By Howard Jr. on Mar 9, 2010 in For Buyers, For Realtors, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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 $7 million. But [...]
By Howard Jr. on Mar 5, 2010 in Commercial, For Buyers, Foreign Investors, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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 Howard Jr. on Mar 5, 2010 in For Buyers, Legal Issues, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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in a housing racket which defrauded persons of about $10 million, was on Tuesday remanded in custody after her bail was revoked in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.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 Garvey, also known [...]
By Howard Jr. on Feb 10, 2010 in For Buyers, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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 of a Memorandum of [...]
By Howard Jr. on Dec 18, 2009 in Commercial, For Buyers, For Realtors, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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, begin construction of [...]
By Howard Jr. on Dec 18, 2009 in For Buyers, For Realtors, For Renters, For Sellers, Home Owners, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
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, to give greater clarity. [...]
By Howard Jr. on Nov 25, 2009 in For Buyers, For Realtors, For Renters, For Sellers, Foreign Investors, Home Owners, News, Relocation, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
The Multiple Listing System (MLS) may be familiar to those of you from the USA and Canada, but may be a bit of a mystery to those from elsewhere. The basic idea of the MLS is that all the (RAJ) Member firms have agreed to share their property listings and work together on all MLS [...]
By Howard Jr. on Nov 25, 2009 in For Buyers, Local Real Estate News | 0 Comments
Ashtrom Building Systems Limited, the Israeli construction company in which Jamaica has a minority stake, has landed a $2.1-billion contract from National Housing Trust for a residential real estate project in St Catherine.
The contract appears to have hurdled all but one approval – Cabinet sign-off. But the executive branch’s endorsement is expected, however, now that [...]
