Curaçao emerges as attractive alternative as Dutch real estate investors look abroad

Curaçao is increasingly attracting the attention of foreign real estate developers and investors as mounting complexity in the Dutch property market pushes capital abroad. Lengthy procedures, layered regulations and shifting policy frameworks in the Netherlands are making it harder to realize projects with predictable returns, prompting investors to look for alternatives in more flexible markets.

According to market observers, islands and regions where tourism is expanding are emerging as particularly appealing destinations. Curaçao, with its steady growth in stayover tourism and demand for short- and mid-term accommodation, is increasingly being viewed as part of that trend.

Nanne Veenstra, managing director of Rebirth Development, notes that developers, institutional investors and private capital are reassessing their geographic strategies. In interviews with industry platforms, he points out that international markets often offer shorter development timelines, clearer regulatory pathways and more room for value creation than the current Dutch environment.

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