The Hospitality Sector has always been a sunshine industry and one of the underserved segments in the country. The lack of quality accommodation facilities has been one of the reasons why the tourism industry continues to underperform compared to some of our Southeast Asian neighbors. Massive tou

The global pandemic has not only affected our health, economy, and daily lives, but it has also created lasting ripples in the real estate sector. As we emerge into a post-pandemic world, we are witnessing a transformative shift in real estate preferences and demands. Here, we dive into how the pand

After a steady three-year rise in the Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) monitored that residential prices grew marginally by 0.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019 as RREPI rose to 117.5 from 117 for the same quarter last year. Residential pr

  The May 2019 mid-term elections brought a positive political climate despite several hiccups along the way, including delay in some of the government’s infrastructure projects during the first half of 2019. The Philippine economy is continuously growing, bolstered by another credit rat

The TRAIN Law, the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program, adjustment of price ceilings for socialized and low-cost housing—these are some of the real estate market indicators that defined 2018 and what will shape the market in the coming year. In this report, Pinnacle re

The real estate market has been blisteringly active in the past five years or so. Margins north of 30% were doable especially right after the Philippines was rated as "investment grade" by a number of international rating agencies. There are sufficient reasons that the market, together with the ge

  There is popular notion of "flight to quality" whereby consumers, or occupiers in the case of real estate, would prefer better and in most cases newer options.  Quality alternative usually equates to higher cost. With the real estate boom in recent years, brand new and quality options

  The Philippine economy has been going from strength to strength, and will continue to grow. Likewise, there is no stopping with the growth of the real estate industry. The demand for office space by the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry shall continue to glow even with the anxiety

  By now, the off-the-cuff talks of President Rodrigo Duterte is seen not to be too different from that of the President-elect Donald Trump of the United States (US). Politicians, businessmen, and the people of both countries are slowly accepting the results of their respective democratic proc