There has been a lot of chatter in the media lately about the value of actually purchasing a home, vs. renting. Purchasing has always been the American dream – but number crunchers suggest that by the time you cough up the dough for a down p...
The recent ruling affecting the real estate industry is a blow. Both a good blow, and an ill wind that blows.
It states that Multiple Listing Services around the country whose members subscribe to the National Association of Realtors ...
When I started out in real estate in 2007, it was a Buyer’s market - a Buyer’s market on steroids. The strategy was simple – lots of homes out there, lots of eager Sellers. So…offer lowballs. Lowball until a Seller grabs the ball and ...
As a veteran of the East End of St. Thomas, I now find myself happily, merrily, tropically nestled on the island's far West End. The plethora of restaurants, stores, gyms, groceries, ferries – all gone. Instead, I stare out at nuclear-sized...
If you’re looking to buy more than the obligatory socks for the holidays, but are instead in search of a holiday home for your loved one – well, golly gee whiz, as a nearly 20-year veteran of the premier real estate agency on St Thomas, Sea...
As the listing realtor of this extraordinary waterfront property on St Thomas, I’m biased. And, while I hesitate to use this abused word – “unique” - unique does indeed describe Ocean Point Estate. Not only is it built to withstan...
I've said it before, and here I go again. If you're moving to the VI from the States, and you're not from the VI - in other words, this is going to be a new world for you - be prepared to either love this place for the very reasons it frust...
It’s not uncommon to get the call from someone who wants to buy an oceanfront home on St. Thomas. Understandable, for those with the pocketbook to make that choice. But that’s the kind of question that signals to me the buyer may not real...
It's been a remarkably robust selling market for home sales in the US Virgin Islands. Show me a Realtor who didn't exceed their typical annual income in 2021 and I'll show you a Realtor who's either new at the trade, or...
In taking listi...
COVID has dramatically affected real estate markets across the country, and buying a home in the US Virgin Islands has become more and more competitive. But what an extraordinary place to live in this ever-changing, work-at-home world! From t...
