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Central Kingston’s ageing housing stock needs urgent renewal, with 26 units completed or under construction and unresolved land ownership issues threatening wider regeneration.
A woman receives a telephone call from someone interested in purchasing land. He sounds serious. He wants to arrange a viewing.…
The US dollar fell 22 cents to $159.75 on Tuesday, October 13, ending five straight days of gains, while the Canadian dollar and British pound rose and the euro fell against the Jamaican dollar.
A modest octagonal Jamaican home tests whether a central living room and carefully engineered eight-facet roof can justify an unconventional plan.
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The dream of owning a home remains deeply rooted…
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — When Bank of Jamaica raises interest rates, a familiar fear quickly follows:…
GLOBAL ANALYSIS
See MoreThe UK housing market is fracturing along regional lines in ways that the national average figure entirely obscures. The North West recorded annual asking price growth of 1.9 percent in August 2026 while London fell 3.1 percent, the capital’s largest annual August decline on record. Scotland, Wales, and the North East are all outperforming England’s south. The regional divergence reflects different affordability profiles, structural differences in housing stock, and the uneven impact of leasehold complications and investor withdrawal. For Jamaica, where regional differences in property market performance are similarly significant but far less documented, the UK data offers a framework for thinking about geography as a defining variable in property investment decisions.
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Jamaicans are spending millions buying apartments without always knowing the financial condition of the buildings…
As bold interior colours gain popularity ahead of 2027, Jamaican homeowners are being encouraged to balance personal taste with buyer expectations. Here is why thoughtful presentation may matter more than following the latest decorating trend.
Cayman’s planning authority has approved 76 one-bedroom apartments in West Bay aimed at construction and tourism workers, in a market where rents have outpaced wages. Jamaicans hold the largest share of the territory’s work permits, which makes Cayman’s housing costs a Jamaican concern.
Trinidad and Tobago’s TT$63.4 billion budget for fiscal 2027 lists TT$904 million for housing, while the state housing agency reports about 500 homes delivered since the Government took office against a 20,000-home target. The gap between targets and keys is one Jamaica knows well.
A receiver has been appointed to the delayed Hellshire View development in St Catherine. HAJ says existing buyer prices will be honoured, but a new completion timetable is still needed.
Jamaica’s J$11.62 billion Greater Bernard Lodge development comes as the Government acknowledges that higher mortgage limits can fuel property prices. Can building more homes finally make ownership affordable?
Cayman’s planning authority has approved 76 one-bedroom apartments in West Bay aimed at construction and tourism workers, in a market where rents have outpaced wages. Jamaicans hold the largest share of the territory’s work permits, which makes Cayman’s housing costs a Jamaican concern.


