TJ's BuyRoatan.com Blog

City hall blasts realtors for cash

In a hastily called meeting yesterday, new Mayor, Honorable Dale Jackson along with Honorable members of the Municipal Council blasted Roatan Realtors for not doing their part in seeing that the Jan 2005 imposed 1% Municipal Transfer tax was collected and paid to city hall. 

In a vocal and sometimes spirited 2 hour meeting, Mr. Jackson and others on the council, including, the Hon. Julio Galindo, suggested the real estate community may not be reporting totally accurate numbers.  Mr. Galindo suggested that the $32M in closed transactions reported to city hall in 2005 was highly incorrect and should in reality be closer to the $300M mark. (maybe somewhere in between ?!?)...

2006 shrimpfest attracts a crowd

This weekend marked the 2nd Annual Roatan Shrimpfest held at Parrot Tree Plantation and shrimp wasn't the only thing on the menu....  Organizer Suyappa Edwards did a fine job of promoting the 2 day event which drew over 10,000 from all over the country...

Cheaper homes on the mainland?!

While Roatan continues to experience rapid growth and development, and prices continue to go up and up here...Developers have recently started looking at the mainland Honduras for cheaper land to develop.  As an alternative and a more affordable solution, gated communities have been advertised recently on both the MLS and local medias, boasting amenities similar to the USA.  La Ceiba, a small coastal town which...

Real estate trend affecting buyers motives

Recently an article from RISMedia was sent to me from an associate of mine.  I found this article particularly interesting in that it earmarks what Buyers are looking for in a second residence, and thought I'd share my good fortune...

Quoting from the article, which is taking it's information from the 2006 Coldwell Banker Previews International(R) Luxury survey, "Key findings from the 2006 Luxury Survey indicate that the typical million-dollar homeowner likes to live well, but they are not living an ultra- lavish lifestyle," says Jim Gillespie, president and CEO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. "We did not find huge numbers of these consumers having
amenities like heated floors (14 percent), tennis courts (4 percent), or backyard putting greens (5 percent)."  ...

Roatan's first squash court??!?

Well, it's been a while since I've posted. Partly because of writer's block...who am I kidding?  I've been busy.  Too busy and too excited to even take the time and update my blog...why you ask?   Well.....