The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) was formed in 1959. Its objective was to unite Real Estate
Brokers as well as to maintain the highest standard of conduct in the transaction of Real Estate in the
Bahamas as expressed in their code of Ethics. Secondly, to prevent non- Bahamian or any other unauthorized
persons to transact the business of real estate brokerage in the Bahamas.
In 1995 The Bahamas Government passed the long awaited Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Act-1995,
granting BREA the authority to license, register and regulate all persons selling Real Estate in the Bahamas.
Bi-lateral agreements with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other International Real Estate
Associations were formed. Today, all Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons must adhere to rigid educational
and performance standards before becoming licensed. Some of the top Bahamian Realtors hold International
designations like the CRS Certified Residential Specialist and the CIPS the Certified International Property
Specialist as well as the local Bahamian designation BRI.
There are now Realtors in the Bahamas who can converse in several foreign languages such as Spanish,
French, German, Italian just to name a few, making it easy for anybody to purchase property in the Bahamas.
That along with the passage of the International Persons Land Holding Act-1993 facilitated the purchase of
land by non- Bahamians.
Now, more than 50 years after the formation of BREA, there are over 600 licensed Brokers and Salespersons
in the Bahamas who are all familiar with the local building codes, location of schools, churches,
and local knowledge that only a BREA agent could know.
April 24th, 2013
Dear Dave,
Words are inadequate when it comes to describing the gratitude my wife and I feel towards you for helping us out in our first time home purchase. We are forever grateful for your level of care, response, ethics, and professionalism on our behalf during this extremely sensitive process.
You truly are an exceptional broker! Not only do you know the market extremely well, but you have also been very diligent, responsive, and extremely patient with us during the many rough spots that we have had on the road to closing on the house. In every instance you were a tremendous help in sorting out the issues. You even gave me a “polite nudge” when I needed to move quicker on certain things LOL.
We were extremely lucky in finding you, and it would be hard to envision working with someone else who could have done a better job than you or being anything but happy with the end results of stepping into our brand new home!
Again, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! Sincerely,
- Kam & Felita
Our interaction with ERA Realty, and specifically Donna Davis, was outstanding all around. My wife and I were working with several realtors, but none of them understood our needs like Donna. She was extremely helpful, knowledgable and flexible. We will definitely be contacting ERA Realty for our real estate needs in the future."
Regards,
- W. O. H.