Edition 100 of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review arrives as the region marks six months since the twin catastrophes of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We assess the reconstruction trajectory across the affected territories, Trinidad Carnival 2018’s full economic impact, spring tourism trends and Caribbean foreign direct investment.

Jamaica survived the Caribbean’s most devastating hurricane season in a decade largely unscathed. This review examines what the regional catastrophe means for the island’s property market — and who is really benefiting from the most favourable mortgage conditions in a generation.

A month after Irma and Maria devastated swathes of the Caribbean, Jamaica counts its blessings and its opportunities. This review examines what the worst hurricane season in living memory means for Jamaica’s property market — including the insurance consequences that will arrive with a lag.

Sixteen months into the Holness government, Jamaica’s economy is growing and mortgage rates are at historic lows. This review asks whether the JLP’s first year in office has translated new energy into new housing supply for the Jamaicans who need it most.

Thirteen months into the Holness government, Jamaica’s economy is genuinely growing, the BOJ has started cutting rates and developer confidence is returning. This review assesses whether the new administration’s energy is translating into meaningful housing market improvement.

Ten months into the Holness government, Jamaica is growing again and the rate outlook is turning positive. This review asks what the JLP’s housing agenda has achieved in its first year — and where the urgent work for 2017 must be directed.

Seven months after the JLP’s election victory, Jamaica’s housing market is cautiously optimistic — but Brexit has disrupted diaspora buyer confidence from the UK, and the structural deficit awaits the new government’s supply-side agenda.

Two weeks after Britain voted for Brexit, Jamaica’s housing market is processing the shock — particularly for the UK diaspora whose sterling savings now buy less Jamaican property. This review assesses the Brexit effect on a market already navigating deep structural challenges.

Six weeks after Andrew Holness and the JLP won Jamaica’s most competitive election in years, the housing market is asking what change of government means in practice. This review assesses the PNP’s housing legacy, the JLP’s promises, and the structural reality that no election resolves overnight.

With Jamaica’s general election weeks away, housing policy becomes a political battleground. This review assesses what three years of IMF austerity have done to the housing market and what voters can realistically expect whichever party wins.