July 2025

There’s something unique about standing at the crossroads of Hackney and Half-Way Tree—not physically, but metaphorically. It’s a space between worlds. Between the grey bricks and red letterboxes of the UK and the vibrant zinc fences and ackee trees of Jamaica. Between childhood memories of walking barefoot to the corner shop in Maroon Town and adult realities of mortgages and planning...

“In Jamaica’s real estate game, it’s not just about showing houses—it’s about outsmarting the competition, surviving the hustle, and carving your own space in a crowded market,” says Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes. The real estate sector in Jamaica is one of the country’s most dynamic economic areas. With surging demand for housing and steady investment interest from locals and...

Honestly? I’ve rarely seen this kind of thing go smoothly in Jamaica. It’s not like the UK where things move like clockwork. Here, once a deal hits the lawyer’s desk, it could sit there for two months just to draft a sales agreement. And don’t even get me started on the Land Registry delays – unless you know the right channels, your file could collect dust in a pile like last week’s Gleaner....

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the Jamaican housing market—one that might just benefit you. For years, many aspiring homeowners have felt sidelined by tight lending policies, skyrocketing property values, and the sheer complexity of getting approved for a mortgage. But the tide is turning. Lenders in Jamaica and abroad are slowly loosening the spigot—not recklessly, but mindfully. With...

There’s a romanticism to the phrase Brixton to Kingston—a journey rooted in heritage, culture, and the idea of returning home. It speaks to the rhythms of reggae and resistance, of migration and memory. But behind the poetry lies a raw reality—one many returnees, like myself, are forced to confront in silence. This is not just another blog post about the beauty of Jamaica or the promise of coming...

There’s a moment every Jamaican abroad feels, whether in London, New York, Toronto, Miami, or Berlin. It comes in the small hours of the morning, or in the quiet after work when the streets are cold and grey. It comes in the taste of a mango that’s travelled too far, or in the sound of a reggae tune spilling from a shopfront. It’s the moment when your heart whispers: “Go home.” Coming home to...

If you’ve been tuning into global or even local real estate chatter, chances are you’ve come across headlines warning of a cooling market. In the UK, North America, and even some parts of the Caribbean, the word on the street is that “sales are down.” And that might have you thinking – Is this really a good time to sell my home in Jamaica? Here’s the truth: while the blazing hot pace of...

In the quiet hum of an office once filled with paper trails and calculators, a new sound echoes: the clicking silence of an algorithm doing in seconds what once took teams of trained minds. Across boardrooms and street corners, the question is no longer if artificial intelligence will change life as we know it—but how soon, and how deeply. According to Goldman Sachs, AI now drafts IPO prospectuses in...

This house…It held the scent of rain on zinc, the laughter of cousins packed on a porch.It knew mango season and nightfall’s hush.It kept secrets behind cracked wooden doors and dreams beneath cement floors.And now—it’s time to sell.Not because you’ve lost it,But because you’re passing it on. Selling a home in Jamaica is no mere transaction.It is a rite of passage wrapped in memory,...

As Jamaica’s real estate market continues its meteoric rise, one question lingers on the minds of many hopeful homeowners, retirees, and returning residents: Is living in a gated community the ultimate dream — or a dream with fine print? From the manicured lawns of Richmond Estate to the fast-growing enclaves of Stonebrook Manor, gated living has become synonymous with safety, style, and social...