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Life at the top: where the world’s lavish penthouses can be found

Partner Feature
Posted at Jul 15 04:20 PM

There's no better place for the man who has arrived.  Read more »

Property consulting firm calls for right policies to boost PH real estate sector

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 03:41 PM

A property consultant firm urges the Philippine government to put in place the right policies to take advantage of the booming property sector. Leechiu Property Consultants says, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has the political capital to push for charter change to unlock more economic potential. Read more »

Property market poised for better second half, analysts say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 09:42 AM

The second half will likely be better than the first 6 months of the year, with investors looking at logistics on top of office space for business process outsourcing, said Rick Santos chair and CEO of Santos Knight Frank. Read more »

SM Prime 'exploring' high-end space, taps Federal Land

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 03:50 PM

SM Prime tapped Federal Land for a project involving a “very prime property” in Makati, its chief financial officer John Ong told ANC. Read more »

Arthaland eyes five-fold portfolio growth by 2022

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 05:46 PM

Arthaland is in the final stages of acquiring 2 more properties in Manila and Cebu, vice chairman and president Jimmie Gonzalez told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

PH antitrust body speeds up review process for qualified deals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 10:40 PM

One of the Philippines’ biggest property developers believes there's still a lot of room for consolidation in the local sector. Read more »

Megaworld sets P300 billion 5-year capital expenditure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 01:01 PM

Out of the total, 65 percent or P195 billion will be allocated for residential developments and investment in properties while the remaining 35 percent or P105 billion will be for land acquisition and landbanking, the developer said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Read more »

204 pass June 2019 real estate broker board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 07:04 PM

The PRC announced Wednesday that 204 out of 297 examinees passed the Real Estate Broker Licensure Examination given this month. Read more »

BPOs show no signs of slowdown, Megaworld says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 02:17 PM

In 2018, Megaworld sealed one of the "largest" real estate deals in the country for a 25-storey tower for JPMorgan Chase Bank’s global service center in Taguig, chief strategy officer Kevin Tan said. Read more »

'Build, Build, Build' helps spur property demand: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 10:21 AM

MANILA – Buyers are starting to look at properties in cities outside Metro Manila, including Pampanga, Cavite, Iloilo and Cebu, as the government’s on-going infrastructure program boosts the potential in these areas, the CEO of the online real estate platform Lamudi Philippines said Monday. Read more »

Lower interest rates seen to benefit PH property sector: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 01:25 AM

It's shaping up to be a good year for the local real estate sector, as it is seen to further prosper amid the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' back-to-back rate cuts. Read more »

In inland Chinese province, property bubble haunts dreams of prosperity

Yawen Chen, Stella Qiu and Philip Wen, Reuters
Posted at May 21 10:56 AM

ZHENGZHOU, China - Song Jingyi, a paralegal from a family of modest means in the central Chinese region of Henan, had long dreamed of buying a home of her own in Zhengzhou, the sprawling provincial capital of 10 million where she attended college. Read more »

Why 2019 could be a 'good year' for property sector

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 10:47 AM

The growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and the Philippines Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) drive office space rentals in the metro, Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services head of research Jose Romarx Salas told ANC.  Read more »

Manila real estate taxes to go down, Mayor-elect Moreno says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 10:53 AM

Moreno said the real estate tax rate would be decreased by 20 percent on his first year, by 10 percent on the second year, and another 10 percent on the last year of his term. Read more »

Where is China money going? Gambling, real estate, tours, big cities big winners

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 11 05:54 AM

The fourth state visit to China of President Rodrigo R. Duterte just 2 weeks ago is said to have yielded business deals worth a total of US$12.165 billion and a grant of one billion renminbi (about US$148.5 million). Read more »

Inside a Chinese gambling entity: What happens, who works, how?

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 09 11:41 PM

The sudden surge of offshore gambling firms during Duterte is not surprising.  Read more »

Japanese quake-dampening tech to be used in BGC development

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 10:37 AM

Following the earthquake which shook Metro Manila and parts of Luzon last April 22, Federal Land said its new development will use the latest Japanese technology for minimizing the shaking that tall buildings endure during earthquakes.  Read more »

Ayala Land to launch 1st real estate investment trust in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 10:42 PM

Ayala Land is bravely going where no Filipino real estate developer has gone before with the launch of a real estate investment trust. Read more »

Lower Metro Manila CO2 emissions cited as benefit of 'co-living'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 10:32 AM

Metro Manila's greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 875 metric tons last year as more young professionals opted for co-living spaces instead of commuting by car daily to work, according to a recent survey. Read more »

Relic of Jesus Christ's crown of thorns saved from Notre Dame fire

Liam Stack and Heather Murphy, The New York Times
Updated as of May 03 08:08 AM

The fire that destroyed two-thirds of the roof of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on Monday did more than damage a beloved historic landmark: It also endangered the vast collection of Christian relics and artwork housed both within the building and on its grounds. Read more »