Short answer: there’s no official statistic that breaks out who (by country of residence) buys Jamaican residential property. But the best available proxies point the other way—U.S.-based Jamaicans, not UK returnees, are likely the largest overseas buyers.
Why we say that:
Foreign buyer interest skews U.S. A Realtors Association–reported survey on regional real estate found more than half of foreign interest came from the United States (context includes Jamaica).
Diaspora firepower skews U.S. Bank of Jamaica data shows the USA supplies ~67% of remittances, with the UK ~11% and Canada ~11%—a long-running pattern. Remittances aren’t the same as property purchases, but they’re a strong indicator of where most overseas household cash is coming from.
Policy/market context: There are no special restrictions on foreigners buying Jamaican real estate, so demand largely follows diaspora size/income—and Jamaica’s diaspora is largest in the U.S., then the UK/Canada.
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