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…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s housing crisis is entering a troubling new chapter. Across the country,…
Opinion
As short-term rentals reshape Jamaica’s property market, investors face changing occupancy, rising costs, legal restrictions and new taxes. Is this a bubble or a warning about unrealistic expectations?
Latest News
On Melissa’s anniversary, the Prime Minister rebuked Beenie Man for criticising hurricane relief spending on British TV. We checked both men’s claims against the record. Each is partly right.
Property Market
Not the King, and not a Jamaican. Meet the families who own the largest stretches of private land on earth, how they got there, and why one American rancher now holds an area the size of Jamaica.
NWC plans November pipeline works between the North Negril River bridge and Negril Roundabout, with lane restrictions and a September 2028 completion target.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, 28 October 2026. A growing number of British landlords are…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A growing segment of Jamaica’s property market is being…
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…
Bills and Cost of Living
Building & Design
A narrow Kingston infill building makes the staircase an open-air climatic spine, combining compact homes and a small ground-floor enterprise.
Investing
Throp-X founder Winthrope Wellington says the conference has helped facilitate US$150 million in Jamaican real estate deals, including hotel-to-condominium investment in Negril.
Real Estate Insider
Some arrive for the sunshine. Others come looking for a home, a fresh start or an investment. But Jamaica has a way of giving people something they never knew they were searching for.
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.
