Heidi Routledge

Heidi Routledge is the Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner. Born in Canada, she has lived in Panama since 1997 and has worked in Panama real estate since 2006. She leads the property search for Rothbard Group’s clients, from the shortlist to the neighbourhood tours and viewings.

Since 2006. Heidi Routledge has twenty years in Panama real estate and has lived in Panama since 1997, close to thirty years in the country.

Heidi Routledge was born in Canada and moved to Panama in 1997. She has worked in Panama real estate since 2006 and is the Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner.

As the Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner, Heidi Routledge leads the property search. A client starts with a brief (city or beach, house or apartment, budget and timeline) through the Panama Property Finder or a consultation, then receives a shortlist of properties that fit the brief, with our perspective on each, followed by tours of the neighbourhoods and viewings of the properties they pick.

Yes. Heidi Routledge is the Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner and part of the firm’s team. Her work is property: the search, the shortlist and the viewings.

Yes. Heidi Routledge, Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner, leads the property search for the firm’s clients from abroad. Foreign buyers hold the same ownership rights as Panamanians for titled property, with exceptions such as land within 10 km of an international border. For the title checks, use your own independent Panamanian attorney, never the seller’s; our guide to buying property in Panama as a foreigner walks through the process.

It can, through the Qualified Investor Visa. Under Executive Decree 17 of 2026, in force since 16 September 2026, a property qualifies at US$300,000 when it is new and bought from the developer (or US$500,000 for a resale) and the investment is held for five years. Heidi Routledge leads the property search, Rothbard’s tax and residency team prepares the application and Panama decides it. Read the Qualified Investor Visa guide or try the Residency Route Finder.

Rothbard Group’s area guides cover nine areas: Ocean Reef, Punta Pacifica, Costa del Este, Santa María, Casco Viejo and Bella Vista / Cinta Costera in Panama City; Coronado & Playa Caracol and Buenaventura on the Pacific beach corridor; and Boquete in the mountains. Heidi Routledge, Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner, works from the brief you give so tell us which of these areas are on your list. Begin with the Panama real estate overview.

Yes. Rothbard Group is not a law firm. Heidi Routledge leads the search and the viewings; your own independent Panamanian attorney, never the seller’s, runs the title and encumbrance search before you pay any deposit.

Request a consultation or start with the Panama Property Finder, which turns a few questions about your budget, area and must-haves into a property brief. Heidi Routledge, Rothbard Group Real Estate Partner, leads the search from there.