Grayce Tan
Articles by Grayce Tan
A Guide to the Bahamas Property Market: What's Behind Its Enduring Appeal
Few Caribbean markets carry the name recognition of the Bahamas, and the fundamentals behind that reputation remain firmly intact. A record tourism year, tightening inventory in prime locations and a tax structure that continues to draw international capital have kept the archipelago near the top of the list for buyers considering the region. For Chestertons Global, it's a market that sits naturally alongside our growing Caribbean network.
A Guide to the Eastern Caribbean Property Market: St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica in Focus
St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica sit close together in the Leeward Islands, and both have built something the wider Caribbean has come to look to as a benchmark: a long-established, government-run Citizenship by Investment programme built substantially around real estate. For Chestertons Global, the pairing offers a genuinely useful lens on the region — two markets with a shared investment mechanism, but very different buyer propositions.
A Guide to the French Caribbean Property Market: Martinique and Guadeloupe in Focus
Not every Caribbean property market operates outside a national framework, and that distinction is central to what makes Martinique and Guadeloupe stand apart. Both are overseas departments of France, and by extension, of the European Union — a status that brings a level of institutional stability few island markets in the region can offer. For Chestertons Global, the French Caribbean is a natural area of focus as we grow our presence across the wider region.
Independent, but never alone: the value of shared experience in a global network
Every agency owner knows the moment. A senior hire, a second office, a client relationship that needs a difficult conversation, or a quarter where the phone goes quiet. The decision is yours, and it should be. But before you make it, who do you talk it through with?Across the Chestertons Global network, that question sits close to the heart of why the network exists. It is especially on our minds this week, as we prepare to welcome affiliates to Paphos for the Chestertons Global Conference 2026.
A Guide to Bulgaria's Property Market: Life Inside the Eurozone
Bulgaria began 2026 with a new currency and a new chapter. Since 1 January it has been a full member of the euro area, and a property market long associated with value-minded buyers from across Europe is now being read in a different light. For Chestertons Global, it is a market we are following closely as our European network grows.
MOD Realty | Chestertons wins Gold at the Best of Cayman Islands 2026 awards
MOD Realty | Chestertons, our affiliate in the Cayman Islands, has been awarded Gold in the Real Estate Company category at the Best of Cayman Islands 2026 awards, the top honour in its category.The win marks a step up for the George Town brokerage, which took Silver in the same category in 2025. Founder and broker Athena Nicole Smith and her team collected the award at this year's presentation.The recognition went beyond the company award, with MOD Realty agent Stephanie Foster also winning Silver in the Real Estate Agent category.
A Guide to Jamaica's Property Market: Steady Growth Behind One of the Caribbean's Best-Known Names
Jamaica needs no introduction as a global tourism brand, and its property market has grown into something equally substantial behind that reputation. Structural demand from a large diaspora, consistent rental yields and a market that has kept expanding through a genuinely difficult year all point to a market with real staying power. For Chestertons Global, it's one of the Caribbean's most established property markets and a natural fit for our growing network.
Tan Sri Abdul Rahim honoured with lifetime achievement award in London
On 22 September 2026, Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman, Executive Chairman of Rahim & Co | Chestertons, received the World Distinguished Real Estate Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award at an event organised by the World Business Forum in London. Rahim & Co shared the news on Instagram, and the award recognises more than five decades of work in real estate and public service.
A Guide to Trinidad and Tobago's Property Market: Two Islands, Two Distinct Stories
Trinidad and Tobago offers something few Caribbean markets can: genuine economic diversification behind the property market, rather than a single tourism-led narrative. Trinidad's energy-anchored economy and Tobago's tourism and villa market give the twin-island republic two very different investment cases under one flag — and for Chestertons Global, it's a market where that distinction is worth exploring in full.
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