Luxury Caribbean Markets To Watch In 2019

Anthony Hitt,  Forbes Real Estate Council  Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

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President and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, overseeing the global real estate brand's growth and operations in the Americas. 

For those looking to “own a piece of paradise,” the Caribbean has long been considered a dream destination, and interest in the region only continues to build. Be it the slower pace of island life, pristine beaches, picturesque sunsets, warm climate or all of the above, the 7,000 islands that make up the Caribbean continue to draw real estate investors from

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Median Home Sale Prices Hit an All-Time High at $248,000 in 2018; Homeowners Staying Put Longer as Average Homeownership Tenure Rises to New High

IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2019 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Year-End 2018 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that home sellers in 2018 realized an average home price gain since purchase of $61,000, up from $50,000 last year and up from $39,500 two years ago in 2016 to the highest level since 2006 — a 12-year high.

That $61,000 average home seller profit represented an average 32.6 percent return on investment compared to the original purchase price, up from 27.0 percent last year and up from 21.9 percent in 2016 to the highest average home

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The Engel & Völkers real estate company has opened an office in Livingston. 

Engel & Völkers, an international firm based in Hamburg, Germany, has offices in several Montana locations, including Bozeman. The Livingston office, owned by Bret and Polly Anna Snyder, of Bozeman, opened in November in the Albemarle building at 105 W. Park St., Unit 5.

The office is staffed by Supervising Broker Jane Tecca and two sales associate advisors — Chip Lenihan and Elisa Petz. Tecca, a 30-year resident of Livingston who has 13 years of real estate experience, said Engel and Völkers offers a full range of real estate services for sellers and buyers, from residential to commercial, farm and ranch; and even handles things like

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Engel & Völkers opens new shop in Whistler

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Whistler, BC and New York, NY (September 4, 2018) – Engel & Völkers has announced its expansion into Whistler with a new real estate shop opening, growing the company’s global network and luxury service in Canada. The newly established Engel & Völkers Whistler is led by esteemed license partners Maggi Thornhill and Max Thornhill, who have run their own independent brand, Thornhill Real Estate Group, since 2007. Maggi Thornhill holds the decade long title as Whistler’s #1 agent having made over $1.7 Billion in sales volume since becoming REALTOR® certified in 1989, serving as the top agent for 10+ years.

The new shop will provide leading

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Where Are They Now? This Year’s Most Popular Listings

Our readers seemed to be looking for private islands in 2018

By Mansion Global  |  Originally Published On December 25, 2018  |  Mansion Global       Composite: Bryce Muench/GravityShots; Halstead; McGrath Realty; Compass; William Pitt Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty

Every weekday, we feature a Listing of the Day. While these include villas, penthouses, brownstones and more, there are some gems that stand apart, garnering the most attention from our readers. This year seemed to be the year of the private island.

Below are the top five most popular listings of 2018, in…

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Update 01/09/2019- First the History- In US Politics, a government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass or the President refuses to sign appropriations legislations funding federal government operations and agencies. In this case, the current interpretation of the Antideficiency Act requires that the federal government begin a "shutdown" of the affected activities involving the furlough of non-essential personnel and curtailment of agency activities and services, however essential employees are still required to

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