SM Development Corporation is aggressively expanding its salesforce on Jan 31, 2012 in News and Current Events Henry Sy SM Development Corporation SM Land Inc. SMDC South Bonifacio SM Development Corporation (or SMDC) is the residential development company of retail and property tycoon Henry Sy of the SM Group of Companies that is better known for its chain of malls nationwide. SMDC started slow when it developed its first cond...
Robinsons Land Corporation bought a huge property in Malabon City on Dec 12, 2011 in Real Estate John Gokongwei Malabon City Robinsons Land Corporation In the October 18, 2011 issue of the Manila Standard Today, it was reported that Robinsons Land Corporation of taipan John Gokongwei bought 2.85 billion pesos of properties, for land banking, in several places, including one in Malabon City. Land ban...
Ayala Corporation is in the best position to rehabilitate PNR’s Southrail Line on Dec 1, 2011 in Transportation Amaia Scapes Ayala Corporation Ayala Land EDSA MRT 3 Greenfield Development Corporation Philippine National Railways South Maya Ventures Corporation TriNoma A modern, fast and reliable railroad system that can transport commuters and cargo over long distances is a major factor that will open new real estate markets outside Metro Manila; will mitigate massive human congestion therein and stimulate economi...
Trains will open up new real estate markets outside Metro Manila and stimulate economic growth in the process on Nov 29, 2011 in Transportation Ayala Corporation freight trains NEDA PNR railroad trains In my last post, I concluded that the condominium boom in Metro Manila should not be viewed as a sign of a healthy Philippine economy. Massive human congestion has resulted to serious scarcity and high cost of land resulting to the condominium boom.
Is the condominium boom in Metro Manila a sign of a healthy Philippine economy? on Nov 24, 2011 in Real Estate Colliers International condominium economy Gross Domestic Product Metro Manila NSCB NSO September of last year, I wrote about what I perceived as a condominium boom in Metro Manila. For several weeks, I perused the newspapers and listed down the condominiums that were being advertised. I stopped counting upon reaching almost 200 condomi...
Condominium project to rise along E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue near the corner of Tomas Morato on Jul 22, 2011 in Miscellaneous Real Estate condominium E Rodriguez Sr Avenue New Manila Quezon City Tomas Morato Avenue I just received communication from the coordinator of a developer I am accredited with enumerating a number of their upcoming condominium projects. The materials I received were clearly for internal use only and are not supposed to be shown to the pu...
Fianchetto Homes: an alternative way of owning your house on Jul 10, 2011 in Lifestyle amortization Brgy Toro Hills co-habitation Project 8 Are you willing to share your home with other families or groups of friends? What’s at stake is your family’s privacy and peace and quiet. But what if in exchange for such, you will be able reduce by half or more the monthly amortization that you...
Portovita: a new landmark development adjacent to Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City on Jul 9, 2011 in Real Estate Araneta Center condominium Condotel Goldland Group of Companies Once the country’s premier shopping and entertainment destination, Araneta Center in Cubao was overtaken by Makati Shopping Center in the 1980’s. Currently, Araneta Center is undergoing a rebirth with so many modern developments taking shape ther...
Portovita: a new condotel in Cubao, Quezon City on Jul 9, 2011 in Real Estate Araneta Center condominium Condotel Goldland Group of Companies Once the country’s premier shopping and entertainment destination, Cubao was overtaken by Makati in the 1980’s. Currently, Araneta Center, Cubao’s commercial hub is undergoing a rebirth with so many modern developments taking shape therein.
E-VAT and Closing Fee: what catch many first time real estate buyers by surprise on Jul 1, 2011 in Legal closing fee Documentary Stamp Tax E-VAT registration fee transfer fee This post is meant for those who are planning to buy, for the first time, real estate properties from developers, whether it’s a lot, a house and lot package or a condominium unit. Many first time buyers have this notion that buying from a develope...
