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| Posted On: | 02-Aug-2005 |
| From: | "Mike Brown" [mike.....com] |
| Subject: | [roatan] Roatan Realty Pulse |
Roatan Realty Pulse NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2005 Your number one source for real estate news in The Bay Islands. www.roatanrealty.com INSIDE THIS ISSUE Home & Garden TV Tapes Roatan Segment Exclusive Agents for Keyhole Bay Roatan Realty Addresses International Groups Our Utila Office is Open! Caribfest is Next Weekend “Ask the Expert” Column Home & Garden TV Tapes Roatan Segment For three months, Mike Brown, Office Manager, and his Roatan Realty staff worked quietly behind the scenes to bring Home & Garden Television (HGTV) to Roatan. In late July, cameras rolled as the network taped a 30-minute segment for their reality series House Hunters. This is the first time the series moved beyond U.S. borders to feature a home buyer in an international location. Roatan Realty clients Gary Howorka and Rebecca Anderson, a happy, vivacious couple, were perfect House Hunter “stars.” Roatan Realty agent Jeff Thekan showed the Minneapolis clients three upscale homes located in Port Royal, Politilly Bight and Gibson Bight. They actually purchased several parcels of land and plan to move in October. So, what attracted Gary to Roatan? “A friend told me about The Bay Islands and I liked the idea that it was somewhat undeveloped,” Gary explains. “I love the reef and water sports in the area, the people are nice and primarily speak English, and Roatan is just a direct two hour flight from the US. It is also a fantastic investment, because if you look at the statistics, Roatan’s real estate market is set for enormous growth.” The show, which will be broadcast to more than 80 million U.S. viewers, 1,000 outlets on U.S. bases, and more than 175 countries, will cast Roatan into the limelight and is expected to have a positive impact on both tourism and property sales. We’ll publish the air date as soon as the segment is scheduled. Exclusive Agents for Keyhole Bay Keyhole Bay, an upscale gated oceanfront residential community, located on Roatan's southwest coast selected Roatan Realty as its exclusive broker. Keyhole Bay includes single-family estate home sites and luxury condominiums in breathtaking hillside and seaside settings. There are still excellent investment opportunities at Keyhole with five of the 24 ¼-acre home sites still available. Prices range from $70,000 to $149,000. Construction of 35 condominiums is scheduled to begin this month and there is still time to receive the $20,000 pre-construction discount. Keyhole will be a unique niche community with architecture of concrete Spanish style homes and condos. All properties are strategically located on oceanfront and hillside settings that take advantage of the breathtaking island views. The clubhouse area will overlook the beautiful Beach at the Keyhole and include a restaurant, bar, pool and meeting facilities. A typical Keyhole owner is 40 to 50 years old and from the United States, Central America or Mexico. If you are looking for security, recreation, lifestyle, investment and financial opportunities look no further than Keyhole. Please contact Roatan Realty today about investment and retirement opportunities in this community. Roatan Realty Addresses International Groups Roatan Realty experts were invited to participate at two important International events in August. Agent Bill Orr is heading to Vancouver, Canada to participate in the real estate forum at the Agora Wealth Symposium August 9-10. Attendees for the exhibition and symposium will include approximately 400 high-net worth active investors. Agent Jeff Thekan will join Bill as a guest speaker at International Living’s (IL) three-day Live and Invest in Honduras Seminar on August 18-20 at the Hotel Palma Real in La Ceiba. This is IL’s first full conference focusing just on Honduras. Seminar participants will learn everything they need to know about moving and living in Honduras, from finding or building a dream home to financing property…from shipping household goods to residency and visa requirements. Our Utila Office is Open! Roatan Realty opened an office in Utila to better respond to clients seeking investment or retirement property in that neighboring island. The office, located above Munchies on the main road, is staffed by Jeff Thekan and Kurt Halverson . Another office will open in Coxen Hole next to Serrano’s Hardware in October and be staffed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on cruise ship days. Prospective buyers will be able to view all listings online in addition to seeing listings on a large display board. An agent will be available to answer questions or show prospective buyers property. Tropicalrez will share space and book adventure tours. Caribfest in Roatan August 5-6 Caribfest with more than 15 groups from various countries will be playing on August 5th and 6th at the new Coral Cay Marine & Nature Park on Roatan. It will feature popular musicians from countries such as Colombia, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Belize, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. The music includes both traditional and non-traditional Caribbean sounds, including merengue, salsa soca, reggae, calypso and reggaeton. The festival is expected to draw thousands of visitors to Roatan from all over the Caribbean, along with guests from the United States and other countries. “Ask the Expert” Roatan Realty’s knowledgeable professionals will answer your questions in this new monthly column. Please send your questions to asktheexpert.....com Q. It looks like prices are on the rise here. How do I know if my property is priced to sell and not under or over-priced? A. One of the biggest mistakes in selling a home or property is pricing it improperly. Clearly everyone wants to get the highest dollar they can - but that means pricing it at market value and not just what you think you need to get from it. Your property will sell much faster if it is priced right. Based on our statistics, property values on Roatan increased 20% this past year and are projected to increase 20-30% over the next year. We keep statistics on what every home and piece of property in all areas of The Bay Islands has sold for. Based on this information, we can do a FREE market analysis for you. Then you can be assured that your property is not under or overpriced. It will be priced to sell. Then, we’ll do our very best to find you a buyer! For more information on any items in this newsletter, please contact info.....com. To unsubscribe from the Roatan Realty newsletter please email us at unsubscribe.....com and enter ‘remove’ in the subject line. Roatan Realty Members of the Roatan Realtor's Association Members of the Roatan Multiple Listing Service Members of the Honduran Realtor's Association Phone (US): Toll free: +1 877 716 1388 Roatan Phone (Honduras): + 504 455 6022 / 6400 / 6438 Utila Phone (Honduras): + 504 397 7160 FAX: USA: +1 786 549 0129; Honduras: +504 455 6026 Physical Address: Roatan Realty Office Park, Principal Calle,Brick Bay, Roatan Bay Islands, Honduras Postal Address: Roatan Realty, 10025 N.W. 116th Way, Suite 2, Medley, FL, 33178 USA http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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