Caribbean remittances property

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.

As Caribbean central banks follow global peers in easing monetary policy, the first tangible effects are reaching mortgage markets in January 2026. The analysis examines whether lower borrowing costs can unlock first-time buyer demand, stimulate construction and narrow the Caribbean’s widening housing affordability gap.

Caribbean mortgage markets enter 2025 with improving rate conditions as Bank of Jamaica holds at 6.0%, NHT posts record disbursements, and the Dominican Republic leads regional housing growth.

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.

Six weeks after Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean property insurance market faces 20–35% premium increases as reconstruction needs mount and CCRIF delivers rapid payouts.

Caribbean construction costs hit a 40-year high at 30–50% above 2020 baselines while diaspora remittances reach record levels and Guyana’s real estate market surges 60% on oil sector demand.

A comprehensive review of the Caribbean property and investment landscape in 2021 — tourism recovery, Barbados republic, Guyana oil revenues — and an outlook for 2022 as Omicron clouds the horizon.

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season opens with above-average forecasts as the Caribbean continues its pandemic economic recovery, remittances reach historic highs providing a crucial foundation for household property demand.

April 2021 sees Caribbean vaccination campaigns gaining pace, airlines announcing new routes, and property markets showing stronger demand signals. Diaspora buyers and international remote workers are reshaping Caribbean real estate as the recovery pathway becomes clearer.

A definitive year-end review of 2020: Caribbean tourism collapses 65-70% but property markets demonstrate extraordinary resilience, Guyana’s oil revolution continues, diaspora remittances hit records, and vaccines offer hope for 2021.

Caribbean property markets are showing unexpected resilience as the remote work revolution reshapes buyer demand. The Barbados Welcome Stamp is driving the ‘great reshuffling’ of where wealthy buyers want to live, while the 2020 hurricane season continues to intensify with potentially devastating force.

Trump’s presidency begins with executive orders on immigration triggering alarm across Caribbean diaspora communities. Remittance flows face potential disruption as Trinidad Carnival 2017 approaches and Caribbean property markets assess the new US policy environment.

Donald Trump’s election victory on November 8 sends ripples across the Caribbean as governments assess implications for remittances, diaspora communities, trade, and tourism. Meanwhile Matthew reconstruction proceeds and the holiday season opens with cautious optimism.

The Caribbean assesses post-Irene recovery and opens the 2011-12 tourism season, with Jamaica still led by PM Bruce Golding and T&T recording strong energy revenues.

Puerto Rico and the Bahamas assess Hurricane Irene’s aftermath as the 2011-12 Caribbean tourism season opens strongly, with PM Golding leading Jamaica and T&T recording strong energy revenue.