Jun 2, 2023 | QA
Published on our May 2023 Newsletter
Question: “At the $500,000 – $1,000,000 price point, will the house have a sea view?”
Christie’s Answer:
Of the 32 homes available today, 19 had sea views, and several more had more of a peek-a-boo sea view. Sometimes views can be opened up or enlarged by trimming plants and trees. The right house for you might have a view you can expand.
What $500,000 – $1,000,000 can buy you? In our November 2022 newsletter we discussed what $150,000 – $300,000 could buy you here on St. Croix. In our February 2023 newsletter we looked at what $300,000 – $500,000 could buy. This month’s newsletter has the next installment of that conversation. If you would like to see the other newsletters, go to our Contact Us page. That’s where you can sign up for the newsletters. There’s also a button to click which takes you to our last newsletter. Once there, in the top left side of the page is a button to click to see all the past newsletters.
Contact us with any questions about home buying on St. Croix. We have worked with many Buyers on and off the island to purchase their dream home on St. Croix. We can help you with every step of the process.
Jun 2, 2023 | QA
Published on our May 2023 Newsletter
Question: “At the $500,000 – $1,000,000 price point, will the house have a pool?”
Chris’ Answer:
Possibly. Of the 32 homes available today, 16 had pools. What’s important is the house. if you find the right house and there is not already a pool there, often pools can be added. Just make sure that there is room for one.
What $500,000 – $1,000,000 can buy you? In our November 2022 newsletter we discussed what $150,000 – $300,000 could buy you here on St. Croix. In our February 2023 newsletter we looked at what $300,000 – $500,000 could buy. This month’s newsletter has the next installment of that conversation. If you would like to see the other newsletters, go to our Contact Us page. That’s where you can sign up for the newsletters. There’s also a button to click which takes you to our last newsletter. Once there, in the top left side of the page is a button to click to see all the past newsletters.
Contact us with any questions about home buying on St. Croix. We have worked with many Buyers on and off the island to purchase their dream home on St. Croix. We can help you with every step of the process.
May 30, 2023 | Island News
We are excited to see that tourism in the US Virgin Islands has remained very strong! The Caribbean Journal reported that ForwardKeys data shows the US Virgin Islands leading Caribbean destinations in international arrival growth, with a 22 percent increase over the first quarter of 2022. That’s ahead of destinations like St Maaten, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos and even the Dominican Republic. It also reported that since 2019, the numbers show an even more robust, sustainable jump: the US Virgin Islands has grown at a rate of 24 percent, the highest growth rate in the Caribbean. Read the full article here.
We have noticed that since beginning of the year, the island continues saw many many are visiting for the first time through the increase of cruise ship arrivals and stayover visitors from the mainland. It doesn’t surprise us that reports show in St. Croix, cruise traffic has increased by 150 percent! While the cruise ship season has ended here on St. Croix now that we are approaching June, our island arrivals by air are at an all-time high with visitors from all over the mainland coming to our shores for a taste of the island’s captivating energy.
We are so happy to also see the U.S. Virgin Islands has received top honors from several prestigious media companies for 2023. Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine, Yahoo! Life and Frommers all underscored the territory for its ease of travel and new developments. Condé Nast Traveler highlighted the USVI as one of the Best Places to Go in 2023; Travel + Leisure ranked USVI as one of the 50 best destinations to travel to thanks to our beach vibes. We’re thrilled to share St. Croix with new and returning visitors in 2023.
Photo from The Caribbean Journal
May 18, 2023 | Testimonial
Full review from our clients the Wilson’s!
“We had travelled to St. Croix on several occasions specifically to check out the island. It didn’t take long, within the first 24 hrs we knew this was the place!
Moving to an island is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, Chris Powers crossed our path by way of a requested profile of what we wanted in a realtor – someone who has been living on the island for an extended time, someone that does the job full time, someone that supports and is active in the community, someone with some life experience, and someone who will “tell it like it is!”
When Chris contacted us we needed to have a quick conversation. I had seen the house, or at least I thought I had. We spoke at length on the phone. Chris asked us all kinds of questions, even what kind of car we drove… Yes! That is important. We told him about the specific house we saw online and rather than have us travel for that one house he set up a walk thru tour (Skype in our case) for convenience and to see if we really were interested before we took the time and money for a trip down. This was huge for us! We liked the house even more after seeing it this way and made plans to travel.
Chris and Christie met me for dinner the night before the scheduled viewing to continue to get to know me and what we really wanted in a house and a lifestyle. The conversations were easy and honest…and full of important information on any and every subject.
Loved the house! Within the few days of arrival, we had accepted an offer on our home in the states, and were under contract for our new island home. We flew in on the day of our closing … suitcases, dogs, and nervous anticipation… And Chris met us and drove us up to the house… and opened all the windows, got our bags in, got us settled and left us to watch our first sunset from our patio. Chris and Christie have been and continue to be a tremendous source of information and networking. You need this on island! You will need people. And luckily, we have great people! And friends … including Chris and Christie.
The best advise Chris gave: “do a little maintenance all the time”. There’s always some work to do. “It’s the price you pay for paradise”’
May 14, 2023 | Reports
Your monthly insight into the St. Croix, USVI real estate market! We have downloadable April Coldwell Banker real estate reports — available below for each category: All Properties, Condos, Single Family Homes, and Land! The sales data will be help you understand the number of listings sold, days on market, the median price listed and sold, and much more.
If you are not familiar with with the implications of the data, please give us a call or email us directly with any questions. We are Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) and Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) and have the experience and local knowledge to help you in every step of the process. We can help you narrow down neighborhoods based on your priorities. We can also advise you on the market trends in your desired neighborhoods.
Open reports by clicking on links below:
All Property Types – April 2023 Area Report
Single Family Homes – April 2023 Area Report
Condo – April 2023 Area Report
Land – April 2023 Area Report
Note: The average sales price and the average days on market could be skewed greatly by only one sale or because of the small number of sales.
