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 power, to…

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

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

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.