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PITFALLS OF NET PRICING

Saying "all taxes shall be paid by the buyer" in the Deed of Absolute Sale (DOAS) can have significant implications. How will the Bureau...

Oct 242 min read

HE LOST P10.7MN, JUST LIKE THAT

Once upon a time, a buyer was offered a pre-selling office space in the heart of the city. The buyer only owned residential units, and...

Oct 172 min read

QUICK AND DIRTY PRICE/SQM

Ever find a condo online that looks like a great deal? Before you get too excited, it’s crucial to calculate the price per square meter...

Oct 101 min read

BALCONY OR WITHOUT BALCONY?

Did you know that certain projects do not include the balcony in the floor area stated in the title? For example, the property titles of...

Sep 261 min read

Loan-to-Value Ratio

Banks typically lend borrowers up to 80% of the value of the collateral, known as the loan-to-value ratio (LTV).

Sep 192 min read

Creditable Withholding Tax

Here's my attempt to explain what Creditable Withholding Tax is and what it's for.

Sep 121 min read

Page Numbers

I encountered an interesting problem: How do you verify if the Owner's Duplicate of Title surrendered to you is complete?

Sep 51 min read

2 Years or 24 Months

When drafting lease agreements, should you specify the lease term in years or months? Does it matter?

Aug 292 min read

8 to XX Years

How long does it take to kick out informal settlers?

Aug 151 min read

Php44 Bn

Philippine Infradev, the developer behind the Php210 billion Makati railway project, reported losses totaling Php44 billion in 2023.

Aug 82 min read

US$105 Bn

This number helps us understand whether another currency crisis could happen again. For those unfamiliar, it is what caused the Asian...

Jul 181 min read

10 to 15 Years

The biggest issue with rental properties is undoubtedly the A/C. This is a persistent problem that brokers can never fully eliminate.

Jul 41 min read

Almost Fell off my Chair

In the near future, the bar graph of the most expensive properties might look something like this.

May 301 min read

26% INCREASE?

Okay, so a client forwarded a Bloomberg article to me, asking if it were true that Manila luxury condos registered a 26% increase YOY.

May 231 min read

HOW MUCH TO LIVE IN MAKATI

The data is based on a survey of done transactions in 2023.

Apr 111 min read

100K CLUB

here's the updated list of every gated village whose zonal values have reached 100,000/sqm.

Mar 211 min read

000

Have you ever wondered why people's Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) always have the "000" at the end? Is it always "000"?

Mar 71 min read

209,000

I've figured out why the BIR increased the zonal value for Ayala Heights to Php209,000.

Feb 221 min read

Most Expensive Properties based on Zonal Values

Here are the country's most expensive condos and gated villages based on the BIR's zonal values.

Feb 151 min read

20.2%

Banks reported a 20.2% growth in their interest collections in 2023. Here's why.