Coldwell Banker Islands Blog

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates won top sales awards for 2008: Sales agents in the Bermuda. St Kitts-Nevis, and Bahamas offices won Top Agent Awards.

A new affiliate in Curacao was welcomed into the company. The office, formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, is in Willemstad.

Three different offices with the Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate System have secured the top listing on the island. Our office, in the BVI, won with a $11,000,000 custom villa named “Raku” located on the beautiful island if Virgin Gorda. The others were in Aruba and St. Maarten.

“Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates win top sales awards for 2008: Top Agent Awards were given to realtors in Bermuda, St Kitts-Nevis, and the Bahamas.

Curacao was welcomed into the company as an affiliate. Formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, is located in Willemstad.

3 CBIA offices won Top Dollar Listings awards: Aruba, BVI, and St Maarten. “Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates win top sales awards for 2008: Top Agent Awards were given to realtors in Bermuda, St Kitts-Nevis, and the Bahamas.

Curacao was welcomed into the company as an affiliate. Formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, is located in Willemstad.

3 CBIA offices won Top Dollar Listings awards: Aruba, BVI, and St Maarten. “Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates win top sales awards for 2008: Top Agent Awards were given to realtors in Bermuda, St Kitts-Nevis, and the Bahamas. The Most Improved Agent Awards were earned by Wayne Tyson, Coldwell Banker St. Kitts-Nevis Real Estate and Sharon Cranfield, Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty.

Curacao was welcomed into the company as an affiliate. Formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, is located in Willemstad.

3 CBIA offices won Top Dollar Listings awards: Aruba, BVI, and St Maarten.

“Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates win top sales awards for 2008

Sales Agents in Bermuda and Bahamas won top agent awards at the conference. The Above and Beyond Award was shared by Kim Webb of Coldwell Banker Bermuda and Carmen Massoni, Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty in the Bahamas.

A new affiliate in Curacao was welcomed into the company. The office, formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, is in Willemstad.

3 of the CBIA offices captured the award for top listing: Aruba, BVI, and St Maarten. “Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

Many brokers, owners, managers, and sales associates from around the Caribbean and Atlantic Island region recently spent two days at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference (IBC), at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the conference was “Bullish in any market” and focused on innovative strategies to retain and grow market share in a challenging real estate environment.

Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates Sales Associates won top sales awards for 2008

Top agent awards were given to sales associates from Coldwell Banker Bermuda, Bahamas, and St Kitts-Nevis.

A Curacao affiliate - formerly ChowMar, NV Real Estate, joined the CBIA family.

3 CBIA offices won the top listing on their respective islands: Coldwell Banker Aruba Realty, with a $6,500,000 luxury home in Tierra Del Sol, our CB office in the British Virgin Islands, and in St. Maarten.

“Each of these three Coldwell Banker locations are top offices on their respective islands. They were able to secure these magnificent listings because of the individual attention and superior marketing tools that these offices provide to their clients” said Coldwell Banker Island Affiliate Managing Director, Jim Reed.

The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) is investigating a Miami-based sales entity which has set up a website to sell real estate in the Bahamas.
BREA was responding to an announcement by Paradise Is Mine, which says it will open a sales centre in South Beach, Miami, to exclusively market Bahamas property.
BREA president William Wong noted that only Bahamians who are members of the Bahamas Real Estate Association are licensed to sell real estate in the Bahamas.
The exception is Bahamas-based developers, who are allowed to sell their own property.
Ted Rover, director of sales for Paradise Is Mine, remarked that in the current global economic turn down, Bahamas real estate prices have remained stable. He found this remarkable. Paradise Is Mine would focus at first on sales in Rum Cay, Bahamas.
There are several reasons why you should use a licensed Bahamas Real Estate Association broker. To start with, they are knowledgeable in Bahamian law as it relates to real estate and keep abreast of amendments. Secondly, they will know which subdivisions have the necessary government approvals. This is very important as, from time to time, someone will attempt to sell property without the required approvals. People have even been known to sell property they don’t own.
Thirdly, they know the market. And they also know the lay of the land and all the quirks that go with the territory.
After all, it would be ludicrous for a Bahamian broker to move to, say, Boston and announce he was going to sell real estate. To start with, he’d need permission from the U.S. Department of Immigration to work in America. Then he’d need to be licensed by the appropriate real estate authority. And he would need to have first hand knowledge of the market in his territory.

The Turks & Caicos Club of Providenciales announced an exciting partnership with Anne Klein and Macy’s Department stores in revealing its colorful, resort-oriented Spring 2009 line with an 8- page fashion spread in ELLE magazine.

The 21-suite Turks & Caicos Club on Grace Bay Beach is highlighted as the main sweepstakes prize getaway with 5 nights’ accommodation and roundtrip airfare in the April 2009 issue, on stands now and featuring Oscar Winning actress Reese Witherspoon as its cover girl.

Readers can enter to win on the Macy’s website at Enter to Win AK Fashionable Getaway Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes began at 12:01 AM ET on 3/9/2009 and will end at 11:59 PM ET on 4/19/2009. The promotion is also sponsored by the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board.

About Turks & Caicos Club
The Turks & Caicos Club is a full service 21-suite Caribbean-colonial designed hotel located on a quiet stretch of 12-mile Grace Bay Beach located next to the island’s best snorkeling reef. The boutique hotel offers 1-and 2- bedroom oceanfront and poolside suites with four poster beds, gourmet kitchens and private balconies, “Simba Restaurant & Bar,” complimentary water sports, wi-fi, daily American breakfast, spa services, diving, golfing and snorkeling excursions. The Club has been named Travel + Leisure’s 50 Most Romantic Retreats and is recommended by the international luxury hotel guidebooks, Condé Nast Johansens.

Reservations and information: (649) 946-5800

Resource: Prudent Press Agency

UNEXSO, Pelican Bay, and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism will welcome Legends of Diving to Grand Bahama March 30 - April 6, 2009. The purpose of the event is to recognize both U.S. and Bahamian diving legends who shaped the early developments of scuba diving, underwater photography, cave diving, marine research and animal identification. Nearly 100 guests including divers and non-divers are expected to attend the event.

Grand Bahama Island was chosen as the site for the International Legends of Diving event because of its rich culture, history, spectacular beaches, and shopping. Also UNEXSO is the home of the first dive training and resort center to teach scuba diving. Since 1965 UNEXSO has been in the same location showcasing incredible diving off shore, thrilling shark feeding and the world famous Dolphin Experience.

Joining the Legends of Diving will be a distinct group of scuba divers from across the U.S. – the VintageDoubleHose. This unique club only dives in period dive gear from the 1950’s and 1960’s and travels the world looking for the best dive sites to showcase their one of a kind diving equipment.

Read more at BahamaIslands Info.

Last week, 2 representatives of Adidas, world-renowned athletic company, visited St. Kitts and expressed their intent to continue the relationship with St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Athletics Association (SKNAAA).

Spencer Nel and Sandra Vazquez arrived in St. Kitts to renew Adidas’ contract with the Federation for an additional four years, and told local media that they are pleased to further the young but strong relationship.

“Our sponsorship evolved from our sponsorship of Kim Collins, and we have had a fantastic relationship from there.

“It seems that the Federation is doing some wonderful work because it continues to produce some pretty decent athletes, as you can see by some of the junior medalists that have come through in the past couple of years, and we’re fortunate enough to have recently contracted Virgil Hodge to Adidas as well,” Nel, who serves as Adidas’ Global Head of Track and Field Sports Marketing, stated.

Adidas has also designed new uniforms for SKNAAA.

Read the full article at SKNVibes.