Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa, the physical signs of the storm may be fading in some communities, but the financial recovery…

Dear Editor, Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, many families are still trying to put their homes, finances and…

Property and US dollar claims remain well behind motor settlements as insurers intensify efforts to close outstanding Hurricane Melissa cases

Jamaican mortgage customers are questioning automatic property insurance increases as rising rebuilding costs leave many homes underinsured. The issue is adding new pressure to already stretched household housing budgets.

For six months, one particular household bill disappeared. Not permanently, of course. Mortgages have an inconvenient habit of returning. But after Hurricane…

September is not the end of the selling season. For prepared vendors, the final months of 2026 may offer a valuable opportunity to reach serious buyers.

Kingston, Jamaica — For years, mortgage rates in Jamaica have seemed stuck in a tough place: high enough to curb demand, yet…

In Jamaica today, many homebuyers watch the interest-rate environment like a hawk. With the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) having lowered its policy…

After Hurricane Beryl, the NHT opened grants, concessional loans and a mortgage moratorium for affected contributors, a tiered response that became the template for a far larger disaster.

Less than a year after moving in, residents of an NHT scheme in St Catherine reported cracking walls and flooding. The episode is a reminder that build quality is part of the housing count.