More articles about: real estate

A unit of low-cost residential property developer Urban Deca Homes and its parent company 8990 Holdings Inc. has been fined by the Philippine Competition Commission for imposing a single Internet Service Provider (ISP) on its unit owners and tenants. Urban Deca Homes Manila Condominium Corporation ...

If you're wondering why there are so so many mainland Chinese nationals taking up residence all over the Philippines these days, it's because many of them have been brought here by Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), the online casino industry that may soon ...

“Everything is going digital—I think real estate is not an exception,” says Eli Becislao, COO of C Estates Inc., a real estate tech startup that’s gearing to disrupt the real estate market.C Estates is an open-access online platform that connects real estate buyers ...

After 33 years, the founder, president and CEO of leading property development company Century Properties Group—Ambassador Jose EB Antonio—is handing the reins of the company over to one of his sons. Marco Antonio, who was the company’s chief cooperating officer, was officially appointed ...

Exequiel Robles was only 17 years old when his father, Buenaventura Robles, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, leaving him and eight of his younger siblings in the family. During that time, the senior Robles had a small real estate trading firm which ...

According to a market survey by MyTown, the average millennial spends three hours a day commuting and three to nine days of their income on transpocost. And according to their CEO Mark Kooijman, that 1,200-respondent survey in 2012 also showed that 90% lived with ...

Calling all consumers! There is now a government agency that keeps companies in check in case they threaten to monopolize or abuse a single industry or market. The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), which was formed in 2016, is an independent government body ...

There’s been some talk recently on how the Philippines’ stronger relations with China under the current administration have affected the country. While some of these situations are complicated (to say the least), others are relatively more straightforward.One of those more straightforward influences ...

If you’re looking for a business opportunity in a thriving industry, the latest market report by Knight Frank points to luxury homes as a great investment. In 2018, Manila’s luxury home market saw the most growth in the world, with an 11 ...

Remember when Bonifacio Global City (BGC) became the new Makati? In the last few years, a huge wave of large local businesses, multinational corporations, and even government agencies set up their offices within the 240-hectare master-planned development, with ridiculously expensive condos and various ...

It’s no secret that Metro Manila traffic is horrible, but it’s doing more than wasting everyone’s time and pissing everybody off; it’s also changing the way we live.Because of how bad the traffic situation is, Filipinos are changing how they address their ...

How does P18,800 for a one-night stand in a hotel room sound?If that made your wallet groan, it’s for a good reason. That’s the cheapest rack rate for a night in Okada Manila, which offers the most expensive hotel rooms in Metro ...

If you bought a house and lot in Rizal, a condominium unit in Pateros, or a townhouse in Davao Del Norte at the start of 2017, your property's prices soared the highest in the last two years.That’s according to data from Property24, ...

Real estate in the Philippines has remained one of the brighter spots for investors. While pooled funds struggle to earn annual returns that beat inflation and stocks remain on a downtrend, properties have generally continued to appreciate year after year.And data from ...

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ICCPI) just held the Real Estate and Investment Conference 2018, a one-day event where experts from the private and public sectors talked about the various investment opportunities in the local real estate industry, on ...

Hard-working millennials have no use for a living room, according to one of London’s leading architects.Patrik Schumacher, who worked on London’s £269 million Aquatics Center ahead of the Olympics, published a briefing paper arguing that smaller flats are ideal for younger people ...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you suddenly die without a last will and testament? Then your estate goes to your compulsory heirs. They are assured of their legitime, or the portion of the inheritance that cannot be given away as it ...

If you've ever been inside a Rockwell establishment, be it commercial or residential, you get this dreamy feeling. Blame it on whatever spray they throw around in the lobby every hour or so. Blame it on their spacious layouts and cutting edge service ...

Aside from a few popular malls and parks, it’s safe to say that North EDSA is underrated as not a lot of people like to explore this part of the city—little did we know, the heart of Quezon City makes a great ...