By Howard Jr. on Jul 13, 2010 in For Buyers, For Realtors, For Sellers, Home Owners, Local Real Estate News, Mortgages | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Howard Jr. on Dec 18, 2009 in For Realtors, Local Real Estate News, Mortgages | 0 Comments
Patrick Foster Thursday, December 17, 2009 GOVERNMENT is to replace Earl Samuels as managing director of the National Housing Trust (NHT) next January, in a major shake-up at the island’s premier housing organisation. Samuels’ contract expires on December 31, and according to NHT Chairman Howard Mitchell it will not be renewed as the organisation is [...]
By Howard Jr. on Sep 10, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, Local Real Estate News, Mortgages | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Howard Jr. on Sep 1, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, For Sellers, Local Real Estate News, Mortgages | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Howard Jr. on Aug 14, 2009 in For Buyers, Mortgages, News on International Real Estate | 0 Comments
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 LONDON, England Britain’s housing market is slowly stabilising, though activity is still low compared to previous years due to the recession, industry bodies said yesterday. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said gross mortgage lending in the United Kingdom rose by 23 per cent in June compared to the previous month but [...]
By Howard Jr. on Jun 1, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, For Sellers, Local Real Estate News, Mortgages | 0 Comments
Published: Sunday | May 31, 2009 Avia Collinder, Business Reporter It may not be the best of times to be shopping for a home in Jamaica. In general, it is more difficult to qualify for a mortgage now, as lenders attempt to deal with increasing loan defaults, clamping down on new credit in the process. [...]
By Howard Jr. on Apr 24, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, For Sellers, Mortgages | 0 Comments
Published: Friday | April 24, 2009 Sabrina Gordon, Business Reporter RBTT Jamaica, the nation’s third-largest bank by assets, is set to enter the residential mortgage market by the end of the calendar year, a service already being offered by sister operations in the wider Caribbean. But the Minna Israel-led bank enters a market that is [...]
