housing deficit
Informal housing was 18 times more likely to suffer severe damage from Melissa than formal housing. With 600,000 Jamaicans in weak tenure situations and a pre-existing housing deficit of 200,000 units, the physical rebuild alone will not resolve the structural conditions that made the catastrophe so devastating.
Kingston, Jamaica, 9 June 2026North Carolina is confronting a projected shortfall of 764,000 homes over the next four years, prompting…
For decades, Jamaica’s housing debate has focused on a familiar question: how can the country build enough homes to meet…
As Jamaicans grapple with rising costs, climate threats and global instability, the island’s property market continues to display a resilience…
Kingston, Jamaica — 22 May 2026 Jamaica’s economy contracted by 5.9 per cent in the first three months of 2026.…
The release of the Auditor General’s audit into Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief response has triggered uncomfortable but increasingly unavoidable questions…
After hurricanes, COVID 19, and global instability, Jamaica’s property market is revealing the quiet pressure facing vulnerable economies worldwide.As of…
Unplanned communities are raising infrastructure costs, limiting land use, and deepening Jamaica’s housing divideThe Government has renewed warnings about the…
A $1.99 billion NHT-backed development expands access to affordable homes and serviced lots, highlighting both progress and the scale of…
A move from scattered housing schemes to fully planned communities, testing whether scale can finally close Jamaica’s housing gapJamaica is…
Jamaica’s call for reparations is no longer about the past — it is about survival in the present.The words were…
In a moment shaped by global instability, rising costs, and shifting opportunity, more Jamaicans are asking a question that feels…
Jamaica’s real estate market is often judged in short cycles, interest rates, elections, or construction trends. But the more accurate…
Investment is up, yet the housing deficit endures. An honest look at whether the NHT’s structure, designed in the 1970s, still fits the Jamaica of today, and how it might evolve.
The NHT’s output is the strongest in its history, yet Jamaica still falls short by some 15,000 homes a year. An honest look at what the Trust is, and what it is being asked to become.