Five or ten years can make an enormous difference to the deposit sitting between a renter and the front door of a first home

For six months, one particular household bill disappeared. Not permanently, of course. Mortgages have an inconvenient habit of returning. But after Hurricane…

Jamaica has billions of dollars committed to housing and tens of thousands of homes somewhere in the development pipeline. But the latest…

Higher loan limits and reduced interest rates may improve affordability, but buyers still face deposits, legal fees, surveys and other costs that can add millions to a purchase

The Government is surveying land and pursuing relocation subsidies for families displaced from Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, as the Prime Minister links informal settlement to a shortage of affordable homes.

Jamaica’s modest pension payments and rising housing costs are creating a retirement problem that few families have properly calculated

From cleared development sites and missing titles to mortgage relief and a new ethical code, Jamaica’s property week exposed the uneasy machinery behind the national dream of ownership.

Most of the 2,500 foldable modular units bought by the NHT under a $3.1 billion contract have arrived, with the rest due by September; installation is handled separately.

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.