KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s property market is sending mixed signals. Buyers are gaining negotiating power in Kingston and St Andrew. Interest rates are rising. Land problems are stopping families from accessing housing. Thousands of titles remain trapped in an outdated system. Hurricane insurance claims are still unsettled. And behind the gates of some private communities, another uncomfortable question is emerging:…
Jamaica’s churches possess land, history and influence. The question is whether those assets are being protected and used to meet the country’s urgent needs.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At first glance, the calculation appears irresistible. Buy an apartment in Kingston, rent it to a professional…
KINGSTON, Jamaica August 6, 2026 — Sixty-four years after the Union Jack came down at the National Stadium, Jamaica is…
As Jamaica marks Emancipation Day 2026, the country stands between the sacrifices that built it and a new age of…
Property Market
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.…
The third quarter of 2026 asks Jamaica, as it has in too…
There is an uncomfortable truth about Jamaica’s property market. If you are…
Landowners are being urged to verify property tax accounts and monitor occupation of their land, with the Government linking record keeping to wider ownership risks, arrears and adverse possession concerns.
Mortgages & Money
Bank of Jamaica has raised its policy rate by 50 basis points to 6.0 per cent, with potential implications for mortgages and property finance.
RENTING
England’s new Renters’ Rights regime is about to make landlord registration a much bigger part of renting. But what happens when the property owner is not…
