Amy Land-de Wilde's Blog

I moved to St. Croix 38 years ago today and have been in real estate here for 31 years. I can't imagine living somewhere else now!Read our blog post Living on St. Croix: 38 Years and Counting!

The Flamboyant trees are in full bloom on St. Croix! The tree goes by many names — delonix regia, royal poinciana, flame tree or, as some jokingly refer to it, the non-tourist tree because it’s flowering season is May through September when tourism slows down. Well, I don’t think it’s fair that t...

It is literally raining mangoes! During the past few months, we have been watching the trees fill up with plump fruits and now they’re everywhere! Island friends are preparing for the ever-popular Mango Melee on July 9.  They’ll make their special sips, sweets, salsas and stuff….all with mangoes!...

Did you know that your sunscreen could be harming the coral reefs in the Caribbean? Whether you're in the USVI or anywhere else in the world, we encourage you to choose sunscreen that protects marine life.Read our blog post about coral reefs and sunscreen.

A new agreement between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Airbnb will affect St. Croix vacation rental owners and those visiting island starting on June 1, 2017. The tax agreement allows Airbnb to collect the 12.5% V.I. Hotel Room Occupancy Tax on behalf of homeowners and remit payment to the Virgin Is...

April is always the month where our island showcases its creative (and very tasty) cuisines via our annual St. Croix Food and Wine Experience – personally one of my favorite times of the year! St. Croix is really starting to make a name for itself as the epicurean island of the Caribbean. A recen...

Coldwell Banker's Diane Burns was part of the 10-person host team of the Kitty Michael International Invitational Golf Tournament last weekend. Congrats to the team for winning and for making such an impact with their donation to Queen Louise Home for Children. Read more...  

Have you seen the Coldwell Banker commercial where a man and a dog find one another and turn a house into a home? Coldwell Banker has helped more than 20,000 homes find dogs in their Homes for Dogs Project. That's one of many reasons we are proud to be part of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate netw...

How do your local communities observe Earth Day? We're looking forward to festivities here on St. Croix and we're pleased that our community is taking part in the first-ever March for Science. 

This past month we celebrated a monumental time in history while also celebrating brand-new happenings that will change the face of St. Croix!100 years ago, the US Virgin Islands officially raised the American flag proudly over the Caribbean Sea! As we celebrate the centennial, we look back at al...