Real Estate Blog - November, 2016

Relocating to the Bahamas? What You Should Know

Posted by Helen Dupuch on November 28th, 2016

Who wouldn’t you want to live in the Bahamas? 340 plus days of sublime sunny weather on average each year. Beautiful sandy beaches. Laid-back island lifestyle. No income tax. The benefits are numerous.

But there are a few things you should know before starting to move toward relocating to this sunny tropical paradise. Here are a few things to consider.

Why move here anyway?

Let’s start off with an easy one. One has to simply take a look at the beautiful environment with its sunny climate, and friendly residents to understand why anyone would want to spend more time here.

It’s also close – relatively speaking. The sunny islands can be easily reached from numerous international locations via a direct flight, closest of all is…

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How did the Bahamas Fare in the Wake of Hurricane Matthew?

Posted by Helen Dupuch on November 16th, 2016

Preparing for Disaster

A tropical wave, named 97L, formed off the coast of Africa in late September, travelled west across the Atlantic, and upon reaching the Eastern Caribbean became Hurricane Matthew on September 28th 2016. Matthew rapidly intensified and became a Category 5 storm on September 30th and proceeded to track northwards, towards Haiti, Cuba and ultimately The Bahamas and on to the US East Coast.

Labelled a major storm and significant threat from early on, Matthew was taken very seriously by the Bahamian population. Preparations began early, and picked up pace as Matthew moved, ever so slowly, closer. Matthew had the capital, New Providence in his path and the residents were taking no chances. By the mid afternoon on Wednesday the…

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