Celebrity Property in Belize

If you’re looking for a place to buy a property in 2009, what about Belize?  It’s a spectacularly beautiful nation with a fabulous climate, it’s part of the British Commonwealth and English is the main language in Belize, tourism is on the increase, the nation is considered safe and stable – and if all that wasn’t enough to persuade you, what about the fact that it’s a celebrity hotspot?

Not only are Hollywood stars drawn to holiday in Belize, but the likes of Leonardo di Caprio and Francis Ford Coppola already own celebrity property in the nation – and if you buy in, you could literally be rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.

In this article we look at reasons to buy property in Belize including the celebrity factor!

As stated, the actor Leonardo di Caprio has real estate in Belize – in fact, he owns an island off the nation’s shore called Blackadore Caye where he’s currently planning the construction of a luxurious hotel and eco property based project that will be operated by the Four Seasons group.  As the island cost a mere 1.75 million dollars for over 100 acres of prime, tropical land in the Caribbean Sea, you can see that relatively speaking land and property in Belize are affordable or even cheap.

Of course, you may not be in the market for an island, but even if you ‘only’ want a modest home in Belize you will be buying in a nation where the rich and famous love to holiday in style yet also anonymously.  Not well known as a playground for the rich and famous, the country is absolutely the perfect hideaway for those who like to get away from it all – which was precisely the driving factor behind Francis Ford Coppola’s decision to buy real estate in Belize too.

Other reasons that may sway your decision include the fact that Belize is one of the most beautiful countries in the whole world.  It is blessed with white sandy beaches, with topical rainforests, dramatic mountain peaks, rare yet abundant flora and fauna and stunning ocean views.  Thanks to these reasons the country is growing as a tourism destination and growing slowly wealthier as a result.  This has the knock on effect of infrastructure and amenity improvements that benefits those with properties that they reside in or let out in Belize.

Belize has been protected ecologically speaking and environmentally so it remains a pristine paradise.  The celebrities who have bought in such as di Caprio are working with the nation to ensure this status remains the same.  The tax status in Belize makes it very attractive, as does the fact it is an affordable place to buy, it has a stable currency, is a democracy and has a legal system based on the British.

In addition to all of these favourable factors supporting the purchase of a property in Belize, you have the fact that Belize is highly accessible from the US, the US is highly accessible from the UK, and the British pound still goes quite a long way in Belize’s real estate market.  So, if you want to find a home in paradise in 2009, take a closer look at the property landscape in Belize and join the celebrities buying homes in this beautiful Central American country.