The containers are coming. So are the costs. A sharp rise in global shipping prices could work its way from the docks into Jamaican kitchens, building sites and household budgets for months to come.

Scotiabank’s parent company, the Bank of Nova Scotia, disclosed during its third-quarter earnings call on 25 August that mortgage impairments in the…

As the cost of a standard 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States approaches 7 per cent, a growing share of American…

The island is unlikely to collapse, but another 12 months of disrupted energy markets could reshape household budgets, tourism, business, construction and the property market.

Kingston, Jamaica, 26 August 2026 American mortgage rates climbed again this week, reaching their highest level in three weeks after a brief…

The NHT waived $585 million in insurance premiums for 36,000 Hurricane Melissa-affected mortgagors during a six-month moratorium. That relief has now ended, with premiums returning to standard rates.

The NHT waived $585 million in insurance premiums for 36,000 Hurricane Melissa-affected mortgagors during a six-month moratorium. That relief has now ended, with premiums returning to standard rates.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The credit card arrives as a symbol of financial progress: a neat piece of plastic, an attractive spending limit…

After five consecutive weekly increases that pushed the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.91 per cent — its highest level in 2026…

Andy Burnham became UK Prime Minister on 20 July 2026, immediately raising the prospect of rent controls for England—the first sitting Prime Minister to do so. Against that political backdrop, the housing market data for the past month has shown prices barely growing at £299,253, mortgage rates remaining elevated amid global uncertainty, rents hitting record highs in six of nine UK regions despite slowing nationally, and the new administration launching a VAT consultation on social housing land. For Jamaican diaspora investors and housing policymakers, the convergence of political change and market fragility in Britain carries direct and immediate relevance.