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What Buyers and Sellers Actually Pay in Tax on a Jamaican Property

By GodinterestJuly 10, 20260

What Buyers and Sellers Actually Pay in Tax on a Jamaican Property

By Jamaica HomesJuly 10, 20260

What Buyers and Sellers Actually Pay in Tax on a Jamaican Property

By Jamaica HomesJuly 10, 20260

The Bougainvillea Arch, the Plastered-Over Crack and the Engineer Who Told Me to Walk Away

By GodinterestJune 7, 20260

Four Hundred Shekels and a Cave: What Abraham’s One Land Purchase Teaches Buyers

By GodinterestJune 7, 20260

Abraham was promised a whole country but the only land Scripture records him buying was one field with a cave. The way he bought it still has a lot to teach anyone buying land today.

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NHT Cuts Mortgage Rates for Teachers, Nurses and Young Buyers

By GodinterestApril 14, 20260

New NHT incentives cut mortgage rates for key workers and reserve more units for buyers under 35. For eligible applicants, the maths on renting versus buying just changed.

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NHT Cuts Mortgage Rates for Teachers, Nurses and Young Buyers

By Jamaica HomesApril 14, 20260

New NHT incentives cut mortgage rates for key workers and reserve more units for buyers under 35. For eligible applicants, the maths on renting versus buying just changed.

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Diddly Squat: What Jamaican Property Owners Need to Know About Squatters Rights

By Jamaica HomesApril 10, 20260

Jamaicas adverse possession laws mean an unregistered or unwatched property can genuinely change hands without a sale. What owners, sellers and buyers need to know before it happens to them.

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Diddly Squat: What Jamaican Property Owners Need to Know About Squatters Rights

By GodinterestApril 10, 20260

Jamaicas adverse possession laws mean an unregistered or unwatched property can genuinely change hands without a sale. What owners, sellers and buyers need to know before it happens to them.

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Mastering the Art of Real Estate Listings: Crafting Descriptions That Sell

By Jamaica HomesSeptember 24, 20240

In the world of real estate, especially here in Jamaica, it’s no secret that first impressions matter. A strong property listing is…

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“I Am Not a Thief”: A Developer’s Defence After Depositors Lost Their Coral Spring Down Payments

By GodinterestJuly 17, 20220

Coral Spring depositors paid up to $3.2 million per lot before the development collapsed, with unclear ownership records and no environmental permit. The CEO insisted he wasn’t a thief while depositors waited months for refunds.

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First-Time Buyer or Long-Term Contributor? NHTs Two Different Applicant Pools

By GodinterestJune 8, 20190

NHT rate cuts and loan ceiling increases get covered as wins for first-time buyers. Long-term contributors with accumulated points are competing on a different footing entirely.

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Jamaica’s Real Estate Board Saved Buyers $14 Billion in One Year. It Still Only Caught 13 Complaints

By GodinterestSeptember 14, 20170

The Real Estate Board says it protected $14 billion in buyer deposits in one year through 344 site visits, but logged only 13 formal complaints, evidence most at-risk deposits were caught through its own monitoring rather than buyer reports.

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Building a New Home in Jamaica? Budget for the Electrical Inspection Fee Too

By GodinterestMarch 18, 20160

Getting a new Jamaican property connected to the electrical grid now costs upwards of $25,000 in inspection fees alone, on top of wiring and electrician costs. Budget for it up front.

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