President Yalile Alpizar

CEO, Costa Rica Leading Estates CLE S A

Yalile Alpizar is the President and Owner of Costa Rica Leading Estates CLE S. A. and the leading websites for luxury real estate in Costa Rica: www.costaricamilliondollarhomes.com, www.costaricaluxuryestates.com and www.costaricaluxuryvacationrentals.com . After working twelve years for international organizations, she started her real estate career in year 1990, putting into practice advanced techniques in the areas or public relations, management, marketing and several more real estate related subjects. Besides many professional real estate courses and seminars, both local and international, she holds a Real Estate Certificate from the State University, where she graduated with honors. She is the pioneer luxury real estate expert of Costa Rica, exclusively dedicated to the high-end market. It was back in 1997 when the company she leads closed on a multi million deal by selling a 123 acres farm near the International Airport, to INTEL Corporation to install their Latin American Regional operations. This sole transaction changed the future of the whole country, by turning the eyes of foreign investors towards Costa Rica with a different vision, changing its typically agricultural economy to an economy oriented to high technology, ecotourism and high-end development. This created an important market niche for luxury real estate, and since then, she has dedicated all of her efforts towards promoting the country at the highest international level and enhancing the presence of the luxury real estate industry of Costa Rica.