The Caribbean real estate market is valued at US$1.87 trillion and growing, yet Caribbean developers continue to face persistent difficulty securing viable development financing. The gap between market scale and available capital is one of the region’s most significant structural challenges and a direct contributor to housing undersupply across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

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Inflation hit a 29-month high of 6.7% in June, breaching the Bank of Jamaica’s target ceiling. The economy contracted 4.1% in the March quarter. Yet building plan applications rose 49.7% and the NHT is starting 10,675 units. Our monthly read on the numbers that move Jamaican property.

From geopolitical tensions and energy prices to global shipping routes and climate risk, Jamaica’s property market is being shaped by forces well beyond the island’s borders. Understanding them is no longer optional for buyers, sellers or developers.