ERA Real Estate Blog

Autumn is Halloween season in many parts of the world and that rings true where I grew up in the Midwestern United States. Kids would dress up and ‘trick or treat’ through the streets in their scariest, spookiest costumes. Ghost stories and tales of hauntings were the order of the day. In honor of this, I have decided to tell...

Big things could be coming to the quiet, tranquil island of Cayman Brac. Big things! New Brac Experience Brac businessman Mr. Mervyn Scott envisions a totally redesigned experience for tourists and locals alike. Think aerial trams, world-class hotel accommodations and an all new ferry system for visiting and exploring the sister island of Little Cayman. All of this would transform...

Well it’s been a long time in the works but recently it was announced that the multi-million-dollar plan to finish John Gray High School will finally proceed. The construction, to the tune of forty some odd million dollars, has been planned – yet never started – for over ten years. Back in the year 2012, over fifty million dollars had...

Thinking of Moving to the Cayman Islands? Read this first... Moving to a new country is a big step in life. Leaving your homeland behind for a new one across the sea can be an amazing experience. Learning about a new culture and way of life is an enriching experience that one will remember forever. Nowhere is this truer than...

And the beat goes on. Property development, especially in the luxury/high-end vacation home sector is booming with new properties beginning construction seemingly weekly on Grand Cayman. This is not, however, completely without controversy… Latest Development Recently a group of developers known as Libanon Corp. has been trying to get planning approval for a large project in the highly desirable 7...

Well the secret is out… Living in the Cayman Islands is expensive! Okay, maybe that wasn’t that much of a secret. But it’s getting more expensive by the day. Specifically, the cost of renting a home in the Cayman Islands is skyrocketing. And people are feeling the effects. Rental Increases Recently, figures were released by the office of Economics and...

Okay folks, Brexit is a big news story. It’s been plastered all over the BBC and corresponding news outlets all over Europe and the rest of the world. It has huge and complex implications for the business world and people’s personal lives in kind. Companies are relocating to more favorable jurisdictions; travel will become more arduous across the British Isles...

Anyone who has lived in the Cayman Islands for any length of time knows that South Sound looks vastly different than it did years ago. Shoe Tree As more and more people flock to our sunny shores, their needs for housing and amenities in close proximity to George Town and the surrounding areas, has pushed development in the area to...

Miller Back Again Advocating Tougher Boating Regulations By Johnny Pohlmann Accidents on the water are all too common in the Caribbean. New Legislation With the vast amount of commercial and recreational boating that is undertaken in an area where commerce and fun centralize on the sea – oftentimes accidents and injuries occur. Recently there was a horrific boating accident in...

‘Oh the times they are a-changin’!  Well, at least in many of the British Crown Dependencies. Opening Up Recently the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey announced that they intended to open up on just who the true owners of companies are in their territories. This decision would disclose information on the beneficial ownership in the offshore territories and make...