A National Water Commission representative is still working to reassure communities that have been without reliable piped water supply for nine months following Hurricane Melissa — a situation that has direct and serious consequences for the habitability, hygiene, and property values of affected areas.

From the apartment-dense corridors of St Andrew to the land-rich parishes of St Elizabeth and the resort-driven markets of St Ann and St James, Jamaica’s property market is not one story. It is fourteen.

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026Homes near public transit in the United States save their occupants more than $8,000 annually in transportation costs,…

As rebuilding continues after Hurricane Melissa, government and developers are placing new emphasis on storm resilient construction, a shift that could eventually reshape how Jamaican homes are valued.

Record cement sales, a 40,000-unit NHT pipeline, $542 million in remittances, and billions in road infrastructure sit alongside a 5.9 per cent economic contraction and cautious buyers. What is Jamaica’s property market actually telling us in mid-2026?

A fall on private land while picking fruit highlights the legal grey area between informal land access traditions and the formal boundaries of modern Jamaican property ownership.

Prime Minister Holness’s message at the Malvern housing handover, build within your means on land that won’t flood, captures how generational wealth is actually built in Jamaica, and why land title matters more than ever after Hurricane Melissa.

Jamaica’s works minister confirmed the Grange Lane dualisation is substantially complete and outlined a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure pipeline across Kingston and Portmore, with direct implications for property values along affected corridors.

For years, the Jamaican property market felt almost unstoppable.Properties in desirable areas often attracted multiple enquiries within days. Land in growing communities…

The Government is encouraging Jamaicans living overseas to invest more heavily in Jamaica’s growing housing market, arguing that increased diaspora participation could…