Analysis Haiti Shakes the Region: Seismic Risk, Building Standards and Jamaica’s Housing Sector — February 2010By Jamaica HomesFebruary 3, 20100 Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake and Jamaica’s own seismic exposure put Caribbean building standards under urgent scrutiny as the JDX reshapes Jamaica’s fiscal outlook.
Analysis A New Decade, an Old Crisis: Jamaica’s Housing Deficit Enters 2010 Under Fiscal Siege — January 2010By Jamaica HomesJanuary 3, 20100 Jamaica crosses into 2010 with its housing deficit intact, mortgage rates above 13%, and the nation bracing for a major fiscal reckoning with the IMF.
