explosion as causes.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Obras Públicas anuncia desvíos en la autopista Duarte por colocación de vigas en nuevo puente hacia Jarabacoa
The MOPC announced temporary traffic diversions on the Duarte highway near Jarabacoa due to beam placement on a new bridge, with alternate routes enabled and support from Digesett and Comipol.
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- September 4, 2026·El Inmobiliario
¿Dónde se están “muriendo” los proyectos de construcción?
The ONE's ROE 2026-1 report shows that abandoned construction projects in the Metropolitan Region rose from 3.2% to 4.3% of the total between 2025-2 and 2026-1, the category with the highest relative growth, with 78 of the 284 abandoned projects located in Santo Domingo Norte and 75 in Santo Domingo Este.
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- September 3, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Gobierno inicia revisión de 92 expedientes de contratistas del CIC y prevé validarlos antes de finalizar 2026
The Executive Commission of Law 16-26 began reviewing 92 CIC contractor files, with possible validation before the end of 2026 and payments depending on fund availability, while disagreements arose over the role of oversight monitors in the process.
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- September 3, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Menos de cien proyectos sostienen el “boom” constructivo de la Región Metropolitana
The ONE's ROE 2026-1 report shows that in the Metropolitan Region just 1.2% of active projects (80 developments over 15,000 square meters) account for 49.2% of built area, while half of small-scale projects remain stalled, attributing the growth in square footage to large state-led low-cost housing developments.
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Anuncian la XIII Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de República Dominicana 2026
The Dominican Society of Architects, the Ministry of Culture and CODIA will officially launch the 13th Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism 2026 on September 3 at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, an event to promote national architecture and urbanism projects.
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Costo final de la vivienda no depende únicamente del salario, afirma ministro del MIVHED
Housing Minister Jean Luis Rodríguez stated that final housing costs depend not only on wages but also on land and materials, reporting that construction permits rose from 663 to 1,269 and authorized investment increased from RD$166,977 million to RD$460,000 million between January-August 2025 and 2026. In the same forum, the Public Works minister outlined progress on highways, mass transit and el
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- September 2, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Onesvie informa prepara personal del Palacio Nacional para responder ante posibles sismos
Onesvie and the Presidency's Administrative Ministry are training National Palace staff to immediately assess the building's structural condition after an earthquake, using technical protocols and tools such as ArcGIS Online.
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- August 31, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Cómo los precios del combustible afectan los costos de construcción en República Dominicana
Fuel price volatility in the Dominican Republic during 2026, driven by geopolitical tensions and shifts in refining margins, has affected the ONE's Housing Construction Direct Costs Index, adding pressure on a construction sector that was already showing signs of slowdown.
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- August 25, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Los primeros siete días de un edificio
An opinion piece explains the importance of concrete curing during the first seven to fourteen days after pouring, noting that in tropical climates like the Dominican Republic's, poor curing can reduce strength by 30% to 50% and cause structural failures years later.
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- August 16, 2026·El Inmobiliario
Supervisión, inspección y fiscalización: conceptos relacionados, pero no son lo mismo
The article explains the technical differences between construction supervision, inspection and oversight (fiscalización) in the Dominican Republic, based on Regulation R-004 and the institutional structure of the MOPC, highlighting their importance for defining responsibilities in construction projects.
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