
What to Expect When Funding Residential Construction Projects In The Caribbean
We discuss what is the best approach for Residential Real Estate Development Financing:
- What You’ll Need to Have Ready
- What Are the likely Costs
- What Lenders will expect during the Project
You've bought your ‘piece o’ da rock’ on your chosen Caribbean Island, now you want to build your Dream Villa. What do you need to consider when looking to obtain Development Financing for your project?

The Hidden Dangers of Caribbean Double-Dealing
Beware of “Double-Agents” when buying Caribbean Property!
A Dual-Agency comes with Many Hidden Costs &
Limited Benefits
“Dual Agency” occurs when one Real Estate Agent represents both the Buyer and Vendor in a real estate transaction, also known as “double-dipping”. It can create problems, Conflicts of Interest, and result in additional costs to the Buyer.
A Conflict-of-Interest is unavoidable. At some point, the interests of the Vendor and Buyer always diverge. Dual Agents tend to favour Vendors, because higher sales prices will imply more commission income.

Where to Look for the Land-Mines That Can Blow Up Your Hotel Deal !
During my near 20 year career I've reviewed hundreds of hotel valuations, development appraisals, forecast cash-flow statements and feasibility studies. I've learned that even the smallest change, or omission, in underwriting assumptions can materially impact on whether the deal stacks-up, and may blow up your Hotel Deal!

13 Point Check-List For Successful Property Valuations
If you’ve Decided that you Need a Commercial Property Valued, Then selected a Suitably Qualified Valuer,
What Documents & Information Do You Need Ready to Provide your Valuer?
We sat down at Matheson Valuation and Prepared Our Shopping List of the Key 13 Documents & Reports which we need to Effectively & Efficiently Deliver your Valuation Report, which Meets with your Acknowledged Needs and Purpose.

The 11 Keys: How to Unlock The Value Within Commercial Real Estate Valuation Reports
Find Out MV’s 11 Keys to Enable our Client’s to Unlock the Real Value they Expect from a Professional Commercial Property Valuation Report:

Why Would a Caribbean Lender need a Valuation Report Reviewed?
Caribbean Risk Managers and Lenders can be unaware of the increased Risk & Responsibility that is being Transferred onto their Shoulders, when Accepting & Relying upon Valuation Advice. One of the Key Challenges that Lenders & Financiers Face is Having Access to Competent, Suitably Qualified & Experienced Valuation Advice - and having an Expert Review Ensures this for Each and Every Report they Instruct.