real estate on the rock

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.