Some Jamaicans still believe making a will is calling death. The trouble is, not making one can call something else: war. Brother…

For many Jamaicans, retirement planning still seems to amount to a house, a little land, some savings, perhaps help from children overseas…

Dear Editor, Jamaica’s housing conversation too often begins and ends with the number of houses being built. We celebrate new schemes, new…

Government plans could reshape Freeport, the Hip Strip and one of Jamaica’s most valuable urban property corridors

Prime minister calls for a “development-first” approach from parish authorities, arguing that Jamaica cannot tackle its housing shortage while viable projects remain trapped in lengthy approval processes.

A 40-unit supportive housing building for extremely low-income people was proposed on a St Cloud, Minnesota, Catholic church lot long used for parking and Christmas tree sales, subject to a planning hearing.

The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu paid $5.8 million for the 1898 Model Progress Building near its cathedral basilica, planning a reliquary chapel, a meeting space and outreach to the poor while commercial tenants remain for now.

Grace Evangelical Free Church sold its Outer Sunset site near Ocean Beach for about $3.5 million to a developer planning apartments, after an upzoning raised the height limit to 85 feet.

Toronto’s Berkeley Church, built in 1871 as a Wesleyan Methodist church and later an event venue, has been bought for $3.75 million, after its operator went into receivership, by a developer planning to restore and reopen it.

In Jamaica, the idea of “home” runs deep. It is not just four walls and a roof; it is legacy, resilience, family,…