‘Tis the Season to be Thankful on St. Croix

During this time of thanksgiving, we have a lot for which to be thankful. We’re delighted to see familiar faces return to island for the season. New shops and restaurants, like Adorn and BREW STX, are popping up. Tourists are strolling the streets and basking on the beaches. The real estate market continues to trend in a positive direction. WAPA is even working to lower costs and increase reliability!

We’re grateful to have some fabulous new listings. Keep up with what’s new by following us on Facebook and Twitter where we post just listed properties, price reductions and updates. Perhaps the island’s most notable listing yet is that of the Contessa’s Castle, which was even featured in The Wall Street Journal.

In October, I attended the Coldwell Banker Generation Blue conference which is our largest annual networking and symposium event. I was fortunate to network and learn from some of the top agents in the world, and in an ambiance alive with energy and cutting-edge trends for our industry. I especially appreciated the invitation to attend the Coldwell Banker Previews Certification course, which offered workshops and success stories from top producing brokers from around the world. I’m looking forward to implementing some new ideas for our St. Croix luxury home market. And one of my new workshop buddies shared a recent story of selling a home to a Chicago Cubs player!

I’ve also had the joy of reconnecting with Betty Silander (pictured with two of her sons) and she was kind enough to share her St. Croix past, present and future story with us. I first met Betty when she owned The Waves at Cane Bay back in the 80’s. She actually saw a newly listed condo in my May e-newsletter and decided it was time to own on St. Croix again.

As we move into this holiday season, know that we are thankful to have you as clients and friends, and that you welcome us into your inbox every other month. Wishing you happiness and health this season and always!