Notary Fees in Sint Maarten: What Buyers Pay TL;DR Notary fees in Sint Maarten typically run about 1% to 1.5% of the purchase price on the Dutch side, and they are part of total closing costs that usually land around 4% to 6% for the buyer. The notary is not [...]
Title Insurance for Sint Maarten Property: Do You Need It? TL;DR Title insurance in Sint Maarten works differently than in the United States. On the Dutch side, a civil-law notary verifies and registers title through the public Kadaster, which already provides strong legal certainty, so traditional US-style title insurance is [...]
Cost of Owning Property in Sint Maarten: Full Breakdown Most buyers begin their Caribbean property search by comparing listing prices. That’s the wrong starting point. What really separates a rewarding ownership experience from a regretful one in Sint Maarten isn’t the purchase price — it’s understanding the true annual cost [...]
What It Really Costs to Own a Condo in St. Maarten (Beyond the Listing Price) Most buyers looking at a St. Maarten condominium stop at the listing price. That number gets all the attention, and it shouldn’t. The monthly reality of owning here — what actually lands in your bank [...]
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