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With remittances accounting for roughly 20 percent of Jamaica’s GDP and diaspora buyers providing critical demand at every price point from residential lots to luxury villas, the connection between overseas Jamaicans and the property market is structural, not incidental.
Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2026 Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has renewed his call for Jamaicans in the diaspora to…
The government’s appeal to the Jamaican diaspora to invest in private real estate has direct implications for property demand, pricing, and the availability of affordable housing. Here is what buyers need to understand.
Living in Jamaica is not a permanent vacation. It is something far more interesting — a daily negotiation between beauty and complexity, between warmth and challenge, between the life you imagined and the life that actually unfolds.
For years, the Jamaican property market felt almost unstoppable.Properties in desirable areas often attracted multiple enquiries within days. Land in…
The Government is encouraging Jamaicans living overseas to invest more heavily in Jamaica’s growing housing market, arguing that increased diaspora…
There is a curious silence hanging over Jamaica’s property market.Not the silence of inactivity. Not the silence of recession. Not…
Portland Co-operative Credit Union has received member approval to establish a subsidiary company that will oversee a proposed residential subdivision…
For years, many property owners in Jamaica enjoyed a market that seemed almost unstoppable.Homes attracted multiple enquiries. Landowners could hold…
From Blessing the Land to Building WealthKINGSTON, Jamaica — In 1980, Jamaica’s economy was worth approximately US$2.6 billion. Most families…
For years, many Jamaicans have watched property prices climb faster than their ability to save. Whether it was a young…
Thousands of new housing units and land subdivisions are increasing pressure on access roads across Jamaica.Homeowners are increasingly asking whether…
For generations, Jamaicans have attached deep meaning to the idea of owning a home. It is more than a roof…
Jamaica’s rare islandwide blackout on Friday night has triggered a major investigation into the country’s electricity infrastructure after an unexpected…
For decades, Jamaica’s housing debate has focused on a familiar question: how can the country build enough homes to meet…