Punta Cana real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $2,715 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 7.98%
- 12-month price change (USD): 10.2%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Punta Cana averages $2,715 per square metre, +10.2% in dollar terms over the last twelve months. That makes it the 45th most expensive of the 70 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Punta Cana
The $2,715 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Against the Dominican Republic national average of $2,447, Punta Cana carries a 11% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
Long-term letting returns about 8% gross on the purchase price, 7th of 69 markets by gross yield. Short-term letting is a different business with different costs, but for reference the short-let yield here works out at about 8.8%, on an average daily rate of $105 and 31% occupancy.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Punta Cana comes from the source we judge most reliable for this market. It was last refreshed on 2026-07-23. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Punta Cana be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: TheLatinvestor · thelatinvestor.com · globalpropertyguide.com · airroi.com. Snapshot: 2026-07-23.
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