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Jamaica is raising US$1 billion on international markets, but the consequences for property, public finances and ordinary households are more complicated than the headline suggests.
For all the polished kitchens, guarded entrances and artist impressions of sunlit balconies, the Jamaican property market is being shaped…
Jamaica must rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. But when damaged homes, schools, roads, hotels and public buildings all compete for the same cement, steel, trucks and skilled hands, the cost can travel far beyond the construction site—and arrive in everybody’s shopping basket, rent and mortgage.
Inflation hit a 29-month high of 6.7% in June, breaching the Bank of Jamaica’s target ceiling. The economy contracted 4.1% in the March quarter. Yet building plan applications rose 49.7% and the NHT is starting 10,675 units. Our monthly read on the numbers that move Jamaican property.
Jamaica’s property market has traditionally been analysed through familiar local factors such as housing supply, mortgage availability, employment, tourism and…
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Kingston, Jamaica — 20 January 2026 Shifts in global monetary policy and geopolitical economics are prompting renewed scrutiny of where…
Kingston, Jamaica — 20 January 2026 The global economic order is entering a period of strain and realignment, marked by…
Kingston, Jamaica — Monday 19 January 2026 The United States and several European countries are moving toward a fresh tariff…
Kingston, Jamaica — 9 January 2026 Russia’s war economy and the tightening net of Western sanctions enforcement are re-entering the…
Scroll through your feed in Jamaica, and you’ll find plenty of finger-pointing about why homes cost so much. Some blame…
A looming November tariff deadline could reshape the cost of Chinese goods entering the United States, with consequences for Jamaican construction, household spending and property development.