Newland Real Estate is the leading real estate firm in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it is a family owned and operated business. It is currently owned and operated by April Newland and, her son, Scott Newland.
Newland Real Estate was originally formed in 1957 under the name Moran Real Estate. Moran Real Estate was founded by April's parents, Roger and Evelyn Moran, after they moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Michigan City, Indiana. Roger Moran played an integral role in creating the current real estate zoning laws, as well, as forming and establishing the St. Thomas Board of Realtors and the Virgin Islands Territorial Association of Realtors. After moving to St. Thomas, Roger and Evelyn began buying, selling, and developing land. Their accomplishments include the purchase and subdivision of all of Fish Bay on St. John; the sale and development of the historic Frenchman's reef hotel; and development of the land that is now known as the Sugar Bay resort.
April Newland received her broker's license at the age of 18 and began her career working alongside Roger and Evelyn. In 1976, April and her brother, Terry Moran, formed Newland Moran Real Estate, and they had multiple offices in St. Thomas (located in Royal Dane Mall, Mahogany Run, and their historic building in Charlotte Amalie), as well as, in St. Croix, St. John, and the Dominican Republic. April has also been very successful in selling property in St. Barts, French West Indies. April has served as a Regional Vice President and the National Director of the National Association of Realtors, as well as, on over 29 Realtor committees nationally. April was featured on the cover of Realtor Magazine, which was distributed to 1.5 million Realtors, and she also represented the Virgin Islands at the Caribbean Convention held by the Department of the Interior in San Francisco, where she had the opportunity to speak along with representatives from TLC's reality show Million Dollar Agent (featured in the Robb Report), Elegance in Living, the International Herald Tribune, and several other international publications.
Scott Newland is April's business partner and was raised and grew up on St. Thomas. He is a third generation Virgin Islands Realtor and holds a business degree from Loyola University New Orleans.
The company's major sales include, but are not limited to, the sale of Great St. James Island ($22.5M), Botany Bay ($12.5M) Palm Passage ($12M), International Plaza ($11M), Green Cay (sold twice for $7.5 M), Blackbeard Castle, LLP properties ($10.7M), Governor Bay St. Barts ($15M), Mandahl Point ($7.5M), Lindquist Beach ($8.5M), and many other properties.
Newland Real Estate takes pride in providing excellent service to their clients, and April and Scott and are available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The company's reputation for selling Caribbean properties is known worldwide and April and Scott serve as a point of contact for many National and International Real Estate companies.
April and Scott are dedicated to representing their clients to their very best ability and have successfully completed transactions for numerous satisfied and happy sellers. They are contacted regularly by clients seeking specific properties, especially development properties; and are dedicated to achieving the highest price attainable in today's market.
