Unlimited recreational activities in the BVI include tennis courts, horseback riding, mountain trails, and coral reefs. The BVI climate is subtropical. The temperature in winter ranges between 22 and 28 degrees, while in summer it stays between 26 and 31 degrees Celsius. The total population of the British Virgin Islands is 20,000.

The economy has been very stable for the BVI, which has been a major driving force in attracting investors to BVI real estate. Along with financial services, the tourism industry has played an important role in the development of the economy of this island. Total national income comprises 45% of tourism receipts and the BVI caters for almost 350,000 visitors. These visitors are usually from Canada and the United States. Due to interest from tourists, the BVI has developed strong and secure international listings to provide various options including villas, cottages and condominiums with very attractive international rentals.

Over the past two years, financial difficulties also led to the merger setback, which also affected the banking sector. The main affected were European and North American investors who are still struggling with their economies. Many banks in the EU have not been able to pass the stress test which clearly indicated the struggling economy for this year as well. However, this huge drop in domestic real estate did not affect the BVI much, which shows a positive trend for the BVI.

International real estate sale includes a large number of BVI options due to the following reasons that are prevalent on this island and thus make it a highly sought after location for tourism:

1. GDP per capita and standard of living have been maintained along with a stable political infrastructure in the BVI.

2. The economy of the British Virgin Islands is exempt from any corporate, capital gains and personal taxes that are very attractive to investors. Along with this, BVI’s rents and very low property tax have been able to create good exposure for investors in BVI. For this reason, the international real estate market has been maintained in order to give more housing opportunities to investors.

3. Although real estate in the BVI is very small and insignificant, the presence of the land tenure licensing system has helped develop sustainable BVIs for sale.

After evaluation of these factors it becomes clear that no matter how distressed the economy is for the union of Great Britain and North America, BVI listings will always have the best property buying options. Despite the fact that the island is small and the demand exceeds the supply, BVI has been able to offer a lot on the international real estate sales platform. International agents have high hopes for the sustainability of the real estate industry in the BVI.