Great Investment

Over the last 20 years, the United States has had a significant impact on Honduran economic and governmental reforms. Honduras has increased tourism, allowed more foreign ownership and completed major infrastructure projects.

The Honduran government is based upon the United States model, with separation of executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. There are federal elections every four years and officials are limited to one term of office.

Voter turnout is among the highest in the hemisphere. Honduras is viewed by investors, banks and tourists as being an extremely safe and stable environment.

Roatan Updates

The changes are now coming fast and impacting the island like never before. The cruise lines have invested over $120 million between the port at Coxen Hole which is used primarily by Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and others. Norwegian launched it's newest and largest ship that accommodates 6,000 passengers, the Epic and it took it's maiden voyage to Roatan where it will visit for a year. Royal Caribbean will be sending the Oasis and the Oasis 1 that carry 5,700 passengers. While Carnival has it's new flagship Mahogany Bay trying to offer there passengers all the activities they can to capture the tourist dollars. This has elevated Roatan to one of the top five cruise destinations in the world and the lines have committed to bringing 100 thousand cruisers a month to recapture there investment.

About a mile and a half East of Turtling Bay is the new Pristine Bay and Pete Dye golf course Black Pearl just opened for play in January 2011. It is all you could expect from Mr. Dye and son it is a gorgeous layout. Pristine Bay has golf course home sites from $250,000, town homes beginning around $800,000 and Luxury Homes from $1.2 million and sales are brisk. This is the sister development to the one in Antigua, Guatemala the same developers opened about four years ago, also sporting a Pete Dye layout.

Not to be left out the Spaniards are negotiating for Blue Ocean Reef an ambitious undertaking which involves buying back all the previously sold properties, condominiums and home sites alike by my estimate somewhere North of $25 million.

All of this and more has resulted in increased interest in beachfront lot's, homes, acreage and all island properties. All about island real estate and life on Roatan the first wave of baby boomers are coming and finding they can live the Dream and it's still affordable only a two hour flight from the U.S.