Browsing: housing

Record cement sales, a 40,000-unit NHT pipeline, $542 million in remittances, and billions in road infrastructure sit alongside a 5.9 per cent economic contraction and cautious buyers. What is Jamaica’s property market actually telling us in mid-2026?

Prime Minister Holness’s message at the Malvern housing handover, build within your means on land that won’t flood, captures how generational wealth is actually built in Jamaica, and why land title matters more than ever after Hurricane Melissa.

Investment firm Quantas Advantage says real estate remains one of its strongest areas of opportunity, even as Jamaica’s property market shows signs of a slower transaction pace in 2026.

As more property searches move online, scammers are increasingly targeting renters and buyers, particularly diaspora Jamaicans searching remotely, with fraudulent listings.

If Jamaicans can build successful careers, companies and innovations across the world, what is stopping more of that talent, investment…

For years, the Jamaican property market felt almost unstoppable.Properties in desirable areas often attracted multiple enquiries within days. Land in…

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…

Britain’s housing crisis has become one of the defining economic and social issues of the modern era. House prices remain…

The Week That Quietly Shaped the MarketIf you only looked at the headlines this week, you might conclude that Jamaica’s…

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of housing and development projects in St Ann,…

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…

Portland Co-operative Credit Union has received member approval to establish a subsidiary company that will oversee a proposed residential subdivision…