Jamaica’s property sector faces new regulations, housing recovery challenges, water supply constraints, commercial vacancies and growing affordability pressure.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is building a new north coast. Thousands of homes are rising across St Mary, St Ann,…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s property market is sending mixed signals. Buyers are gaining negotiating power in Kingston and St Andrew.…
New homes, contested land, rising rents and billions in pension savings made this a revealing week for Jamaican property. Beneath the individual headlines was one persistent problem: demand for secure, affordable housing is running considerably faster than the country can supply it.
Jamaica’s housing market is producing an unusual contradiction in 2026. Mortgage lending is growing, demand for homes remains strong, diaspora…
Property Market
National Land Agency system failures disrupt property transactions, title searches and mortgage processing across Jamaica, raising concerns over economic costs.
The Catholic Church is estimated to hold 177 million acres, an estate 65 times the size of Jamaica. Here is how the world’s churches rank as landowners, and why nobody can honestly give you a top 100.
NWC plans November pipeline works between the North Negril River bridge and Negril Roundabout, with lane restrictions and a September 2028 completion target.
Nearly 5,900 proposed developments failed to secure NWC endorsement over two decades, exposing infrastructure pressures on Jamaica’s housing supply and affordability.
Mortgages & Money
Mortgage payments are rising, household budgets are shrinking and the dream of owning a home is being pushed further out…
RENTING
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican earning the national minimum wage of J$17,000 for a 40 hour week makes roughly J$73,700 a month before deductions. Put that…
Diaspora & Migration
Britain promised to put right the wrongs done to the Windrush generation. Seven years after compensation began, about a third of decided claims have produced a payment, at least 66 claimants have died waiting, and the Home Office is still marking its own homework. A full accounting of what happened, what didn’t, and what could have been done better.