Caribbean investment outlook
A special retrospective spanning the full seventeen-year archive of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review — from the global financial crisis of 2009 through Guyana’s oil era and beyond, to July 2026.
Our inaugural Six-Month Special Edition delivers an in-depth review of Caribbean property and investment activity from January to July 2026 — covering the global rate-cut cycle, Guyana’s oil boom, the housing affordability crisis, foreign direct investment surges, and the opening of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season intensifies, Caribbean property markets face spiralling insurance premiums, constrained housing supply and record tourism momentum. A comprehensive monthly analysis for investors, developers and homeowners across the region.
Our Year-End 2025 Six-Month Special Edition reviews Caribbean property and investment activity from July to January 2026 — encompassing an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, elevated construction costs, accelerating rate cuts, record Caribbean tourism, and the 2026 outlook.
September’s peak hurricane activity tests Caribbean property markets, accelerates the insurance capacity crisis, and prompts emergency government and multilateral financing responses across the region.
The Caribbean faces peak hurricane season while Guyana oil production nears 600,000 bpd and a landmark US$280 million CARICOM renewable energy facility accelerates the regional clean energy transition.
Our Mid-Year 2025 Six-Month Special Edition reviews Caribbean property and investment from January to July 2025 — covering the emerging global rate-cut cycle, Caribbean mortgage market recovery, record tourism, Guyana oil ramping toward 550k bpd, the opening of hurricane season 2025, CBI demand, and the Caribbean hotel development pipeline.
NOAA forecasts an above-normal 2025 hurricane season as Jamaica’s IMF programme completes, Barbados launches a US$450 million climate resilience bond, and Caribbean spring tourism closes at record levels.
IDB commits US$620 million across the Caribbean in Q1 as the CDB launches a US$180 million OECS housing finance facility, Jamaica accelerates road infrastructure, and Caribbean private equity hits a record US$890 million.
Our Year-End 2024 Six-Month Special Edition reviews Caribbean property and investment from July to January 2025 — covering the 2024 hurricane season, Donald Trump’s November election and Caribbean investment implications, Guyana oil at 600k bpd, record tourism, easing rates, CBI surge, and the 2025 outlook.
Three months after Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean property market shows resilience: CCRIF pays US$52M to governments, insured losses total US$2.5-3B, and winter tourism bookings track ahead of 2023.
Our Mid-Year 2024 Six-Month Special Edition reviews Caribbean property and investment from January to July 2024 — covering the post-COVID tourism recovery completing, record hotel investment, Guyana approaching 600k bpd, the peak US rate environment, Caribbean housing supply deficits, Barbados luxury market, Jamaica infrastructure, Dominican Republic construction boom, and CBI demand.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season opens on 1 June with NOAA forecasting an above-normal season, Caribbean property insurance premiums up 15-20%, and spring tourism closing at record highs across Jamaica and the DR.
Caribbean tourism surpassed 2019 pre-pandemic records in 2023 as Guyana’s oil production reached 400,000 bpd. As 2024 begins, the region’s property markets balance strong tourism-driven demand against high interest rate headwinds.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, featuring Category 5 Lee and Tammy’s Leeward Islands impacts, approaches its close as Caribbean property insurance costs rise 15-25 percent and winter tourism forward bookings signal a record season.