Realty Check

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 THE National Housing Trust (NHT) plans to build six upscale townhouses in the Kingston suburb of Cherry Gardens costing $141.7 million, according to just-released government data. Prime Development Company has been endorsed to construct six townhouses each with three bedrooms and associated infrastructure at 2a Mark Way, Cherry Gardens which leads [...]

ONE of the largest international land surveying companies, the Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation (KCSC), has signed an agreement with Geoland Title Limited, a Jamaican land management company, for the rapid expansion of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). The Korean entity which is recognised worldwide for having the best practices in land surveying and [...]

Experts talk realty at Mayberry forum Sunday, April 04, 2010 Every good decision is made with wise advise, and as the global recession shows signs of easing, one of the questions on the lips of the prudent investor is “should I consider real estate going forward?” That is where wise advise can come in very [...]

BY JULIAN RICHARDSON Assistant business co-ordinator richardsonj@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, March 07, 2010 LOCAL engineers are exploring a number of alternative building materials which could make housing solutions more affordable in Jamaica. The National Housing Trust lends a maximum of $3.5 million to individual borrowers and two persons can combine for a loan for a maximum of [...]

The Air Jamaica building, corporate head-quarters for the national carrier, is on the market for sale, as the airline counts down to a final agreement with prospective buyer Caribbean Airlines of Trinidad. Sale of the five-storey 32,802-square foot building, located on Harbour Street and overlooking the Kingston waterfront, was expected.

BY TANESHA MUNDLE Observer staff reporter mundlet@jamaicaobserver.com Thursday, March 04, 2010 A pregnant former National Housing Trust (NHT) employee, who was allegedly involved in a housing racket which defrauded persons of about $10 million, was on Tuesday remanded in custody after her bail was revoked in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court. The accused, Stacy-Ann [...]

JIS Wednesday, February 10, 2010 GROUND has been broken for some 288 serviced lots under the Sugar Workers Housing Programme in Bounty Hall, Trelawny. Some 150 serviced lots are to be provided for workers on the Hampden Estate in the parish, while the remainder will be sold on the open market. The project forms part [...]

Published: Friday | December 18, 2009 Sabrina Gordon, Business Reporter Barbican Estates Limited (BEL), a nascent company, has chosen as its first venture the development of new commercial space in the busy and often congested Barbican Square, where commerce, on the face, of it is thriving. On a 1.13-acre property, Barbican Estates will, within weeks, [...]

KINGSTON (JIS): Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding The House of Representatives yesterday (December 15) passed the Registration (Strata Titles) Amendment Act with the 29 changes made by the Senate. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, noted that the majority of the amendments involved the insertion of or changes to words, [...]