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Kingston, Jamaica, 22 July 2026 Europe’s two largest economies present a study in contrast when it comes to residential property…

Kingston, Jamaica, 22 July 2026 European commercial real estate has now recorded seven consecutive quarters of value recovery, according to…

American homebuilder confidence fell again in July, dropping two points to 34 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index —…

US churches are turning underused land into housing under new YIGBY laws in California, Florida and Virginia. Jamaican churches hold the same kind of land, just losing it to squatters instead of building on it.

Cash-rich Chinese buyers are reshaping Harare’s high-end housing market. It is a story about capital seeking safety, and a caution about who gets priced out.

Global interest in luxury real estate in the United States doubled during the first five months of 2026, according to…

UK buy-to-let lending rose in Q1 2026, with landlords securing 58,272 new loans worth £10.8 billion, higher than a year earlier despite elevated mortgage rates and the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act. The data signals stabilisation rather than recovery, in a market restructured around larger, more professional investors. For Jamaican diaspora investors navigating the new landscape, the nuance matters more than the headline.

Kingston, Jamaica, 13 July 2026 Housing across the European Union is becoming more expensive, and it is doing so faster…

Kingston, Jamaica, 13 July 2026 Spain has emerged as Europe’s strongest-performing residential property market in 2026, with prices rising 13.5%…

Kingston, Jamaica, 12 July 2026 Britain’s property market is sending mixed signals as it enters the second half of 2026,…

Kingston, Jamaica, 10 July 2026 The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on 10 July 2026 without President…

Kingston, Jamaica, 10 July 2026 China’s housing market continued its prolonged decline in the first half of 2026, with secondary-market…

Key Points For decades, the property industry changed slowly. New technologies arrived, certainly, but often at the pace of the…

Kingston, Jamaica, 5 July 2026 On 20 May 2026, new European Union regulations came into force that fundamentally changed the…

Kingston, Jamaica, 5 July 2026 Poland’s housing market is entering a new phase, and the dynamics driving it are ones…