Property News Jamaica

A retrospective survey of the Jamaica property market from 2002 to 2026, identifying the structural themes, recurring patterns, and defining events that shaped two and a half decades of property investment on the island — from the boom cycle’s post-crisis gathering, through the hurricane years and the global financial crisis, through the debt decade’s fiscal squeeze and the long recovery, through COVID-19’s border-closure shock, to the post-pandemic surge and the normalisation that the current market represents.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from April to June 2026, covering the BOJ’s hold at 5.50%, inflation returning to 4.3% within target, the Realtors Association confirming 2025 full-year property sales of J$99.3 billion, Vista Montego Bay’s final towers commencing this month, the Unico Hotel opening, RIU’s expansion signal, the NHT’s 41,000+ housing pipeline delivering through the reconstruction economy, and the first signs of a property market recalibrating from crisis to cautious confidence.

The Week That Quietly Shaped the MarketIf you only looked at the headlines this week, you might conclude that Jamaica’s…

If you only looked at the headlines this week, you might conclude that Jamaica’s property sector is simply continuing along…

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from January to March 2026, covering the BOJ’s February rate cut to 5.50%, a record 1,377 building permit applications worth J$68.8 billion in the quarter, Carib Cement’s all-time record month in February, the Melissa damage cost climbing to J$1.95 trillion, the NHT managing 41,000+ housing solutions, and the first signs of a market reorganising itself around the demands of the largest reconstruction in Jamaica’s history.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from October to December 2025, written in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa — the most destructive natural disaster in Jamaica’s recorded history. Covering US$8.8 billion in physical damage, 120,000+ roofless buildings, the government’s National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, the Bank of Jamaica holding at 5.75%, a GDP contraction of 8-13%, and the property market’s first assessments of a changed landscape.

For centuries, Jamaica’s landscape has mirrored its social and economic tides. From the plantation estates that once defined wealth and…

There’s a particular hum across Jamaica’s real estate market this October — the sound of cranes shifting, architects sketching, and…

Jamaica’s real estate market is entering a new phase of expansion and transformation, fuelled by major investment projects, shifting market…

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from July to September 2025, covering the BOJ holding at 5.75%, below-target inflation at 3.3%, the NHT’s tiered interest rates now live, advancing hospitality projects in Montego Bay, a buoyant construction sector, and the heightened vigilance of an active hurricane season not yet run its course.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from April to June 2025, covering the Bank of Jamaica’s May rate cut to 5.75%, the NHT’s new loan limits taking effect June 16, GDP growth of 1.6%, advancing hospitality investment in Montego Bay, and evidence that Jamaica’s residential market is finding its stride in a lower-cost borrowing environment.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from January to March 2025, covering the JLP general election victory, the Bank of Jamaica holding rates at 6%, PM Holness’s landmark NHT benefit package, MLS data showing 553 properties under contract worth J$27.6 billion, and evidence of renewed buyer confidence across the residential sector.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from January to March 2025, covering the JLP general election victory, BOJ holding at 6%, PM Holness’s landmark NHT benefit package, MLS data showing 553 properties under contract worth J$27.6 billion, and evidence of renewed buyer confidence.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from October to December 2024, covering the Bank of Jamaica’s three additional rate cuts to close the year at 6%, Moon Palace’s 1,350-room Montego Bay announcement, 4,822 new NHT mortgage accounts worth J$82.9 billion, and the Beryl recovery entering its critical second phase.

A comprehensive quarterly review of Jamaica’s property market from July to September 2024, covering the destruction of Hurricane Beryl, the Bank of Jamaica’s historic first rate cut in the new easing cycle, the economic contraction that followed the storm, and the resilient demand that is already pushing reconstruction activity forward.