Real Estate Sales Volume Holding Steady as Pre-Construction Sales Heat Up
| Turks and Caicos continues to be a leader in tourism and real estate sales throughout the Caribbean region and the sales numbers and pre-construction sales numbers certainly reflect this attraction to be a part of our incredible environment whether just for a brief stay or for a lifestyle. There are currently a host of opportunities for new development offerings, some currently under construction and some that are about to announce their plans. A number of the larger parcels of beachfront land in Providenciales will be reshaped into high-end, branded hotels, and residences to keep pace with the seemingly endless demand for investment and vacation properties. Our superb tourism offerings continue to attract A-listers from around the globe as seen throughout the social media channels as well as buyers looking for a place to call home amongst the abundant turquoise blue ocean views throughout, the temperate climate, and tranquil laid-back Caribbean atmosphere. The first quarter of this year witnessed another major groundbreaking celebration in Providenciales by the same developers of The Ritz-Carlton Residences with The St Regis on Grace Bay as well as the formal public sales launch by Grace Bay Resorts with The Point. These two new luxury developments have already recorded over 70% (St Regis Tower I of three towers) and 65% (The Point) units sold/reserved. The Loren on Turtle Cove, which broke ground in June 2023, is showing a unit sales production of 52%, and Andaz Turks & Caicos after officially breaking ground last year is reporting unit sales production at 65%. ARC at South Bank is 50% sold with construction to start in May of this year. This new condominium inventory is satiating the overdue demand with buyers who are willing to wait for up to three years for the completion of the resort properties. We are also gaining momentum on some of the boutique new developments such as Villas at Blue Mountain, with multiple pre-sales which will soon start construction, and The Summit at Blue Mountain, which has strong momentum and is well under construction. The positive side, for buyers to the delay in usage of their new vacation property, is the stage payments with new construction which fit the bill for those who prefer a payment plan for their Caribbean investments. While the pre-construction sales in the Condominium Sector are high and not officially recorded within our TCREA MLS statistics, in this 1st Quarter, the re-sale condominium sales volume was $18M, 25%-65% lower in comparison to the past three years with the average price remaining high at $1.1M which resulted in a $/SF of $1,100 at the luxury end (+$1.5M). Also note that re-sale condominium inventory continues to remain low with DOM averaging only 118 days. The Single Family Home Sector continues to lead the way albeit the sales volume is down from 2023’s numbers but steady in terms of healthy growth when reviewing the past five years. There are several pending sales that will be posted throughout this coming year and the new listings that have come on the market will help to fill the gap in this sales volume by the end of the year. The Land Sector experienced a large spike in activity, as a result of five large transactions, Emerald Estate-$8M, Northwest Point-$7.5M, Grace Bay-$6.75M and $5.365 and Long Bay-$3.8M, which also raised the average price to $1.325M, an all-time record. Interesting to note, beachfront land in Long Bay was selling for $20,000 per linear foot of beachfront in January 2021 then hit a cyclical high of over $42,000/LF in January 2022. The 110% increase in value over a one-year period caused a pause in demand for a couple of years. This changed in March 2024 when we saw a modest increase of 10% to over $46,000/LF. The outer island land sales continue with this 1st Quarter seeing 30% of the land units sold from North Caicos, Middle Caicos, and Grand Turk. Enjoy the beautiful spring weather wherever you are! We look forward to keeping you up to date with the real estate market in the months to come. Do not hesitate to reach out to your sales professional to have a conversation about our market, and to assess purchase and selling opportunities! Find Turks & Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty past Market Reports link here. |
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