dean jones
Articles and commentary by Jamaica Homes CEO Dean Jones on property, housing, and real estate.
A powerful mix of distance, trust, and emotion is costing overseas Jamaicans millions, as sophisticated scams, weak oversight, and avoidable…
A deeply personal decision shaped by changing needs, rising maintenance realities, and the quiet truth that in Jamaica, the right…
Around 80% of homes in Jamaica are uninsured. Of those that are insured, most are underinsured.Dean Jones was invited on…
Global financial risks are rising, but in Jamaica strain is felt at the household level, where high costs, rising debt…
Hurricanes exposed it. The numbers confirm it. The system still hasn’t fixed it.Around 80% of homes in Jamaica are uninsured,…
A new World Bank-backed strategy and a forceful intervention from Prime Minister Andrew Holness expose the gap between ambition and…
As U.S. retirement savings falter, Jamaica’s reliance on property, family support, and informal income exposes a deeper, more fragile model…
A living system shaped by culture, struggle and survival, where community endures beyond the reach of formal property and powerThere…
As global shocks push up costs and local constraints hold firm, Jamaica’s property market is revealing a tougher reality where…
Across Jamaica, the housing market is beginning to shift in a way that is easy to miss, but increasingly difficult…
Different markets. Same forces. A global story playing out in very local ways.Over 3,000 properties are currently under offer or…
Latest property forecast for 2026, with an early view into 2027On paper, Jamaica’s housing market still looks firm. In practice,…
As households tighten budgets, a quiet question is emerging: why does so much edible food still go to waste, and…
Behind the emotion of return lies a system many underestimate, planning, finance, and discipline now define the modern homecomingA new…
As Prime Minister Andrew Holness turns to New York, the numbers reveal a deeper truth: Jamaica’s recovery is inseparable from…