My impression... beachfront near center of Cabarete is in limited supply. I think value & ability to sell will remain high. There are more & more & more options all the time for new 1 or 2 bedroom condos not oceanfront - I wouldn't be surprised to see slower sales, stagnating prices, and higher vacancies for some of those.
Do you know something I don't know about Sosua or Cabarete beaches in the circumstances that you mention above?Your impression makes every bit of sense to me and reinforces something I have been saying for a while. Because the DR does not enforce it's laws which provide that all of the shoreline (beaches) are public property out to 60 meters from the waterline, as access to the choice beachfronts are steadily closed off by (apparently) connected and immune owners/developers, the properties behind them will drastically lose value.
How many will want to buy a condo from which they may be able to see a beautiful beach only two hundred yards away, but from which beach they are excluded by fences, walls and security guards? My hope is that the "backrow" landowners and interested developers will - as a matter of self interest -make the political moves necessary to have the open beach access laws enforced as they are in so many other islands such as Grand Cayman, St. Maartin, and the Bahamas.
Well there are many, but I would prefer to not have to try to list them all.No Marco. You've named the two public beaches in the area, is all. It's all beach from Sosua to Boca de Yasica and beyond, please let me know the places between those two points where I can freely park and enter the beach other than Sosua and Cabarete Beach proper.
Well there are many, but I would prefer to not have to try to list them all.
Why don't you tell us the names of the beaches that you refer too?
I have never seen any in the Sosua and Cabarete areas that one cannot access, and your posts seems to insinuate that it's a common thing, so I simply asked if you know something I don't know.
Have they cordoned off some beaches in our area, that I don't know about?
Making beaches public property is not the same as forcing private property owners to provide access.Because the DR does not enforce it's laws which provide that all of the shoreline (beaches) are public property out to 60 meters from the waterline, as access to the choice beachfronts are steadily closed off by (apparently) connected and immune owners/developers,
My list is long too but here's a couple:
Enter ther beach track at the sign for El Rocon (across from my home base in Costa Azul) and follow it back toward Sosua. Initally there are no houses on the beach side for about a 1/4 mile but there is barbed wire to keep folks off the beach. Then you come to 3 rather large haciendas behind high walls - no little public pathways leading to the beach I assure you, and -soley judging from the looks on their faces and body language - I got the distinct impression that the heavily tattooed Russian guys that appear to own the first of these houses are not interested in sharing their private beach.
That would bring you up to my friends at El Rocon where all are welcome to use the beach and facilities for no more than the cost of some beers or snacks. Cool.
Continuing on east from there you find a surf camp (didn't seem like a congenial spot to spread our blankie) and then you finally hit a condo where they have blocked the track with a log and have a nice armed security guy to tell you that no, you cannot pass or enter the beach.
I could give you a similar tour going west from Costa Azul (have you ever seen any public access to the beautiful beach at Punta Goleta, for example)?, but this exercise is starting to feel like a waste of time in relation to my original point. Honestly, I don't think it can be gainsaid that the beach is largely privatized in violation of the law. But again, if a real long timer like you can give me some poinjters, I'm all ears.:cheeky:
I agree.are you sure you were in the right place - ive walked from el rincon to sea horse ranch with no problem - i got a bit nervous at sea horse ranch coz i heard that they surround you with guards so i headed up the track to the main road
What was incorrect was this statement.
Making beaches public property is not the same as forcing private property owners to provide access.
That would be ludicrous.
are you sure you were in the right place - ive walked from el rincon to sea horse ranch with no problem - i got a bit nervous at sea horse ranch coz i heard that they surround you with guards so i headed up the track to the main road
OK.so the politicians can happily enrich themselves by selling what cannot lawfully be owned - exclusive, private access to the magnificent beaches of this country.
That is a completely different situation.I rest my case.
That is a completely different situation.
When armed guards refuse a person access to a beach from public property, they are acting illegally.
It is the general concensus that it is never wise to argue with an armed guard, but this is not a case of some government conspiracy as you suggest.
This is simply some rich folks taking the law into their own hands.