Havana, Cuba
House with an inner courtyard in Vedado, HavanaFeatured houseVedado · HavanaHouse with an inner courtyardBeds4Baths2Area186 m²Price$210,000See the house
Buy a house in Havana, from anywhere

Diana finds houses
for buyers.

She works for the buyer. She visits every house in person. Before you pay, an independent lawyer can review the papers.

Initial consultation · $35
Buy · October 2026 selection

Diana's selection

Houses for sale in Havana that Diana has visited in person. Each listing shows what the seller declares about the papers.

    Commission a search

    If what you want is not here, Diana looks for it.

    Can't come to sign?

    Choose one of two. Diana coordinates the purchase and you sign before the notary when you come. Or you give Diana a poder especial de compra (a special power of attorney to buy) at the Cuban consulate, and she signs for you.

    How Diana works · what it costs

    Four steps, each with its price.

    1. Initial consultationA 30-minute consultation by video call or WhatsApp: whether you can buy given your citizenship and your migration status, which route suits you (sign when you travel or give a poder especial, a special power of attorney) and what real budget you need.Book$35
    2. Custom searchA selection of houses by neighborhood, bedrooms, budget and must-haves, and up to 5 in-person visits with photos, video and Diana’s note.Start$250deposit
    3. Paper reviewAn independent lawyer reviews the title, its registration and what is built against what is registered, before you pay anything.See the procedure$90
    4. Support up to the signingNegotiation, coordination with the lawyer and the notary, and signing. Paid at the notarial signing, on top of the price of the house.Talk to Diana2.5%minimum $2,500

    The buyer already pays for the house and its taxes. That is why Diana’s fee is 2.5%, at signing, and what you pay in steps i, ii and iii is deducted from it.

    Already found a house? A video visit on its own: $40 per house. Request a video visit

    Your case

    Can you buy in your own name?

    It does not depend on where you live, but on your citizenship and your migration status.

    Who can buy a house in Cuba · If you live abroad, do you lose your house?

    I have a house

    Selling a house in Havana? Show it to Diana.

    Diana looks for houses for her buyers. If yours fits, she shows it to them. Because she works for the buyer, she does not represent you in the sale.

    1. iYou send her where it is and a few photos.
    2. iiDiana visits it and asks what papers it has.
    3. iiiIf it fits a client, she lets you know and shows it.

    Selling from abroad?

    A relative or a lawyer signs the sale with your poder especial (special power of attorney). Diana does not sell under a power of attorney: she works for the buyer.

    Present your house

    Selling your house through El Solar costs you nothing.

    WhatsApp opens with these details. Send her a few photos there.

    Turnkey · by commission

    From the plan to the key.

    Design and renovation of your house in Havana in a single commission, for those who cannot follow the works in person.

    Diana is responsible for the result.

    Bedroom before the worksBeforeBedroom after the worksAfter
    Bedroom A
    Bathroom before the worksDuringBathroom after the worksAfter
    Bathroom A

    Case 00 · Diana’s own house, in Havana. Design and management, hers.

    1. Visit and assessmentDiana sees the house and tells you what can be done. Deducted if you go ahead.$70
    2. Design projectPlans, visual proposal, list of materials and works budget. One room, $300–450. Whole house, $10–15 per m², minimum $800. Can be hired on its own.from$300
    3. Works managementDiana hires, coordinates and manages. Minimum $500; 10% if the works exceed $30,000.13%of the budget

    The money for the works goes into an account used only for that project, in phases, with a receipt and a photo of each payment.

    Talk about a renovation
    Paperwork · for anyone who needs it

    Inheritance, power of attorney and sale, without traveling.

    Inheritance in Cuba from abroad, power of attorney at the Cuban consulate, purchase and sale. An independent lawyer handles them; Diana coordinates. The notary has the last word.

    iPaper review before buyingTitle, registration, what is built and the reference value.
    iiUnformalized inheritanceDeclaration of heirs and allocation, with a power of attorney.
    iiiPoder especial at the consulateDrafting, sending and use in Cuba.
    ivChange of migration statusLey 171, from 1 Nov 2026.
    vThe house in the name of someone who leftOwnership and the route to put it in order.
    viConstruction not on recordLegalization, deadline extended by one year.
    The procedures and their prices
    Diana Díaz, of El Solar, in Havana
    Diana Díaz · Havana
    Diana

    One person, on your side.

    Diana lives in Havana. She is an industrial designer. She bought her house with a loan from a Spanish bank, and renovated it herself. Now she finds houses for buyers, in Cuba or abroad.

    Read her story
    1. Teenage years

      Her mother rents half of their house to guests. They live in one room and share the bathroom with them. Diana learns that a house is built in parts.

    2. Spain

      With Spanish citizenship, she lives there for six months. She gets a loan from a Spanish bank.

    3. The purchase

      With that loan she buys a house in Havana. An agency she trusts accompanies her through the process.

    4. The works

      More than a year living on the building site, without a bathroom. She designs each space and sees it built. Today she lives in that house.

    5. El Solar

      Friends abroad ask her how to buy in Cuba. She is looking for a second house herself and sees it is not easy. That is why she opens El Solar.

    Represents the sellerNo
    Signs the purchase for youWith your power of attorney
    Visits the house in personYes
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    Diana Díaz
    +53 5 293 7097elsolarcuba.com

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