| With its golden and white sand beaches fringed by | | | | schools catering to the influx of expats have sprung |
| lush tropical vegetation and an average year-round | | | | up making 'moving to the Caribbean' for families a |
| temperature of 25° Celsius, the Dominican | | | | realistic option. |
| Republic beckons travellers; for here amongst its cool | | | | The native language in Dominican Republic is Spanish |
| breezes can be found sport, geography and nightlife | | | | but English, French, Italian and German are also widely |
| to suit any lifestyle. | | | | spoken. A booming economy, which has experienced |
| The north coast of the Dominican Republic boasts | | | | explosive growth in the last twenty years, makes |
| the hip, youthful atmosphere of Cabarete. Bordered | | | | the Dominican Republic home to one of the most |
| by both a sunny beach and a peaceful lagoon, | | | | politically and socially stable governments in the |
| Cabarete offers windsurfing and kite boarding as well | | | | region. Gambling is legal all over the Dominican |
| as scuba diving and mountain biking. The night comes | | | | Republic. Seven international airports make air travel |
| alive with a wide assortment of restaurants and | | | | convenient. Miami Beach is only three and a half hours |
| clubs. This modern, sun drenched city is easily | | | | away by plane and the UK only eight hours and well |
| accessible from the Puerto Plata International Airport, | | | | served by chartered flights. |
| which is only twenty minutes away. | | | | A brief visit may encourage a more permanent |
| In contrast to Cabarete, life in Puerto Plata has a | | | | return. Real-estate for rent and real-estate for sale |
| slower pace, making it the perfect locale to kick back | | | | are abundant. The starting price range for a newly |
| and relax. The city is home to several tourist resorts, | | | | built luxury property may be as little as $70 per |
| but the all-inclusive nature of the resorts means there | | | | square foot. Villas, apartments and condos are |
| is little overflow of tourists into the residential areas | | | | available in all price ranges and there are many |
| of the city. Santiago, the second largest city in the | | | | real-estate agents who can assist in finding property |
| Dominican Republic, nests in the island's interior. | | | | for sale. |
| World-class restaurants with well stocked wine cellars | | | | Foreigners may buy or sell real-estate at will and |
| can be found in number along Santiago's cosmopolitan | | | | closing costs on a cash transaction may be as little as |
| streets. The nation's capital, Santo Domingo, lies on | | | | six percent. A home owner may choose to reside in |
| the south coast. La Romana, home to two 18-hole | | | | the Dominican Republic only part of the year and rent |
| championship golf courses, sits on the south coast as | | | | his/her property out the rest of the year. In that |
| well. | | | | case, rental income is tax free. |
| In between Cabarete and Puerto Plata is the popular | | | | For more information on buying real-estate in the |
| town of Sosua, with it's friendly Dominican and expat | | | | Dominican Republic, visit Dominican Real-Estate and |
| community. Real-estate here is destined to rocket in | | | | Dominican Property. For more general information on |
| price as outsiders realise how undervalued it is. New | | | | the Dominican Republic, visit Dominican Republic Index. |