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first time buyer
Guides and advice for first-time homebuyers in Jamaica — from mortgages and deposits to legal steps and choosing a location.
With a median asking price around J$60 million and strong absorption rates, Jamaica’s townhouse market serves the aspirational middle of the buyer spectrum. It is also one of the most diverse segments in terms of geography and price range.
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026. Portland and St Thomas sit at the eastern tip of Jamaica, separated from Kingston by…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026. St Catherine is no longer Jamaica’s secondary market. It has been absorbing demand spillover from…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026 — The Government has launched a JMD$545 million national workforce programme aimed at delivering artificial…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026 — Government officials are urging Jamaican households to tighten financial discipline as Middle East tensions…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026. Jamaica’s property market has entered a phase that looks healthy from a distance and is…
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026Jamaican banks are tilting their lending books decisively toward mortgages, a structural shift in household credit…
From July 1, the NHT’s Advance Deposit Loan will allow contributors aged 35 and under to draw up to $2 million from their approved loan to cover a house deposit.
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026American market analysts are drawing attention to an unusual dynamic in the US housing market: the…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026American mortgage rates took a noticeable dip this week, with the average thirty year fixed rate…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026The United States government has declared June National Homeownership Month, and the White House’s proclamation, issued…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026Research published this year in the United States has found that 76 percent of American homebuyers…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026Homes near public transit in the United States save their occupants more than $8,000 annually in…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026The United States housing market is experiencing what analysts at Redfin have called the Great Housing…
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 June 2026Florida’s housing market is undergoing a visible correction, and for the significant community of Jamaicans who…