Despite challenges, the Philippines remains one of the strongest-performing economies in Asia. GDP growth rate stands at 6.1% quarter-on-quarter to Q3 2018—ranking third after Vietnam’s 6.9% and China’s 6.5% for the same period.Inflation continues to be a challenge, which is curren

Why joint-venture agreements may help solve the housing backlog Despite joint-venture agreements’ popularity in business, these arrangements have remained largely untapped and under-maximized in the affordable and socialized housing segments. This is unfortunate, as these market segments rema

WHY SERIES is an article series that will feature specific Philippine locations, discussing its current state and how it plays out in the Real Estate industry.    WHY SIARGAO?With the closure of Boracay for a few months and further developments underway for this major tourist destinati

Metro Manila has been the center of development ever since its establishment as the center of the Philippines. With seemingly endless business opportunities attracting job seekers and investors into the region, it is no surprise that the Metro has become congested. Nowadays, vehicular traffic

Students and young professionals now want living arrangements near their universities and work places within Metro Manila. With the ongoing battle with the insane, almost inhumane, level of heavy traffic, they are gearing more and more towards finding a home within the vicinity of their schools an

Baby boomers are set to retire in the next 10 to 15 years, and more so, they are driving the economy into the direction of health and wellness. Increase in demand for travel and leisure, gym and spa subscriptions, health supplements, anti-aging cosmetics, and retirement and vacation homes has been

  The Philippine Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow has reached a record high of 10.05bb USD in 2017, 21% higher than the recorded FDI in 2016. The FDI was boosted by the 1.2bb USD August inflow, as well as the 16-month high 2bb USD recorded in October. The BSP attributed the all-time hi

The Tax Reformation for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill was signed into law on the 19th of December 2017 and has immediately taken effect on 1 January 2018. It is said to allow a simpler, fairer, and much efficient tax system for the Filipinos. In general, TRAIN Law aims to reduce personal

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