May 14, 2021

AIR BELGIUM

From July 3, 2021, Air Belgium will fly to Curaçao. The Belgian airline announced this. The Belgians will not fly directly to Willemstad from their home base Charleroi, south of Brussels, but will make a stopover in Martinique in both directions. There, passengers to and from Curaçao can stay on board the Airbus A340. […]
May 14, 2021

CLOSING COSTS

Many potential buyers, mostly first-time buyers are unaware that they will have to pay additional costs in addition to the price for the property. When the deed is executed at the notary, the buyer must pay the closing costs. These closing costs are approximately 5% of the purchase price of the property. The closing […]
April 6, 2021

PROPERTY TAX REDUCED

At the beginning of March, the Parliament approved a reduction of the yearly property tax. The law is based on the principle: the more expensive your house, the more tax you pay. You pay 0.2 percent up to ANG 250.000,- and above ANG 750.000,- the property tax will be 0.5 percent. The property tax […]
April 6, 2021

FASTEST GROWING FRANCHISE

Century 21 Real Estate LLC has been named the #1 fastest growing franchise in the Entrepreneur 2021 list of the fastest-growing franchises, published in the Entrepreneur Magazine March Issue. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the global industry leader currently boasts a network of 145.000 affiliated sales professionals in approximately 13.000 offices across 86 […]
March 12, 2021

FORT AMSTERDAM

There is a total of eight forts on Curaçao, Fort Amsterdam is the largest on the island. The beautiful building is strategically located at the entrance to the harbor of Willemstad. Today Fort Amsterdam serves as the seat of the Curaçao government. The building has four bastions and therefore has a different shape. The […]
March 12, 2021

@Home in Curaçao

In February, the Curaçao government launched the “@HOME in Curaçao: convenient working and living” program. The idea is to explain the red carpet for tourists who would like to live in Curaçao for six months while providing their services to companies and customers abroad, also known as digital nomads and remote workers. In addition, […]