BUYING A PROPERTY IN BAHAMAS

Why Buy in The Caribbean

Prices are still reasonable in Barbados but there has been a steady increases in land prices over the last 5 years. Supply, basically available land, is limited one the island therefore prices will have to increase inline with demand.

Those who buy real estate in the Caribbean do so for many reasons these include:

• A place to spend your retirement
• A purchase for investment purposes
• A second home as an ideal getaway
• To escape the rat race for a slower warmer pace of life

Where are the up and coming areas in the Bahamas?

The most popular areas in the Bahamas at the moment are the gated residential communities on New Providence and Paradise Island. Developments/communities of note are: Lyford Cay, Old Fort, Sandy Port, Ocean Club Estates, Port New Providence.

Popular residential communities in the family islands include: Harbour Island, Eleuthera; Hope Town, Abaco; and George Town, Exuma and The Exuma chain of islands.

Island after Island after Island

Newcomers to The Islands of The Bahamas quickly realize that they have stumbled upon not one, but many destinations. Between the "poles" of Grand Bahama and Great Inagua are 23 inhabited islands and thousands of unpopulated islets and cays ( pronounced "keys"). More »

Getting There

Being such a popular destination The Bahamas is well connected by air. These beautiful islands lie only 50 miles off the Florida coast, so as you can expect flights from the US are plentiful. The Nassau International Airport is easily reached by direct non-stop flights from Miami, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. Flight time from Miami to Nassau is about one hour, a bit more from Orlando or Fort Lauderdale. There are also direct flight from many European airports.

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