I have requested this 2 times now.Can you recommend someone else that
may be interested in contacting me?Tricia
On Jan 10, 2005, at 1:22 PM, dean_milverton wrote:
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> Holiday News Letter January 8, 2005
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> -Busy days.....time is right.
> -On the Screen
> -Multiple Listing Service
> -New Listings and good deals
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> -Busy Days-
> Like for everyone out there the past month is a busy one. With the
> pressures of the Holidays and all the responsibilities that go with
> this time of year we often do not slow down enough to appreciate why
> we are celebrating it. Gift giving, home decorating, family get
> togethers, office parties, travel and seems that in many places this
> year even the weather had something to say and give people, in much
> of the U.S. atleast more of a holiday challenge.
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> Here we obviously have less in regard to shopping options, (for me a
> good thing), but for whatever reason seems that our normally "slow"
> time of the year, October, November), for both island visitors and
> real estate sales, all but did not happen this year. Although the
> inquiries change at different times, (shifting from development
> pieces to homes or from condos to home sites, etc), it seems that we
> were still very busy. There is no doubt that part of that busy was
> getting ready for the upcoming "busy season" and there were closings
> on sales that happened during the last "busy season", it just seems
> that life itself just did not slow down. Or did not for me anyway.
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> As a company we have added personnel to be able to serve you better.
> A new General Manager, additional sales personnel and even started a
> real estate apprenticeship program to generate additional sales
> personnel for the future-the first of it's kind in this country. We
> have plans to open a second office and that also makes for a
> additional work load, now but will be better for all the upcoming
> year.
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> Added to the business was a computer glitch that twice now has
> slowed me for days. Bottom line is that I need to apologize to all
> for missing last month's news letter and to even more of you for not
> saying Happy Holidays.
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> We have been here for five years now and although there is still a
> long way to go regarding development on the island, I believe for
> many THIS is the time. Why? Well obviously just my opinion, but to
> me the bubble is about to burst. You see, for years now things have
> been happening here on a gradual basis. A road paved here and there,
> cell phone service, then microwave internet. A new development here
> and there popping up, but seems that things have just been plugging
> along as separate pieces of the puzzle. A new telephone company -
> Telephono Honduras - now services the resort/vacation area of West
> Bay all the way to Sandy Bay and according to them, will be
> installing DSL internet service. Seimens corporation from the
> states, along with the original Hondutel Telephone company, has
> installed new fiber optic lines on a large portion of the island,
> (of course the numbers new versus old are not all working yet, but
> hey, we are not there but here). Three phase electric to West Bay, a
> new face for Coxen's Hole with paved streets and side
> walks, ................large improvements.....short amount of time.
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> ...........On the "Screen"........seems for quite sometime now we
> have existed below the radar screen to most of the world, but
> circumstances have changed, travel destinations have changed and
> seems the island have come into focus. Central American Tourism was
> up over 3% last year BUT Roatan was up over 20%.
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> Years go by and seems not that long ago when the island had a dirt
> runway at the air port.
> Last Saturday there were seven large jet, (Airbus, 737, +) that
> landed here. TACA, two Continental flights, two Canadian Air
> Charters, AeroHonduras, (formerly SOL AIR), and a direct Charter
> from Milan, Italy. Next month there will be 40+ cruise ships that
> dock and travel has continued to increase on the non direct flights
> from north America that hit the mainland of Honduras first which
> Continetal and American both service along with TACA and Areo
> Honduras. TACA recently ran a RT special for only $269 from Miami.
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> The Discovery Channel, CNN, U.S.A. Today and even the Grand Rapids
> Press, (Michigan), have done articles or stories on Roatan-all in
> the last month or so.
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> Times, they are a changing. With tens of millions of baby boomers
> coming of age, investigating possibilities (beyond Florida), all the
> pieces of the puzzle are coming together just at the right time.
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> Retirement ? Investment ?......now is the time.
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> -Multiple Listing Service -
> For the past year or Roatan -Real Estate has been working with other
> real estate companies on the development of the real estate industry
> also. Seems that that is coming together exactly at the right time
> also.
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> If you go to our site http://www.roatan-realestate.com you can see
> it first hand. I know, not that big of a deal there. Here, it is as
> both advancement in the industry and as a help to the clients we
> serve. On the first page you come to you will not only see
> our "Featured Listings" but you will also see a blue and white
> realtor logo "Multiple Listing Service"
> If you click on that you will end up being able to view hundreds of
> listings now and probably double that amount in the near future,
> with four new companies recently joining.
> Makes your research into the possibilities that much easier. Now
> instead of having to go from site to site looking at all the
> possible choices and having to write every company on the island you
> can pick one company you are comfortable with and see virtually
> everything that is available on the island. Is it 100% yet. No
> unfortunately not, but we are well on our way and things are
> progressing quickly.
>
> -New Listings and good deals part of Roatan Real Estate offerings-
> "NEW" listings -
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> Great Development possibilities-
> New this month is a 26 acre parcel with 1300 feet of frontage on a
> protected bight (bay)-
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=176
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> Also new, consider either of these three sites for land bank
> opportunities. Sure to go up in value in this strong market-
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=178
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=180
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=177
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> The perfect spot for a small developer RIGHT NOW -
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=181
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> A new commercial site in Coxen Hole with Three streets that that
> make up three of the four property boundries and offer great
> exposure-
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=179
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> The perfect home site for you ! -
> Lighthouse estates home site -walk to West Bay Beach from a quiet
> residential area-
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=59
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> other great spots to be considered..................
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> Smaller spots for good value-
> Oak Run or Johnson Bight -both with road , water and electric-
> $42,000 and $39,000.
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=57
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=157
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> Planned community bargain-large cul de ac home site with lots of
> upside potential/motivated Seller !
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=106
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> Always a good consideration for home sites now and condos soon -
> Keyhole Bay - Great location planned community.
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=168
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> Moon Clyffe- Looking for views ? Do not pass up looking at this one -
> http://www.roatan-realestate.com/listing.php?id=112
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> We wish you all the best for 2005 and please keep the people of the
> far east affected by this huge tragedy in your thoughts and prayers.
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> Best to all, from all at Roatan-RealEstate !
> Larry
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