Browsing: Dominican Republic property boom

Trinidad Carnival 2014 is assessed in its aftermath: economic impact data confirms another landmark festival for the T&T hospitality and property sectors. Caribbean spring transaction season delivers solid results across Barbados, the Cayman Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean. Jamaica’s NHT first-time buyer programmes continue. Dominican Republic construction maintains momentum. CBI programmes record Q1 2014 growth.

2013 closes as a year of recovery and divergence for Caribbean property: the Dominican Republic booms, Trinidad & Tobago posts strong economic performance, Jamaica completes seven demanding months of IMF reform, and the hurricane season delivers its quietest outcome in years. The 2014 Caribbean investment outlook is broadly positive as the region enters the new year.

Caribbean Property & Investment Review surveys the region at year-end 2013: the holiday season is set to deliver the most commercially vital fortnight of the year, Jamaica’s IMF reform programme is demonstrating sustained credibility, Trinidad & Tobago’s economy is among the Caribbean’s strongest, the Dominican Republic is approaching a record tourism year, and the 2014 investment outlook is broadly positive.

Caribbean real estate investment is gathering momentum as the winter season opens. Trinidad & Tobago’s energy-driven property boom shows no sign of slowing. Dominican Republic luxury hotel openings are elevating the country’s profile. Jamaica’s IMF reform programme is demonstrating credibility through quarterly compliance, and Barbados’s winter tourism season is generating cautious optimism.

Peak Caribbean summer 2013: tourism arrivals are running ahead of prior-year levels across most territories, Jamaica’s IMF fiscal reform is gathering momentum, Trinidad & Tobago’s construction boom is reshaping Port of Spain, and citizenship by investment programmes are generating growing property investment flows.