October 29, 2020
The recent news that the Cayman Islands have been taken off the European Union’s blacklist of uncooperative countries with regard to tax matters might not be immediately noted as significant for the real estate industry, however the truth is that Cayman’s financial services industry is the most significant driver of Cayman’s economy, underpinning jobs and […]
October 15, 2020
The impact of Covid-19 has been felt right across the world when it comes to the detrimental effects it has had on a country’s economy and the Cayman Islands is no exception, with our tourism industry coming to a grinding halt as we shut our borders in a bid to prevent the spread of the […]
September 30, 2020
I don’t believe that we have ever seen as many cranes along the Seven Mile Beach corridor as we have currently, and those numbers are only set to increase by the end of this year. Such large construction equipment is a telling and obvious sign of the huge number of developments currently taking shape along […]
September 17, 2020
The Global Citizen programme, which the Cayman Islands Government anticipates will attract so-called ‘digital nomads’ to our shores, looks as if it will come into effect soon, with only small tweaks to existing legislation needed to have fully up and running once our borders are open again on 1st October of this year. These individuals […]
September 11, 2020
An informative press conference, held on September 9, 2020, by the Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee, Premier Alden McLaughlin, Governor Martyn Roper, Commerce Minister Joey Hew and Health Minister Dwayne Seymour, gave us insights as to how we will be welcoming visitors to our shores again very soon. Here are some highlights from the […]
September 3, 2020
The coronavirus has had a massive impact on the way in which we live and work, restricting many to working from home for quite a few months during the lockdown. But the restrictions imposed in lockdown have born an interesting and positive phenomenon: a new way of working which has the potential to have a […]
August 21, 2020
During my first webinar a few weeks ago (click to request the webinar link), I provided an overview of the Cayman real estate market. Where we were, how COVID-19 affected our industry and where we are heading in the future. Please keep in mind that all of this information is from the webinar (click to […]
August 9, 2020
The Cayman Islands Government announced late yesterday, after my article was published, to extend Cayman’s border closures to October 1 citing the continuing spread of COVID-19, particularly in the United States. The border closing for an additional 30 days will be reassessed as we get closer to October 1. While obviously this can be disappointing […]
August 6, 2020
As you may be aware, the Cayman Islands’ borders have been closed to visitors, from a general aviation perspective, since March, in the jurisdiction’s quest to prevent the spread of Covid-19 within the Islands. This strict approach has meant Cayman has had very few cases and eventually has led to us becoming COVID-free for the […]
July 22, 2020
Pension withdrawals under the Government’s coronavirus emergency withdrawal plan have the potential to greatly contribute to the real estate industry, and thereby the economy as a whole if they are invested wisely. They also have the potential to ease one of the biggest financial burdens an individual will face during their lifetime: the cost of […]