Home Buying

Ever dream of owning an Island or a gorgeous Caribbean home? Then the country of Belize is your answer. Nestled on the Caribbean coast of Central America, this small sovereign nation is ripe in culture, warm year-round in climate and prime in beautiful tropical Belize real estate.

Belize is the only Central American country that has English as the official language, making it ideal for USA citizens to visit, buy a permanent or retirement retreat. Until 1981, Belize was a colony under the control of the British Empire, when the country became independent and joined the Commonwealth of Nations.

Buying Belize real estate is quite easy for foreigners. Since the legal system is based on the common laws of England, foreign ownership of land is handled in the same manner as in the United States. 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. A price tag of just about two and one half million US dollars, and you own it. 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.

After you have found your dream island or home you can visit one of the many Belize attraction spots like, the Great Blue Hole, a massive sinkhole, near the coastline. Thousands of explorers, swimmers, and divers visit this national landmark every year. Brought to national fame in 1971 by Jacques Coustea, it has become a Mecca for scuba divers and spelunkers the world over. Surrounding the Great Blue Hole is an amazing reef stretching for miles along the coast, approximately half of all tourists to Belize come to the Great Blue hole as their primary reason for visiting the country. Because it is part of the National Park, there are no Belize real estate parcels in close proximity.

The diverse culture of Belize includes Mayan settlers as early as the first millenium, Mexican and Spanish settlers form the early 1800s, US citizens (who began settling after the Civil War in the 1860’s), Asians (from the 1900’s) Central American immigrants (from the mid 1900s) as well as recent immigrants from the world over looking to own a piece of Belize real estate. The country has become, ‘the Melting Pot’ of central America, as practically every ethnicity is represented there.