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Kingston, Jamaica — 27 February 2026 A recent case in the United States, where a Florida realtor discovered her property fraudulently listed…
Recent findings from France showing that nearly half of real estate agencies enabled racial discrimination in housing access have sparked predictable outrage.…
Hurricane Melissa inflicted damage exceeding 40% of Jamaica’s GDP. As the island enters 2026, the Bank of Jamaica holds rates at 5.75%, inflation is set to breach the upper target and rental pressure intensifies. This is Jamaica’s housing market at its most tested point in a generation.
Government slashes electricity GCT, NHT loan limits rise and deposits fall for first-time buyers — yet Jamaica’s housing market faces a rental crisis running at 7.3% inflation and a 150,000-unit deficit. October 2025’s review examines what changed and what still needs to.
Jamaica’s first rate cut in years, 800,000 Airbnb guests annually, new NHT reforms and stabilising inflation — this is Jamaica’s housing market finding a fragile equilibrium. July 2025’s review examines what the progress means and what the market still needs to resolve.
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US tariffs land 5 days after Jamaica’s most ambitious NHT reforms in a generation are announced, while inflation falls from 7.4% to 4.4% in just months. April 2025’s review assesses Jamaica’s housing market at its most pivotal — and most uncertain — moment in years.
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The global short-term rental market is worth over US$140 billion and growing. For Jamaica, platforms like Airbnb represent both a yield opportunity for property investors and an unresolved policy challenge for residential communities.
Four consecutive BOJ rate cuts in 2024 brought the policy rate to 6.00%, Hurricane Beryl cost 1.1% of GDP, and mortgage originations rose 12.8%. Jamaica enters 2025 with genuine momentum but unchanged structural challenges. January 2025’s review takes the full measure.
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