The Importance of Home Ownership for Jamaicans

Property acquisition during slavery turned out to be singularly important in determining who continued to remain in the employ of the plantation post Emancipation. West Indian freedmen who already had a taste of property ownership were typically not enamored with long-term plantation employment. Transitioning into the 1900’s property ownership provided real and symbolic economic liberalization…

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BUYING A NEW HOME – 10 Common Real Estate Questions

1. What is the first step of the home buying process? Getting pre-approved for a mortgage should be the first step of the home buyer process. First, you need to know how much you can borrow. Knowing how much home you can afford narrows down home searching to suitable properties. No time is wasted considering…

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Selling Property in Jamaica – COVID Considerations

The process of selling property in Jamaica ought not to be a difficult and arduous one. Certainly, for new purchasers the process can be fraught with anxiety given considerations as to identifying the best location, affordability of the purchase, finding a sufficient down payment and last but certainly not least the mortgage process which has…

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Purchasing Property in Jamaica – COVID Considerations

Purchasing Property in Jamaica – COVID Considerations August 24, 2020 The anxieties brought on by the COVID pandemic has not spared those of us living in Jamaica. Like elsewhere there are concerns about general wellbeing and economic livelihood. Unlike other periods of uncertainty and economic contraction the most recent being 2008, the real estate market…

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