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Jamaica’s government, public policy, legislation, and political decisions affecting housing, land, and the economy.
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 June 2026The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is testing a new initiative called Operation…
As Jamaica’s hurricane relief programme moves forward, containerised housing units are providing temporary shelter for families displaced by Hurricane Melissa, while raising longer term questions about safe land use.
As rebuilding continues after Hurricane Melissa, government and developers are placing new emphasis on storm resilient construction, a shift that could eventually reshape how Jamaican homes are valued.
For generations, land ownership in Jamaica has often been complicated by family arrangements, informal transfers, missing documents, and long-standing estate…
Kingston, Jamaica, 24 June 2026Total regulatory costs tied to building a typical single family home in the United States now…
Kingston, Jamaica, 24 June 2026A bipartisan housing bill cleared the United States Congress this week by an overwhelming margin, the…
Diaspora focused conferences are putting untitled family land at the centre of the conversation, framing title regularisation as the first step toward real generational wealth.
Jamaica did not manufacture its identity. It lived it into existence — and the world has been borrowing from it ever since. A reflection on what makes the island’s cultural confidence so enduring.
The Government is encouraging Jamaicans living overseas to invest more heavily in Jamaica’s growing housing market, arguing that increased diaspora…
Jamaica’s property market is not dead. It is changing shape.The headline numbers still show strong activity: MLS data reported approximately…
The Week That Quietly Shaped the MarketIf you only looked at the headlines this week, you might conclude that Jamaica’s…
The Growing Battle Between Tourism Development and Public Beach AccessAcross the Caribbean, a quiet battle is unfolding along some of…
Jamaica is reportedly in discussions with the United States regarding a Third Country Nationals agreement that could see non-Jamaican deportees…
There is a curious silence hanging over Jamaica’s property market.Not the silence of inactivity. Not the silence of recession. Not…
A decades-long effort to regularise one of Montego Bay’s most controversial commercial settlements has moved into a new phase following…