Affordable Housing
Coverage of affordable housing initiatives, policies, and developments in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At first glance, the calculation appears irresistible. Buy an apartment in Kingston, rent it to a professional…
Jamaica is often described as a Christian country. The description is not difficult to understand. Church buildings appear in almost…
As churches receive public money for restoration and campaign against landlessness, Jamaica must ask whether religious property could also help address the country’s deepening housing crisis.
The investment is not charity alone. It is an attempt to repair the market on which the mortgage business depends.
Jamaica’s property news this week was less concerned with polished kitchens and infinity pools than with something considerably more fundamental,…
Jamaica does not simply have a fertility problem. It has a crisis of affordability, confidence and stability – and no…
Jamaica has the money and the housing pipeline. What it is running short of is builders. A Senate debate has put the construction skills crisis on the record, and the consequences for housing delivery and property prices are real.
The Urban Development Corporation’s Strategy Day 2026 unveiled plans for 1,200 new housing solutions alongside major tourism and urban renewal projects. For property investors tracking where Jamaica’s development agencies are putting their weight, the details matter.
Jamaica’s minimum wage rises to $17,000 per week from July 1, 2026. For landlords, renters, and the broader housing market, the change has layered implications worth understanding.
Kingston, Jamaica, 14 July 2026 The Urban Development Corporation has confirmed that plans are progressing for one of Jamaica’s largest…
The Housing Agency of Jamaica is assessing 100 acres of municipal land in St Thomas for potential acquisition, adding momentum to an emerging housing corridor east of Kingston with significant property market implications.
Kingston, Jamaica, 10 July 2026 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on 10 July 2026 without President…
Rents consuming nearly 58% of average take-home pay, a 150,000-unit housing deficit and a Bank of Jamaica rate that refuses to move — our July 2026 review maps the forces squeezing Jamaica’s renters and first-time buyers and asks what relief, if any, is on the horizon.
Buying your first property in Jamaica is one of the most significant financial decisions you will make. In 2026, it…
With median house asking prices around J$45 million and mortgage rates in the high single digits, affordability is the defining challenge of Jamaica’s housing market in 2026. The numbers make for uncomfortable reading.