Roatan

Avid Golfers this is a place you need to visit. A Pete Dye Design course with aqua blue Caribbean waters visible from 12 of 18 holes! Spectacular rolling hills with a TPC like island hole.

Nine holes of the Pete Dye design “Black Pearl” golf course are now open with completion of the course scheduled before the end of this summer. People now are able to play 18 teeing off from two different tees at each hole.

I believe at completion you will be able to view the ocean from eleven of the holes. This rolling hills, aqua views course will be one of the finest in the Caribbean.

The completion of several of the “Casita/Condos” should be within the next 30 to 45 days and this development
called “Pristine Bay” will be one spectacular operation.

I have three links on our site devoted to this operation and if this is an operation that interests you, you certainly should be on your list on “must sees” on your next visit-

The home sites are here- http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=421

Casita/Condos here- http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=420

The Marina Villas on this link- http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=584

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There is no doubt that markets in many places in much of the world the real estate industry would label as “Buyer Markets”. Roatan to a great degree is no different in that there no doubt are some of the best deals available for many years. Many Sellers are in a “buy and hold” pattern, meaning they have their properties for sale but are holding fast to the price points, whereas other Sellers are far more motivated. For years developers have been hard liners in regard to their price points. More and more are developing programs that allow more flexible offers or programs for financing which in many instances are not happening very easily in the U.S. the quality is just as great as it always been. Infinity Bay now has a 5.5% interest rate program on purchases with 50% down and Keyhole Bay is saying “bring me a contract” –

For those who are not familiar you really should visit the links above. Keyhole Bay is a top of the line quality operation a short walk from West Bay Beach that is the perfect place for a retirement or second home situation. It has the lowest price per square foot of the top end projects and has historically had a great reputation for delivering some of the most beautiful and well built units on the island.
http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=390">http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=390 >

Infinity is a Hotel/Condo operation that is not only a top of the line operation but also the absolutely perfect place for vacations if you are a beach lovers. Infinity Bay is on the Famous West Bay Beach. (AKA Tabyana) as in this article
http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=427">http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=427 >

Another recent visitor wrote this and posted it online……
http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2009/09/16/the-hidden-gem-of-honduras/

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-Cruz'n to the Island
Over the past +/- ten years there has been considerable discussion among people on the island regarding the cruise ship industry and it¹s place and future on the island. Many on the island depend on the ships as sources of income, the government enjoys the tax revenues and many who have never heard of Roatan are now able to visit our beautiful island.

The new cruise ship dock/facility in Dixon Cove, (AKA Mahogany Bay), is coming along very quickly and seems like it will be ready to go for the upcoming season. This second international cruise ship port will be a Carnival Cruise Lines location and will be self-contained, with a beach facility, many activities and shopping galore. It looks like it will be a first class facility that will provide island visitors with a pleasant visit to this beautiful island. The newly designed and remodeled port in Coxen Hole, (Royal Caribbean), will start the expansion of the docking facilities this fall (projected October start), which will allow the tendering of multiple ships. Both of these facilities are very nice and will change the island for decades.

Bottom line is that Roatan will be a much busier place. A place that despite the economics of much of the world or a political crossroads, will still continue to grow and be a great place to retire, invest or vacation. Companies of this large size do not put tens of million of dollars into a location if they do not think the island has a lot to offer. They are investing heavily.

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Quality maps are not that easy to come by in much of Central America, or few that I am aware of anyway. There are some for Honduras on sites like one called “Mystic Sidewalk”, that has some pretty good ones especially of the mainland. Google Earth of course is a pretty useful tool, though you need a higher speed internet connection to use it and many, even in North America do not have that. Our “MLS” , (Multiple Listing Service) now has a mapping tool which points out the properties pretty well, though it will take some time for all the agents to mark where the various properties are, http://link.flexmls.com/gjxb4o3fevi,2

I have uploaded a new map on our web site right below the active Google Earth map, in the form of a downloadable PDF. http://www.roatan-realestate.com/roatan-info.php

If you are coming for a visit this maybe something that you may wish to download and print before your visit or if you are trying to find various properties in regard to what
areas they are in. If you have previously not visited this link you may wish to, in that it has some interesting historical background written by Dr. D.K. Evans who is now living in the U.S. but did live on the island for many years.

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