Archive for September, 2009

Homeownership Made Easier!!! »

NHT introduces new housing initiatives
Thursday, September 10, 2009
PAID-UP contributors interested in owning a National Housing Trust (NHT) unit will no longer have to struggle to find a deposit, under one of five new initiatives that the institution rolled out yesterday aimed at making homeownership more affordable.
Senior NHT officials, who made the announcement yesterday, said hard-pressed [...]

Why Jamaicams Run So Fast »

Time to Tweet? »

With Every Tweet, Provide a Takeaway
By Katherine Tarbox | September 2009
By now you’ve heard plenty of talk about the free microblogging service Twitter. The way it works is simple: Once you’re signed up, you can broadcast short (140 characters or fewer) text messages and links to your “followers” and receive updates from the people you [...]

6 Realities of Doing Business on the Social Web »

How can you maximize your exposure on the Web? Here’s how.
By Brian Summerfield | September 2009
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about online networking is the wide range of reactions it stirs up. Some real estate professionals swear by it. Others say it’s a diversion at best—and an utter waste of time at worst.

Somewhere between these [...]

GORE DEVELOPMENTS CHIEF CALLS ON GOV’T TO DOUBLE NHT LOAN CEILING »

By Julian Richardson
Friday, August 28, 2009
Principal and executive chairman of Gore Developments, Phillip Gore, called on Government to double the National Housing Trust (NHT) loan ceiling to $7 million.
The NHT currently offers loans of up to $3.5 million at annual interest rates of between two and eight per cent to individuals who meet the repayment [...]