Buying here: the back story
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The back story
Can foreigners buy property in the Bahamas?
What the International Persons Landholding Act means for overseas buyers: when you only register, and when you need a permit.

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Buying in The Bahamas: the prime neighbourhoods, the agents and developers, the new developments and how a purchase works, from our The Bahamas guide and official sources. No prices, no rankings.
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The back story
What the International Persons Landholding Act means for overseas buyers: when you only register, and when you need a permit.
Sales, rentals and relocation
An estate agency for sales and rentals, with guides to relocation, immigration and permanent residency.
Island-wide luxury sales
The Bahamas affiliate of Sotheby’s International Realty, with listings across the islands.
Windsor Business Park, Windsor Field Road, Nassau, New Providence, The BahamasExplore View on map
Sales and rentals on every island
Coldwell Banker’s Bahamas affiliate, Lightbourn Realty, with sales and rentals across the islands.
Exuma specialists
Engel & Völkers’ Bahamas office, with listings across Exuma including private islands.
The largest full-service agency
A Bahamian estate agency for homes, condos, beachfront and development land and private islands.
Golf, marina and residences
A resort community with villas, marina residences, homes and estate lots, an Ernie Els course and a megayacht marina.
Albany, South Ocean, Nassau, New Providence, The BahamasExplore View on map
Homes around a marina
A waterfront community of homes and condos around its own 194-slip marina.
Palm Cay, Yamacraw, Nassau, New Providence, The BahamasExplore View on map
Residences at the resort
Residences at Baha Mar on Cable Beach, including Rosewood Residences.
1 Baha Mar Boulevard, Nassau, New Providence, The BahamasExplore View on map
Homes in a private club
Golf-course, marina-village and beachfront residences and homesites in a members-only club on Great Guana Cay.
Great Guana Cay, Abaco, The BahamasExplore View on map
Check your agent is licensed
The regulatory body for real-estate transactions and agent licensing in The Bahamas, with a searchable list of licensed agents.
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