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Apr 13, 20231 min read

Certificate of Non-Tenancy

Authorities have begun knocking on condo admins in a major CBD to check whether the units are leased.

Apr 12, 20232 min read

Tax-free exchange

Following yesterday's post, "Uh oh, you owe," here's how the owner could minimize taxes paid.

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Uh oh, you owe

Once upon a time, an individual wanted to rent their old house, which was now located along a highly commercialized street.

Apr 4, 20231 min read

Developer Problems

Once upon a time, a condo unit was newly turned over to a buyer. The following day, the buyer moved in.

Apr 3, 20231 min read

Inverter ACs

How much savings can an inverter AC provide? Is it advisable to upgrade to an inverter AC for rental properties? Here's an case study.

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Offer Letter

Most brokers have a one-pager offer letter. If you've seen ours, it consists of four pages. Here's why.

Mar 30, 20231 min read

Real Estate Graphs

Here are interesting graphs from Colliers' recent Manila Radar Report. You may download the full report from their website.

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Unfunded Checks

Once upon a time, a Filipino couple rented a house. They issued PDCs for the rent. Everything went smoothly until...

Mar 27, 20232 min read

CGT Exemption

Here are three things you should remember when claiming a Capital Gains Tax Exemption (CGTE).

Mar 24, 20231 min read

Battle of the Platforms

On January 17, 2023, a rental unit in Makati was listed with me. Here are my observations.

Mar 23, 20232 min read

Rent-to-Own Schemes

Here's why rent-to-own schemes (RTOs) are more complex than most people think.

Mar 22, 20231 min read

84 Guns Found in Raid

PhilStar: High-powered firearms and ammunition allegedly owned by members of a Taiwanese crime syndicate were seized by police in Makati.

Mar 17, 20232 min read

CMA Problems

Here are three typical problems brokers encounter when preparing a CMA.

Mar 16, 20232 min read

PH RE Risks

Last week, I met with a foreign fund manager (FFM) who had exposure to PH RE stocks. They were interested to know what was happening on the

Mar 15, 20231 min read

Bataan-Cavite Bridge

Not long from now, Bataan will be 30 minutes away (from 4 hours)–thanks to the Bataan-Cavite Bridge.

Mar 14, 20231 min read

Social Media Marketing

Once upon a time, a broker thought advertising on social media was a good idea. So she did.

Mar 13, 20231 min read

Did ROCK purchase ABS?

Rockwell Land has released a clarificatory statement for the news article “Wrecking Ball: Lopez family to demolish iconic ABS-CBN HQ.”

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Must Google Tenants

Here’s a follow-up story to last Tuesday’s Horror Story post. This serves as another reminder why Googling prospective tenants is a must.

Mar 6, 20232 min read

Condos vs. Houses

A client messaged to ask whether they should sell their house and downsize to a condo. Here's our convo.

Mar 2, 20231 min read

Two-Beds Must Haves

High-end, two-bedroom units should have these three features to sell quickly.

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