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The End of the Cheque

By Jamaica HomesOctober 1, 20260

Twenty-Six Years and Counting: Jamaica’s Property Market Closes Q3 2026 With Its Structural Story Stronger Than at Any Point Since Independence

By Jamaica HomesSeptember 30, 20260

American Buyers Are Bringing More Cash to the Table. They Have No Other Choice.

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America’s Housing Law Just Changed. What Jamaica’s Property Investors Need to Know

By Jamaica HomesJune 28, 20262

Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026The United States has enacted what is being described as the most significant federal housing legislation since the…

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HUD Tests Operation Breakthrough, A Framework Jamaica Could Borrow

By Jamaica HomesJune 26, 20260

Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2026The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is testing a new initiative called Operation Breakthrough aimed…

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US Housing Report Says Supply, Not Rates, Is the Real Problem

By Jamaica HomesJune 26, 20260

Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2026A new mid year housing market update from Redfin and the National Association of Realtors paints a picture…

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The Resource Jamaica Has Always Had and Never Fully Valued: The Case for Its Creative People

By Jamaica HomesJune 25, 20261

Jamaica’s creative economy contributes over $107 billion to national GDP and influences global culture far beyond its size. But the island’s greatest resource has always been its people — and the question now is whether Jamaica is building the conditions to fully honour that.

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Mortgage Rates Hold at 6.49 Percent, A Plateau Worth Watching

By Jamaica HomesJune 25, 20260

Kingston, Jamaica, 25 June 2026Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of American mortgage rates showed little movement this week, with the average thirty year…

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Regulatory Costs on New US Homes Top $131K, A Warning for Jamaica

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Kingston, Jamaica, 24 June 2026Total regulatory costs tied to building a typical single family home in the United States now exceed 131,000…

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US Housing Bill Stalls Even After Congress Says Yes

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Kingston, Jamaica, 24 June 2026A bipartisan housing bill cleared the United States Congress this week by an overwhelming margin, the kind of…

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Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says new resorts in St James and St Ann create a large market for local produce, but only for farmers who can supply consistently and to a high standard.

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By Jamaica HomesJune 24, 20260

Jamaica welcomed over 1.5 million stopover and cruise visitors up to May with only 70 per cent of tourism capacity available after Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said.

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Boom, Bust, or Something Else? Reading Jamaica’s Property Market in Mid-2026

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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?

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