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The Warmest Place in the Caribbean Has Electric Blue Water, Cactus-Filled Deserts, and Sun-Baked Salt Flats

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The moment you step outside your room, you feel the heat. It’s not warm. It’s hot. The air presses in immediately. The sand scalds your feet the first time you step onto it. You move faster without thinking. Winter feels far away, like something you left behind on another calendar. This is Bonaire at its most […]

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One of Harbour Island's Most Iconcic Homes Was Just Sold

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One of Harbour Island’s most recognizable private homes has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Rosebud, the historic Loyalist-era cottage on Bay Street, was sold in a transaction handled by Corcoran CA Christie’s International Real Estate agents Gavin Christie and Julian Shaq Gibson. The home had been listed for $4.95 million. The final sale […]

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Hyatt Completes $2B Sale of Playa Hotels Real Estate

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Hyatt has closed the sale of the all-inclusive real estate portfolio it acquired through Playa Hotels & Resorts to Tortuga Resorts, completing a roughly $2 billion transaction that reshapes Hyatt’s balance sheet while preserving long-term control of the resorts through extended management contracts. The portfolio comprised 15 all-inclusive properties across Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. […]

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$18.2M Grace Bay Beach Listing Sold in Turks and Caicos 

The home had been listed for $18.2 million.

In a strong sign for the market in Turks and Caicos, a villa that was listed for $18.2 million has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  It’s one of the biggest residential transactions in the Caribbean so far in 2025.  Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty handled the sale of one of the most […]


Hyatt Completes $2B Sale of Playa Hotels Real Estate

Brookfield Corporation has completed a $1.93 billion refinancing of the Atlantis Paradise Island resort, a move designed to strengthen the resort’s financial foundation and support its next phase of development.  The refinancing positions the landmark property for continued growth while unlocking $475 million in planned capital investments.  In a statement, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism […]

Concord Wilshire Buys The Bahamas’ Grand Lucayan Resort 

The Concord Wilshire company is buying the Grand Lucayan resort in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The international real estate development firm has signed an $827 million deal with the government of The Bahamas to buy the resort.  The actual consideration for the property was $120 million.  The company has a “very ambitious” […]

Hyatt Is Selling Playa’s Real Estate for $2 Billion 

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its recently acquired Playa Hotels & Resorts real estate portfolio for $2 billion to Tortuga Resorts, a joint venture between KSL Capital Partners and Rodina. The deal, announced this week, covers 15 all-inclusive resort assets spread across key Caribbean tourism markets—Mexico, the Dominican Republic, […]

$4.7 Million Penthouse Sells on Nassau's Cable Beach 

A penthouse at Nassau’s Goldwynn resort has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Unit 1203 at the Penthouses at Goldwynn was listed for $4.7 million; Rodland Real Estate’s Tim Rodland handled the transaction.  The 5,008-square-foot unit has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and sweeping views of Cable Beach.  It’s got a “modern beach-inspired aesthetic with […]

This Popular Jamaica Resort Was Just Sold for $28.5M 

A top all-inclusive resort in Jamaica has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 225-room resort is set on the beach in the Runaway Bay Area of the north coast of Jamaica.  So what’s on the move?  It’s the Jewel Paradise Cove, which has been sold by owner Playa for $28.5 million, the company […]

$8.95M Listing Sells in Harbour Island 

An $8,95 million listing on Harbour Island has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The villa called Luna Sea was just sold in a deal handled by Corcoran CA Christie Bahamas.  The exact sales price was not revealed.  The villa consists of a 6,100-square-foot main house and a dockhouse that includes a full bathroom […]

Dart Just Bought Another Top Caribbean Hotel 

The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. The Kimpton Seafire. The Four Seasons Anguilla.  The Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman. Cayman’s Dart has been cultivating an enviable collection of Caribbean hotels in the last few years, and now it has another one.  So what’s the newest acquisition?  Dart has officially acquired the Zemi Beach House hotel in Anguilla from […]

The Most Expensive Home Sale in Puerto Rico This Year 

It’s been one of the top luxury real estate destinations since the pandemic, and now Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach Estates at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve have seen another major sale.  In what is the most expensive home sale in Puerto Rico so far this year, a six-bedroom villa at Dorado Beach Estates has been sold for […]