It's a renter's market: Big property discounts boost business for agents
The real estate market remains in the doldrums but local real estate agents are reporting that rental business volumes increased by as much as 40 per cent in 2009, even as...
UDC to step up downtown project in 2010
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has said it will be pushing ahead with plans to redevelop downtown Kingston and is projecting to spend $250 million to rehabilitate the market...
Home-equity loans up even as mortgages decline
New mortgages might be drying up as financing houses get increasingly wary of bad debt and first-time homeownership moves further beyond the reach if many, but some banks are reporting a spike in borrowings, using residential property already owned as...
Planning for a secure married life
QUESTION: I am planning to get married soon and my fiancée and I are keen to start off on a sound financial footing.
In with the new, out with the old: 10 new habits for highly effective skinflints
Have Jamaicans been developing new skills in managing their money since the recession has reduced their ability to earn and sped?
Sandals hotel positions for new market, readopts old name
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has pumped $305 million into the renovation of its smallest property, the 52-room Sandals Inn at Kent Avenue in Montego Bay, which was recently reopened and renamed Sandals Carlyle.
Starting a taxicab service in tight times
A taxi service is a business with relatively small margins in profit and intense man-hour input, yet in July Paul Yapp decided to give up his position as paid employee in a Kingston company to create his own - Cool...
Getting the most from your DC capacity
Picture your distribution centre (DC) as a funnel for the flow of goods between suppliers and customers.
World stocks close out bumper 2009 solidly
World stocks mostly edged higher Thursday as traders headed into the long New Year holiday weekend in a fairly upbeat mood, following a nine-month bull run that has seen many markets advance over 50 per cent since March.