diaspora
Jamaican diaspora communities worldwide — their ties to home, remittances, and property investment.
The artificial intelligence boom has produced a new and particular kind of property pressure in the United States. In the…
Scotiabank Flags Rising Mortgage Stress in the Caribbean — and Plans to Take Full Control in Jamaica
Scotiabank’s parent company, the Bank of Nova Scotia, disclosed during its third-quarter earnings call on 25 August that mortgage impairments…
As the cost of a standard 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States approaches 7 per cent, a growing share…
The last five weeks have brought five connected developments to Black River’s recovery: a community road map backed by sobering business survey data, NaRRA on the ground with a master plan in development, a sparse Independence Day ceremony, a school principal’s alarm about students leaving class to work, and the diaspora filling gaps the formal programme has not yet closed. Together they map St Elizabeth ten months after Melissa.
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 August 2026 American mortgage rates climbed again this week, reaching their highest level in three weeks after…
Two of America’s most celebrated pandemic-era property markets — Florida and Texas — have reversed course and are now leading…
The White House signalled this week that President Trump is considering a significant change to how home sale profits are…
After five consecutive weekly increases that pushed the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.91 per cent — its highest level…
Kingston, Jamaica, 12 August 2026 The American property market delivered another instalment of its defining 2026 paradox on Tuesday: sales…
Kingston, Jamaica, 8 August 2026 The United States economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, a figure that landed well below…
Kingston, Jamaica, 7 August 2026 The American housing market has fractured into two entirely different experiences, and which one you…
Britain’s housing market is being compressed from two directions. Rising oil prices associated with the Iran conflict are intensifying inflationary…
American homebuilder confidence fell again in July, dropping two points to 34 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index —…
Global interest in luxury real estate in the United States doubled during the first five months of 2026, according to…
Kingston, Jamaica, 10 July 2026 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on 10 July 2026 without President…