Kingston, Jamaica — Jamaica’s residential property market continues to show resilience in 2025, supported by infrastructure spending, tourism-linked demand, and steady mortgage activity. Yet beneath the headline growth, structural pressures around affordability, interest rates, and rental availability are becoming harder to ignore — particularly for ordinary Jamaican households trying to secure long-term housing stability. pasted
The latest national market analysis paints a picture of a deeply segmented property landscape. On one side sits a high-end market driven by foreign buyers, returning diaspora, and investors seeking lifestyle properties or short-term rental income. On the other is an affordable housing sector struggling to keep pace with population growth, urbanisation, and rising costs. Both markets are expanding, but they are not expanding equally — and that imbalance matters.
A tale of two markets
Luxury residential development remains concentrated along the north coast and in…
