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An $84-million infrastructure contract signals the start of formal land transfer at Bogue Industrial Estate in Montego Bay. The model has wider lessons for commercial and industrial land formalisation across Jamaica.
Kingston, Jamaica, 29 June 2026A wave of new landlord and tenant rules is taking effect across several American states this…
With Jamaica’s land titling rate still at around 60 per cent, the Government’s programme to regularise informal settlements is one of the most consequential long-term forces shaping the property market.
As Jamaica’s rental market grows, understanding the basics of tenancy law, from maintenance obligations to lawful eviction, matters more than ever for both renters and landlords.
Diaspora focused conferences are putting untitled family land at the centre of the conversation, framing title regularisation as the first step toward real generational wealth.
A fall on private land while picking fruit highlights the legal grey area between informal land access traditions and the formal boundaries of modern Jamaican property ownership.
For years, the Jamaican property market felt almost unstoppable.Properties in desirable areas often attracted multiple enquiries within days. Land in…
There is a tendency in rapidly growing cities to mistake scale for significance.A taller building arrives. A larger investment is…
For years, many property owners in Jamaica enjoyed a market that seemed almost unstoppable.Homes attracted multiple enquiries. Landowners could hold…
For many people abroad, buying property in Jamaica begins as a dream.It starts with a photograph of a turquoise coastline,…
Thousands of new housing units and land subdivisions are increasing pressure on access roads across Jamaica.Homeowners are increasingly asking whether…
Kingston, Jamaica — 10 June 2026 More than $50 billion in real estate and cash assets is currently locked inside…
The United Kingdom Government is expected to accelerate one of the most significant leasehold reforms in decades, bringing forward plans…
55 New Bridges Planned, Western Jamaica First in LineThe Government’s decision to replace 55 bridges across Jamaica over the next…
For generations, Jamaicans have attached deep meaning to the idea of owning a home. It is more than a roof…