The Drive to Buy Property in Cape Verde:
Cape Verde properties are the big name to watch out for at the moment, whether you're in the property investment business, the travel business, or just someone who loves the thought that somewhere out there is a real tropical paradise island with everything you could wish for in the ways of comfort, style, lifestyle, culture and climate.
So what makes Cape Verde property such a valuable commodity at the moment? Much of the developments going on around the area at the moment are on Sal, one of the ten islands which together constitutes the archipelago throughout which the Cape Verde properties are to be found. Incredibly, although the islands are situated just 500 kilometres off the coast of West Africa, they were entirely uninhabited until the middle of the fifteenth century, when the Portuguese discovered them in 1460, and colonised most of the islands quite quickly.
Developing Cape Verde property has been quite a recent venture, with most of the islands still home to only a few thousand local residents. All properties have been designed and developed by local property developers, in complete sympathy to the surrounding buildings and culture. Although one can feel a colonial atmosphere in the air, there is no mistaking, as you gaze out of a Cape Verde property window across the crystal blue waters of the Atlantic as it rolls lazily across the miles of white sandy beaches, that you are far from suburban life and the daily drone which surrounds those of us not lucky enough to yet be enjoying one of the Cape Verde properties.
The islands themselves form part of a reserve, and a marine reserve exists to protect the many species which can be found enjoying the warm waters such as the loggerback turtle and the humpback whale to name but two. Whilst staying in a Cape Verde property you can also enjoy the beautiful waters, taking part in one of the many water sports available, from windsurfing to diving, from sailing to water skiing – with so much beach across the islands, and so much calm water between the islands, this is a place made for such activities.
And another boast made by the Cape Verde properties is that once there, you can be pretty confident that you'll be able to plan your daily activities, whether they are the water kind, or just having fun on the tennis courts, in the pools or at one of the entertainment or leisure complexes provided as part of the Cape Verde properties complex. The reason is that the climate enjoyed here is one which is enviable. Lying on the same longitude as the Caribbean, rainfall is hardly known during summer months – a millimetres every six months perhaps. Although being near Africa you might consider the climate to be quite dry, the islands are so surrounded by water that the atmosphere is surprisingly pleasant. Certainly, it seems that a Cape Verde properties has every advantage.
Interest in buying a Cape Verde property is high, and with limited space and the understanding that the islands cannot be developed beyond what is reasonable and permitted, it is advised to those interested in purchasing a property, either for investment or for personal use, do so quickly – such opportunities do not happen frequently.