The political cycle is said to greatly impact the economic cycle. The relatively peaceful and decisive national elections last May bodes well for sustaining the country’s robust economic growth. The electoral process proved once again that Philippine democracy is stable and the politicians are

Asset management firm Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services Inc. expects a surge of at least double-digit growth in the real estate sector due to positive political climate brought about by the incoming Duterte administration. In a Pinnacle report titled, “Stability and Growth - Market Ins

Former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt was once famously quoted: “Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.” While spoken decades

The Philippines Q1 market insight displays a favorable time to invest for developers. The Philippines nearly reached their 2015 annual goal of maintaining a gross domestic product (GDP) of 6% by starting out strong at 6.3% and only falling a little short to 5.8%, as reported by the Philippinas

A NEW Yorker unwittingly changed the course of Philippine tourism one day in December. As the sole of Gabby Grantham’s shoes kissed the tarmac on December 21 last year, the Filipino-American unwittingly became the Philippines’s 5 millionth visitor. Grantham symbolized the country’s

Real estate entrepreneurs and corporate executives in Manila recently buckled down to business when the PAREB - Quezon City Real Estate Board (QCRB) conducted  its annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at the Bulwagang Amoranto of the Quezon City Hall. The seminar was accredited by

AMID market volatility, the property arm of the SM Group of Companies remains positive on its growth, particularly in the burgeoning bayshore area, where its sprawling Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex is located. “We continue to be very bullish about the market. We think this market volatility is t

INDUSTRY players in business process outsourcing (BPO)in Davao Region have expressed confidence to meet the $25 Billion total revenue target by the end of 2016. Samuel Matunog, president of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Davao, Inc. and vice-president of the National ICT Confed

AS the amount of developable land in Metro Manila shrinks, so do the sizes of abodes in the country’s capital region, industry players have observed. According to online property portal Lamudi Philippines, 42 and 41 percent of Metro Manila’s for-sale and for-rent condo inventories have

WHILE 2016 has just begun, preparations are now being made to hail the Year of the Fire Monkey with a bang, when the Chinese celebrate their lunar New Year on February 8. The whole nation is thrilled on what lies ahead this year, particularly on the political front, since this will mark the de