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 Jul 29, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, For Sellers, Foreign Investors, Home Owners, Local Real Estate News, Returning Residents | 1 Comment
BY Alicia Dunkley Observer staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com The Government yesterday made another attempt to stimulate Jamaica’s flagging real estate market by moving the original January 1, 2010 implementation date for the further reduction in stamp duty and transfer tax fees to August 1 this year. In May of 2008, the administration announced that Stamp Duty [...]
By Howard Jr. on Jul 9, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, Returning Residents, Sports, Tips and Advice | 0 Comments
With Cherryl Hanson-Simpson Thursday, July 09, 2009 In challenging times there are always tremendous opportunities for smart investors to make profit. Despite the fact that we are in the middle of a reported recession, there are several ways to earn good returns from investing in Jamaica. Right now, money market instruments are yielding attractive interest [...]
By Howard Jr. on Jun 25, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, For Realtors, Local Real Estate News, Residential, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has given Gore Developments Limited an environmental permit to commence a housing development at Florence Hall, Trelawny. In June, NEPA decided to grant the developers with the permit that will allow them to construct 828 two-bedroom units each with 74.3 square metres (800 square [...]
By Howard Jr. on May 4, 2009 in For Realtors, Foreign Investors, News on International Real Estate, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
As countries worldwide face declining real estate sales, a growing number are easing restrictions that prevent foreign ownership of property. For instance, Beijing suspended a one-year residency requirement for foreign nationals who want to buy a home. In March, the Cayman Islands lowered transfer taxes from 7.5 percent to 5 percent on waterfront properties, and [...]
By Howard Jr. on Apr 15, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, Returning Residents, Tips and Advice | 0 Comments
Written by Sherie Ranston Realtor Associate at Howard Johnson Realty Since the major crash of various investment schemes, coupled with the swift global recession which invariably affects us here in Jamaica, there has been a serious “hoarding”. The Real Estate Market activity has slowed down. On the surface, it is easy to understand the reasons [...]
By Howard Jr. on Apr 2, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, Relocation, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
So you’ve worked hard, and finally the time has come to find the right place worthy of your years of earnings, to call home. Better yet, you’re still years away from retirement, but yearns for an occasional “island escape” so a vacation home in “paradise” has been a recurring dream of yours. Alas! It’s the [...]
