Letter of the Day: Buying Property in Jamaica From Abroad Is Not as Simple as It LooksSeptember 14, 2026
Commentary The History of Jamaican Real Estate: The English Conquest of 1655 and the Great Land TransferBy Jamaica HomesMay 10, 20000 Cromwell’s Western Design seized Jamaica from Spain in 1655.Spanish landowners fled overnight, abandoning vast sugar estates.English soldiers received sixty-acre land…
Commentary The History of Jamaican Real Estate: The Great Houses of Jamaica — Architecture, Power, and Plantation LandBy Jamaica HomesJanuary 1, 20000 Rose Hall Great House once commanded 6,600 acres of sugar-rich Jamaican land. Georgian symmetry met tropical heat in Jamaica’s plantation…
