Grenada CIP Q2 Data: Real Estate Applications Down 28%, Total Revenue Down 39%

Second quarter data show Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Programme is failing to sustain the upward trend in popularity it’s enjoyed for the last two years. Applications are down across the board, but the program’s real estate option is seeing the greatest attrition, falling by a whopping 28%.

The explanation is simple; Since last year, Grenada has become the most expensive real estate option in the Caribbean. While competing programs such as those of Saint Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, and Dominica have cut their minimum investment requirements for real estate to just US$200,000, Grenada’s option remains at $350,000.

Related: Saint Kitts CIP Announces New Prices for Both Real Estate and Contributions AND Antigua Cuts Real Estate Price, Talks of Adding $150k “University” Option

Compared to the first six months of 2017, this year’s first half shows an overall decline in interest:

– Total applications are down 15% (to 161 from 189)

– NTF contribution applications are down 7% (from 122 to 113)

– Real estate applications are down 28% (from 67 to 48)

As a consequence of the decline in real estate – whose higher price tag relative to NTF contribution has an outsized effect on total revenue – CBI receipts are down from $74.8 million to $45.6, or some 39%.

We explored Grenada’s CIP and its real estate option during the making of our Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Documentary Series in February. You can see the Grenada episode below.