Philippine Real Estate

Here are the 2023 Zonal Value revisions for Ayala Alabang Village properties: Phases 1, 2A, 2B, 3A1, 3A2, 3B1, 3B2, 3B3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8A, 8B, 9, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, XI-A, XI-B, XI-C & XIII = From ₱100,000 per sqm to ₱135,000. Lots backing the golf course Phase 4 & 2B = From ₱120,000 per sqm to ₱157,000. Lots along the perimeters of Apitong, Adelfa, Rosal, Batangas East, South...

Back in September of 2021, we published RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE PRICE INDEX AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY SUPPLY, PRICE INFLATION & LENDING RATE. In that piece, our simple linear regression model tried to predict the 2021 values of the BSP/Central Bank's Residential Real Estate Index and Domestic Liquidity level, also known as M3. Please note that this year, the Central Bank changed the...

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...

If you're looking to buy or sell a unit at Park Terraces, a great list of historical prices that you could use for present-day market value comparison. You may download the PDF file here:Historical Price Park Terraces Price November 2011   NO TYPE AREA BALCONY P/SLOT UNIT PRICE P/SLOT...

Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., like Suntrust Properties, Inc. and Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI) is a subsidiary of Megaworld Coporation. It is a publicly traded company in the PSE with a market capitalization of ₱3,536,963,999.25 as of this writing (August 4, 2020). Below are the turn-over dates of most of their projects. TURN-OVER DATES EMPIRE EAST...

Suntrust Properties, Inc., like Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), is another subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation. Below are the turn-over dates of most of their projects. TURN-OVER DATES SUNTRUST PROJECTS LOCATION MANILA November , 2011 Adriatico Gardens Tower A Adriatico Street near Harrison Plaza & Century Park Hotel May , 2011 Adriatico Gardens Tower B Adriatico...

Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. or more commonly known as GERI is a subsidiary of Megaworld Corp. Like its parent company, it develops gated communities, subdivisions, townhouses, golf course communities, condos, office-commercial buildings, industrial and resort communities. GERI also provide leasing services for its heavy-construction equipments. GERI is a publicly traded company in the PSE with a...

I've worked with Megaworld's International department in different capacities all through out my real estate career and I loved every single on of them. From an independent broker back in 2013, to a resource speaker and even going as far as an assistant country manager. I'm even the proud owner of this Megaworld watch! Pretty cool, huh? This 2020 though, I've settled to simply being a...

If you have been out of the loop with the situation in real estate, here are some updates for you. Condo Ingress & Egress Restrictions, Right Or Wrong? Rockwell Makati has restricted real estate transactions like leasing in their buildings. Last Monday, May 18, we found out that at One Rockwell West, tenants cannot view units and landlords can’t show their own properties, impeding the brokers and...

This DTI Memo Circular No. 20-12, entitled "GUIDELINES ON THE CONCESSIONS ON RESIDENTIAL RENTS; COMMERCIAL RENTS OF MSMES" was issued by DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez last April 4, 2020. The memo states that all residential and commercial rent (of MSMEs) shall be given 30-days grace period. MSMEs are required to provide their lessor with a written request for the concession, accompanied by supporting...

As of March 16, 2020, the Philippines have recorded 259 Persons Under Investigation, 187 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 dead. These numbers are expected to grow in the coming days. You can use these websites to track the disease in real-time; COVID19PH.COM + COVID-19 PH Data. Inquirer.net reports “Land, domestic air, and domestic sea travel to and from Metro Manila will be suspended starting March...

One Serendra is considered as the best and most high-end cluster of condominiums in the entire Bonifacio Global City. Considering its distance to the Manila International School (the most expensive school in the Philippines) and the top-notch security within the property grounds, One Serendra is the default choice of home for many multi-national company executives, International bankers and high-net worth...

So, here we are. 10 years after the  Real Estate Service Act of 2009 (R.A. 9646) became law, we, the citizens of the Republic of the Philippines, finally have a memorandum from the government, requiring ALL real estate brokers to have a written Authority To Negotiate For Sale or Authority To Sell real estate properties. It took one decade, but its better late than never. Does this memorandum have...

Great news to the industry! The Department of the Interior and Local Government has published Memorandum Circular Number  2019-86 last 04 June 2019, reiterating to all City Mayors, Municipal Mayors, Punong Barangay (Brgy. Captains), DILG Regional Directors, DILG Field Officers and all other government employees and officials about the strict implementation of Republic Act 9646 or The Real Estate Service...

I have skin in the game (I have Bitcoin holdings, a good friend of mine is the top Bitcoin expert in Europe and I have plans to integrate Blockchain technology to one of our SaaS company), so I was itching to make this article. The recent ₱900,000,000 Bitcoin scam perpetrated by Arnel and Leonady Ordonio is both sickening and ludicrous. Sickening on one end as this scam leads to a lot of...

Carpe Diem! On the 7th of December 2017, I was given the great privilege to speak at the Megaworld International Sales Division’s annual event, which happened at their new high-tech office at the Alliance Global Tower in Bonifacio Global City. The event was a gathering of the top sales executives from the different countries where Megaworld deployed its sales force. Present were Filipino...

There was an unidentified force that compelled me to write this article today. If you could see my previous write-ups, things have been sporadic, with my last article being published last September 20, 2017. On a digital marketing point of view, that exercise was, and still is, irresponsible, I know, but I couldn’t help it. I was either bored in completing an article or was too engrossed in doing some...

Here's a great article I chanced upon reddit today. It supplements my conclusion to the thought-experiment I made yesterday: Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech For Philippine Real Estate I'm reposting it here for the benefit of everybody....

This evening, I figured it is worth sharing with the TREGP readers and the Philippine real estate community about my personal opinion on the Bitcoin & Blockchain tech to real estate connection. In every public speaking engagement that I make, I always try to introduce Bitcoin. To get things started, history was made in Austin, Texas when a house was purchased purely via Bitcoin: First...