A new national rental database will make landlords and properties easier to identify. Jamaica already requires rented premises to be registered, but the information remains far less visible.
Rents consuming nearly 58% of average take-home pay, a 150,000-unit housing deficit and a Bank of Jamaica rate that refuses to move — our July 2026 review maps the forces squeezing Jamaica’s renters and first-time buyers and asks what relief, if any, is on the horizon.
There is a curious silence hanging over Jamaica’s property market.Not the silence of inactivity. Not the silence of recession. Not…
Hurricane Melissa, a shrinking economy, global conflict, and a housing crisis have transformed Jamaica’s real estate market. The result is…
Hurricanes exposed it. The numbers confirm it. The system still hasn’t fixed it.Around 80% of homes in Jamaica are uninsured,…
Property Market
Jamaica is preparing to begin a new phase of major road rehabilitation this month, with 37 priority corridors scheduled for work under the Main…
Homes will be more expensive, but value will depend increasingly on resilience, access, title and whether ordinary Jamaicans can still afford to live in them
Prime minister calls for a “development-first” approach from parish authorities, arguing that Jamaica cannot tackle its housing shortage while viable projects remain trapped in lengthy approval processes.
The J$11.62 billion development will expand housing supply in St Catherine, but affordability, infrastructure and delivery will determine its wider impact
Mortgages & Money
A British study has exposed a growing fear about paying rent and mortgages after work ends. Jamaica may face an even sharper version of the same problem.
RENTING
A public complaint by former Miss Jamaica Universe April Jackson raises wider questions about what happens when a short-term rental dispute overwhelms the holiday itself
