ERA Real Estate Blog

Meet ERA’s Outstanding Real Estate Agents in the Cayman Islands

When it comes to buying real estate property in the Cayman Islands, choosing the right broker or realtor is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. Working with a professional real estate agent can help in a lot of different ways, especially if you are a first-time buyer or an overseas property investor. You will find...

ERA’s Top Real Estate Agents In Cayman

The process of buying or selling property can be quite complex, especially if you’re in the market for luxury real estate. In the Cayman Islands, where the property market continues to prosper and many international clients purchase sight unseen, one of the best decisions you can make is to find an experienced local real estate professional who can find the...

The Best New Developments To Buy an Investment or Vacation Property

If you’re planning to shortlist some of the best new developments for investment or a vacation home in the Cayman Islands, make sure to include these properties recommended by our ERA Cayman real estate experts, Richard Newton and Selene Oddenino Newton, who are not only CIREBA-accredited real estate professionals but also experienced property managers and investors as well. Richard moved...

Where to Stay on Seven Mile Beach

Gearing up for a great escape to the Cayman Islands? Chances are, you’ve set your sights on spending your holiday somewhere near the sparkling blue waters and powdery white sands of Seven Mile Beach. Situated on the western side of Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach is perennially ranked among the best beaches in the world, making it a top attraction...

How Safe is Investing in Cayman Islands Real Estate?

Short answer: Investing in any type of real estate property in the Cayman Islands is absolutely safe. In fact, not only is it safe, it can also be quite lucrative. When it comes to buying real estate in the Caribbean, it is a widely held opinion that the Cayman Islands is the safest and soundest option available, especially for investors...

Real Estate Laws in the Cayman Islands

Behind the sustained and progressive growth of Cayman’s luxury real estate market  is a set of clear-cut and uncomplicated real estate laws, coupled with a secure and efficient land registration system and a welcoming approach to foreign ownership of property. These attractive, buyer-friendly features continue to gain the confidence of HNW and UHNW individuals wishing to acquire residential property in...

Welcome to the New Cayman Real Estate Franchises

Having been a key figure in the Cayman Islands real estate industry for over four decades now, ERA Cayman broker Jeanette Totten is always happy to find new players throwing their hats into this exciting, albeit highly competitive arena. For Jeanette, the growing number of new real estate franchises proves that despite earlier forecasts of an inevitable cooling down period...

The Best Developments to Buy a Cayman Vacation Home

The beauty of owning a vacation home in the Cayman Islands is that you don’t have to wait for summer to go on a holiday. The tropical weather is pleasant for most of the year and the views are always postcard-pretty anywhere you go. Best of all, Cayman is a highly favored destination for luxury property buyers because of it...

ERA Cayman Gets a Boost from Fuel 2023 Conference

[caption id="attachment_659985" align="aligncenter" width="900"] ERA Cayman goes to Vegas! L-R Kristina King, Robert Totten, Jeanette Totten and Jordan Totten[/caption] Always on the lookout for opportunities to keep stride with the latest industry trends, exchange ideas with other real estate professionals, and gain insights into best practices for leadership and success, ERA Cayman joined over a thousand international delegates who came...

Luxury Living: How Cayman real estate compares with other Caribbean destinations

As the reach of global travel and access to connectivity continues to expand, so does the desire for international real estate investments. Long considered a preferred destination for tourists and holidaymakers, the last decade has seen the Caribbean proving itself to be a diverse region with significant economic potential and tremendous growth opportunities. Thus, despite the setbacks on the tourism...

The Best Neighborhoods for Retirement in the Cayman Islands

Retirement for some people could mean riding off into the sunset; for others, it could mean swinging gently in a hammock and sipping tall drinks while watching one of the world’s most beautiful sunsets from the comfort of their island home -- day after day. If your idea of retirement is spending your golden years soaking up the sun in...

Cayman Islands Real Estate Market Recap for 2022

2022 proved to be the second most active year for property sales in the Cayman Islands with 877 properties sold to the tune of over US$ 992-million. This astounding performance is exceeded only by the record-breaking achievement of 2021 when, for the very first time, the Cayman real estate industry breached US$ 1-billion in property sales in a single year....

Emerging Trends in Cayman Real Estate for 2023

The last two years saw a sizzling hot Cayman Islands real estate market, with property prices setting record highs and a shortage of inventory that could hardly cope with soaring buyer demands. However, in the last quarter of 2022, industry experts predict an inevitable cooling down period for the red-hot real estate market -- not just in the Cayman Islands,...

Cayman’s Hot Properties – Fall 2022

So many choices, so little time. With the demand for real estate in the Cayman Islands soaring to an all-time high, the competition for securing prime property has become fiercer than ever, especially since the number of available properties is still much lower than it was prior to the pandemic. To help interested buyers and investors zero-in on some of...

Celebrity Homes in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands have always been a favorite holiday destination for many top tier personalities in business, sports, politics, and entertainment, simply because it’s one of the few places in the world where they can enjoy the most luxurious amenities of modern living set in the backdrop of an island paradise -- and enjoy all these in utmost privacy. Not...

Our Favorite Properties for Sale in the Cayman Islands

Team ERA Cayman takes pride in our brokers and agents who all have a deep, personal knowledge of the islands’ residential neighborhoods -- an immense resource they have always relied on in helping clients find their dream property in the Cayman Islands. As the Cayman real estate industry continues to perform exceedingly well and the prices of properties continue to...

Getting a golden visa? Why the Cayman Islands is your best option

Obtaining a Golden Visa is one of the easiest ways for ultra-high net worth individuals and their dependent family members to become legal residents  of a foreign country, with the right to travel, live, work, study, and enjoy health care benefits within that jurisdiction. Some programs can also lead to citizenship, depending on the host country’s residency requirements. At present,...

CIDB makes home ownership more affordable for first-time Caymanian buyers

With the cost of living in Cayman already higher than most countries in the world, the continued uptrend in interest rates not only threaten to extinguish the average family’s dreams of owning a new home, but also puts them at risk of losing the one they already have. Just this week, the US Federal Reserve passed its second consecutive 0.75%...

Top 10 questions to ask a Realtor in the Cayman Islands

If you are seriously looking into investing in Cayman Islands property, working with a real estate professional can be one of the wisest and most prudent decisions you can make. Working with a trained and experienced realtor can turn what could be a fastidious process with tons of legal paperwork into a seamless, stress-free transaction. Then you can focus your...

Welcome, New ERA Real Estate Agents!

ERA Cayman’s latest batch of CIREBA-accredited real estate agents may be new to the company, but they are certainly not new to the country or to the business. Some of them even have first-hand experience in being property investors and managers themselves -- a unique advantage that helps them approach their clients’ needs with greater proficiency and expertise. “All of...