Lyford Cay

Lyford Cay is the address that defined Caribbean ultra-prime living: a private members' club, championship golf, a deep-water marina and 24-hour security wrapped around manicured estates and a soft-sand beach. Residents are a discreet mix of billionaire families, financiers and old-money expatriates who value privacy above all. The streets are quiet and tropical, life revolves around the club, the tennis courts and the harbour, and there is almost no through-traffic. The investment case is scarcity. Single-family homes commonly trade from US$2M to US$8M, with prime waterfront lots and larger estates reaching US$8-15M+, often above US$2,000 per square foot. Resale inventory is chronically thin, so values have held and appreciated even when the wider market softened. Gross long-term yields are modest at 4-5% given the price points, but capital preservation and the US$750,000+ residency-by-investment threshold make Lyford Cay a wealth-shelter play rather than a cash-flow one.

Lyford Cay in Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas