2021

TL;DR: When buying properties on the secondary market or those properties not owned by reputable real estate developers, you first have to make sure that the seller is 110% legit before you even give a centavo. Due diligence is the process of finding out if the seller is 110% legit. This should be obvious, but to some, it isn’t. This is what motivated me to write this piece. The Story There...

Some disclaimers before we proceed: (1) Nothing here should be construed as financial advise. (2) I have tried to include accurate data, extracted directly from the sources with attached links for verification, but I cannot guarantee that the data from the said sources will remain unchanged by the time you have read this and if the data ever changed, that I am able to update it accordingly. 0...

0 Introduction Everything came together today for this particular piece. I wanted to familiarize myself with Python’s matplotlib and at the same time explore the relationship of the Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) to the three economic factors; Money Supply, Price Inflation and Interest Rate. Along the way, I’d like to answer the questions: what is the best property to buy and when is...

First, let’s layout the situation On July 30 2021, the Philippine government announced that it will put the National Capital Region on Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) beginning August 6th until August 20th. It’s the lockdown all over again. Some of the headlines of that day, in case you missed it: Philippine News Agency: NCR shifts to ECQ Aug. 6-20 Presidential Communications Operations...

You can skip the intro and scroll down to the Tax Chart. First time Philippine real estate buyer or seller? Yes? Then before we proceed let me first congratulate you on the sale! We're in a tough 2021 market right now and I'm happy that you made the deal push through. No? That's alright. I will still be happy to share with you this knowledge. I made this as a basic piece to hopefully guide you...