Prosperity - as storms ravage world housing

The credit crunch has put paid to property booms around the globe, right? No, not quite. While the US, UK and European property markets are in price freefall, the Caribbean, and in particular the holiday island of St Lucia, seems to be holding its own - for the time being at least.

“Property prices have remained robust throughout the financial crisis,” says Allen Chastanet, St Lucia’s minister for tourism. “The key is we didn’t have a boom to begin with, so building levels were at sustainable levels. Therefore, we’re not having a bust.

“The only price softening that has taken place has been reflective of the pound weakening against the dollar,” he adds, with reference to the fact that St Lucian property is priced in dollars. “Sellers have been willing to bend prices a bit for British buyers to reflect this currency shift.” Continue Reading

Overseas property: St Lucia

St Lucia packs a lot into its 238 square miles and has big intentions too. In addition to its beautiful white beaches, banana plantations, coral reefs and tropical rainforest, it has grand plans for regeneration and redevelopment. This looks set to make it even more popular, not least with celebrity fans such as Amy Winehouse and Kelly Brook, both of whom have been spotted frolicking on the island in the last month.

Minister for tourism Allen Chastanet knows that for St Lucia to attract the same crowds and wealth as Barbados and Antigua it needs to protect its natural beauty but not rely on it alone. “As a destination, St Lucia’s done well,” he says, “but there’s a lot of potential for growth.” Which means incentives to encourage more hoteliers and resort developers to come to the island, sleek new marinas, and the replacement of nail-bitingly bad roads. This will do away with the tortuous route from the south of the island and Hewanorra International airport (also to be upgraded), to the north, where some of the most beautiful beaches can be found. Continue Reading

Property in St Lucia

Why property in St Lucia, why not! We have one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean, great beaches, the weather and the charm of the island people. Although we do not have actual real estate listing on this site we do have a large number of listings on our sister site - www.islandpropertyguide.com.

Property in St Lucia has been growing in its popularity, the island has been a boom for the last few years. Although the costs of real estate has gone up in the last few years buying property in St Lucia is still a sound investment. They are a large number of agents on island that can assist you in finding what you are looking for, from the cost effective property to your luxury private villa with spectacular Caribbean views. 
 

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Not for sale. Click to search for other properties.

So to ask the question again - why property in St Lucia? If you are looking to invest in real estate, buy a second home or simple invest in one of our several developments, St Lucia has everything you have been looking for. 

To view a list of Developments, Land, Property or Rentals use the search pages provided within these links . We hope you are successful in finding you dream in St Lucia.

Caribbean dreams at bargain prices

White rum or dark rum? Butterfish or parrotfish? Mangoes or papayas? Oh, what delicious decisions one has to make when self-catering in the Caribbean. 

Shopping at the Saturday morning market in Charlestown, the capital of Nevis, 50 miles west of Antigua, certainly beats the usual supermarket trawl back home. There’s just a handful of fruit and veg stalls run by wiry ladies in hats, and an animated chap with an ice-chest full of freshly caught fish who drums up business by blowing on a conch shell like a Rastafarian Neptune. The mood is civil and leisurely, and as I’m here with my family buying food for the weekend we’re all glowing with a new-found sense of legitimacy. Tourists may come and go in their minibuses, but the moment you rent a villa on Nevis you become an honorary local, with every right to clog up the pavement while nonchalantly discussing the price of limes. Continue Reading