The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting diasporans to contribute to and invest in Jamaica’s housing sector under its 'Come Build With Us' initiative. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, provided details during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Monday (June 17)....

MONTEGO BAY, May 18 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 17), handed over 106 titles for residential serviced lots to beneficiaries under phase one of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) new Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth. This marks a significant milestone in the NHT’s ongoing efforts to provide achievable and affordable housing solutions...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will remain focused on implementing strategic changes to optimise loan processing and access to mortgage financing for contributors during fiscal year 2024/25. Details of this and other programmed engagements are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2025. The NHT will oversee the processing of 8,955...

Cabinet has given approval for the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) to divest three parcels of land located in Hopewell, Hanover, at a cost of $850 million. The parcels, which include one beachfront and two contiguous lots, will be divested to LCH Development Limited. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that $9 billion is earmarked under the revitalised Urban Renewal Programme to increase the output of low-income housing solutions. “The National Housing Trust (NHT) is now in a position to increase the output of low-income solutions under the Urban Renewal Programme and will commit an initial $9 billion in 2024/25, with...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) continues to provide affordable housing solutions for low and middle-income-earning Jamaicans as well as provide for the regularisation of informal settlements. Providing an update on the agency in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said of the 14,000 housing solutions...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will partner with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to construct 14 homeless shelters on government lands across the island. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently. He said the shelters will vary in size and...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is projecting to commence construction of 15,009 housing solutions across the island during the upcoming fiscal year, which begins April 1. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that more than 96 per cent of the solutions are...

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors will be able to access a new loan product to retrofit their homes with smart energy solutions, as at July 1, 2024. Under the Smart Energy Home Improvement Loan, contributors will be able to acquire any of the following:  solar panels and batteries; solar water heaters; solar insulation; other renewable energy technology such as windmills,...