A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from October to December 2025, written in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — the most destructive natural disaster in Jamaica’s recorded history. Covering US$8.8 billion in physical damage, 120,000+ roofless buildings, the government’s National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, the Bank of Jamaica holding at 5.75%, a GDP contraction of 8-13%, and the property market’s first assessments of a changed landscape.

2025 was the year Jamaica’s property market reached its most ambitious point and its most exposed one simultaneously. A year-end review of what the market learned, what it built, and what it still needs to resolve.

In Jamaica, a house is rarely just a house. It’s a place where Sunday dinners happened, where children learned to ride bicycles…

There is something quietly revealing about the way a country builds homes. Not just where they are built, or how much they…

There are moments in a country’s life when the landscape itself seems to breathe, pause, and rearrange its stories. Hurricane Melissa…

When a storm passes, it leaves behind more than wreckage. It leaves questions. Questions about the homes we build, the land we…

Kingston, Jamaica — 20 November 2025 Jamaica’s building and construction sector contributes approximately 10 per cent of gross domestic product and employs…

There are moments in a nation’s journey when it must pause, breathe, and consider what the future could look like. Jamaica, in…

JAMAICA HOMES — Kingston, Jamaica — The island’s residential property market is undergoing a pronounced shift, and homeowners are being urged to…

As Jamaica moves toward 2026, its real-estate market stands at a crossroads — caught between strong long-term demand and short-term financial…