belize real estate
Ever dream of owning an Island or a gorgeous Caribbean home? Belize may be the place you are looking for. Nestled on the Caribbean coast of Central America, this little country has a rich culture, tropical climate and offers stunningly beautiful Belize real estate.
The country’s official language is English, making it easy to communicate and convenient to, buy a permanent or retirement retreat. Belize originally was a colony of the British Empire, until 1981, when the country became independent and joined the Commonwealth of Nations.
Buying Belize real estate is quite easy for foreigners. Especially since their laws are quite similar to the United States, and real estate laws are based on English law. The process is quite the same, find a piece of Belize real estate you desire, then, you can hire an agent and attorney to handle the title search, transfer and sales agreement just like in the USA.
If you have a desire to purchase a private island as well, there are more than a few within the Belize real estate territory. One island found just off the coast of Belize is nearly 19 acres, and resplendent with coconut grooves and magnificent shorelines touching the Caribbean. This piece of elegant Belize real estate will set you back about .5 million US Dollars. Of course if that figure is a little out of your range, there are smaller island choices on the Belize real estate market under half a million US dollars.
Once you have purchased your dream home (or island) you can cruise over to one of Belize’s major national attractions, the Great Blue Hole, an underwater sinkhole located just off the coast. This natural wonder attracts thousands of tourists each year. Jacques Coustea, the famous underwater explorer, brought this attraction to international fame in 1971, when he explored it in his ship, the Calypso. The gorgeous area surrounding the Great Blue Hole is known as the Belize Barrier Reef, this location is a top tourist attraction and accounts for more than half of Belize’s annual visitors. Unfortunately, practically no Belize real estate in the immediate vicinity is available for public purchase, since it is part of the National Parks system.
A variety of cultures have settled in Belize including Mayan settlers as early as the first millenium,Mexican and Spanish settlers form the early 1800s, veterans of the US Civil War came here in the late 1860s, while Asian descendents arrived in the early 1900s Central American immigrants (from the mid 1900s) and presently, peoples from all over the world come looking for a piece of Belize real estate. Today, the culturally diverse country is witness to almost every ethnicity on earth, much like the ‘melting pot’ of the USA.