Cayman Real Estate Blog
As a British Overseas Territory, Cayman celebrates many UK holidays. Today, we are celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. As an official public holiday, this means that many businesses are closed or on reduced hours. Cayman prides itself...
Whether functional or decorative, lighting can make or break the appeal and usability of a room. Cayman’s natural sunlight is taken into account by most builders, so rooms with windows often have ample daytime lighting. But many other situations...
WELCOMING Clients to your home is the single most important part of selling your property…especially when those visitors are potential buyers.
HOW IT WORKS… Preparing your home for the sales market...
A strong and vibrant real estate industry requires a broad range of ancillary services. Home décor and furnishings is one of the retail businesses that supports and is supported by real estate. Grand Cayman has numerous furniture and home décor...
The official start of the hurricane season (June1) is still a couple of months away. But we are glad to hear the predicition that this year's forecast is for a quiet season. The experts at Colorado Statue University (ironically, this inland institution is...
The announcement of plans for an expansion to the Cayman Brac airport is welcome news to the real estate industry in the Cayman Islands. Cayman Brac is one of the two smaller “sister islands” to Grand Cayman. The Brac (as locals call it) and Little Cayman...
This week's Cayman Property News under the sun focuses on - the proposed George Town Boardwalk. Taking inspiration from existing boardwalks in Havana, Miami, New York & Paris this boardwalk links downtown George Town to Seven Mile Beach...
We wrote recently about green construction in the Cayman Islands and have since learned that the new Government Office Accommodation Building (GOAB) has received Silver certification from LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
By: Lisa Blomgren
We can all attest to the natural beauty, charm and allure the islands bring us, the exceptional weather, diverse offering of restaurants sure to please even the most disconcerting palate, as well as a host of entertainment and business offerings easily accessible...
New home construction in the Cayman Islands adheres to strict local standards that are designed to take tropical weather, including hurricanes, into account. The local standards are derived from best practices in Florida which have been fine-tuned over many decades...
"Far from the madding crowd" in the tranquil beachfront community of Cayman Kai, this beachfront Rum Point property is known as "Shirley's Sand Castle". Awaiting a thoughtful, loving touch to reach its full charm and tropical amience, this 2 bedroom/2 bath seaside...
Cutting-edge building techniques that produce eco-friendly structures have taken root in the Cayman construction industry. The Sailfish Estate in Sunrise Landing on Grand Cayman is an exemplar of modern green construction. And Cayman Enterprise City has...
Today's headlines include notice of a rally by protesters who are opposing part of the ForCayman development. The protesters object to the closing off of a segment of West Bay Road - the segment that currently includes access to Public Beach. This segment also includes...
Despite the global challenges, Cayman remains steady and on-course. Patience, the key word for the global challenges of our times. Property pricing, KEY, being realistic in pricing, key, for all properties in order to maintain continued market activity. All indications are that...
Last week the developers of Morritt’s Tortuga Club and Morritt’s Grand Resort announced a $58mil expansion starting in 2012. This announcement echoes end of year forecasts predicting that construction and development will recover in 2012. And at the same time...
Moody’s, the Global Credit Rating Agency, has given the Cayman Islands a rating of Aa3 for their recent attempts to improve the economy, which would end in a fiscal surplus and reduction in debt. Moody’s said that the rating was given for the Cayman Islands’ high per capita...
BCQS, the well-known property development and consulting firm, has released its market trend report for 2011. Key among the trends presented is that construction costs, after rising for the last several years, are predicted to drop in coming years. In BCQS's analysis, Cayman ranks...
How do you choose? How do you choose among all the real estate companies? We all sell the same properties, some better than others. Typically, we all use the Multiple Listing System (MLS) that gives us access to everything that is for sale on the island. We agree that looking...
