Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jan 31, 2012, 10:32 am
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 condominium project in 2003, the Chateau Elysee in Bi...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Dec 12, 2011, 9:01 am
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 banking is the practice of buying properties for fut...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Dec 1, 2011, 9:13 am
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 economic growth in the countryside. But with the way the...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Nov 29, 2011, 1:33 am
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 leaving developers no choice but to build vertically. Metro Manila has become what ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Nov 24, 2011, 2:27 am
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 condominium brands in Metro Manila alone. More than a yea...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jul 22, 2011, 7:36 am
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 public yet. The information I am about to disclose ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jul 10, 2011, 9:51 pm
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 are paying for your house? It’s called co-habi...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jul 9, 2011, 10:15 am
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. All these are meant to bring the place back to its f...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jul 1, 2011, 6:31 am
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 developer simply involves payment of two costs: the down ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jun 29, 2011, 12:57 am
In Taguig, a city in southern Metro Manila, is where you will find DMCI Homes’ vast landholding – the 86-hectare mixed-use development dubbed the Acacia Estates. In it you will find DMCI Homes’ various projects like the condominium developments Rosewood Pointe, Royal Palm Residences, Cedar Cre...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jun 26, 2011, 6:23 am
On February 25, 2010, I wrote about Manosa Properties’ project – Lantana Lane Townhome Community in New Manila, Quezon City. It’s a low density boutique townhouse project consisting of just 14 units on a 3,171 square meter of flood-free real estate. In that post, I emphasized that the company ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jun 23, 2011, 9:10 am
For those looking for a townhouse unit in one of the remaining quiet but accessible places in Quezon City, here’s a project that may be within your easy reach. Fianchetto Homes is a 10-unit townhouse project at #3 Road 17, Barangay Bahay Toro, Project 8. It is accessible via Short Horn Street a...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jun 4, 2011, 4:36 am
This is not a personal finance site and I do not profess to be good at personal finance. But whether you acknowledge it or not, your plan to own a house is tied up to your long-term financial objectives. Consider the following: Is owning a house your ultimate objective or is it just a means toward...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Apr 21, 2011, 11:26 am
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is a national government agency tasked as the planning, regulatory and quasi-judicial body for land use development and real estate and housing regulation. Among its various functions, the most important is its mandate to implement Presidential Decr...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Dec 3, 2010, 1:11 am
In the spirit of this coming Holiday Season, I would like to tell you about a very special lady; the likes of whom make this season more worth celebrating. She’s so beautiful that she has two beauty titles: Ms. Young Philippines 1981 and Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1985. Although she already fe...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Nov 25, 2010, 1:30 am
Almost a year ago, my family went for a short visit to a friend’s place in Tagaytay City. On our way back, we decided to make a side trip to Nuvali. Having more time to spare, we went to Georgia Club, a stone’s throw away from Nuvali, also in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Georgia Club is a project of Brit...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Nov 3, 2010, 5:35 am
Update on my condominium directory as of November 18, Thursday, 10:30 pm: QUEZON CITY directory is now online. ______________________________________ Today, going green or being eco-friendly is no longer a matter of choice, it’s a matter of necessity. Nature’s growing unpredictability has made ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Oct 25, 2010, 4:04 am
It’s been a while since my last blog. I’ve realized that to be really useful, a blog should feature not just the webmaster’s opinions; it should provide useful resources, which I must admit, this website is very much lacking. What started as a mere curiosity to list down the many condominiums...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Oct 17, 2010, 9:04 am
The broker/agent of the future has to be smart and very capable of using technology… You have to keep up with your clients who are extremely savvy. They have more information now than they did in the past. And it’s harder for a broker/agent to be successful when their clients are smarter than th...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Sep 30, 2010, 2:23 am
What started as a casual research to list down the condominiums in various stages of completion in Metro Manila, turned into a project that will become an added feature of this website. I’m completing a directory of the many condominiums in Metro Manila like the Products and Services Directory th...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Sep 22, 2010, 5:58 am
In my last post, 6 things to consider before buying a residential condominium unit, I presented several factors that may make one wince at the thought of buying a condominium. I concluded by saying that just because there are several serious downsides to owning a condominium doesn’t necessarily m...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Sep 6, 2010, 9:59 am
A condominium project consists of land on which the project stands, the individual dwelling units and the common areas. In the Philippines, a condominium building is any vertical development, ranging from, say, 5 to 50-stories tall comprising of, say, a hundred to 500 individually-owned units per b...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Aug 31, 2010, 10:48 am
This post is a complete departure from my other posts wherein I featured mostly upscale real estate developments. This is about people who are in desperate straits but remain optimistic of someday owning their houses. Theirs is a community that has become so blighted, but its people choose to stay a...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Aug 12, 2010, 6:10 am
Two weeks ago, the 3-day, 4th Philippine Real Estate Festival (PREF) was held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. It was no ordinary real estate event for it involved the tourism sector. According to PREF Chairman, Dr. Jaime Cura, the tourism industry has recognized the importance of drawing th...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Aug 4, 2010, 5:45 am
Building a house is an undertaking that should never be taken lightly; it requires sound project management skills. ITToolkit.com, a technology website, defines Project Management as a set of principles, methodologies, procedures and practices used to ensure that a project will be built on time, on...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Jun 18, 2010, 11:02 am
October of last year, upon a tip of a friend, I wrote in this site that there may be an active fault line that traverses part of Sta. Rosa. The image on the left below was released by the online version of ABS-CBN News showing the so-called Valley Fault System. To see the full image click here to ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - May 4, 2010, 8:19 am
Please note that I have not forgotten about Nuvali’s master plan. But if we are to fully appreciate its master plan, it’s better that we look first at the National Capital Region and see what made it become what it is today. I said previously that Nuvali’s master plan is geared towards achiev...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Apr 16, 2010, 7:27 am
In my last post, I promised to write more about Nuvali. Sadly, these past few weeks has seen me suffer from “Nuvali fatigue.” For those who are waiting for my follow up feature on Nuvali, its draft is already half done and it shall be published. To ease the fatigue, I’ll write about something ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Apr 5, 2010, 6:53 am
Before going into Nuvali’s master plan, I think it’s important to study its location and topography first. Knowing these will indicate why Nuvali was master planned the way it was. The following are Google Earth images that I edited to represent Nuvali. They are far from being complete and accu...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Mar 31, 2010, 11:06 am
Nuvali, Ayala Land Inc.’s flagship project encompasses 1,840 hectares stretching from Sta. Rosa Laguna all the way to Calamba. It is the most ambitious project in Philippine real estate history which the Ayalas themselves dub as the next Makati Central Business District. Not that they will leave ...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Mar 24, 2010, 11:38 am
The most common way developers sell their projects is through pre-selling. It’s a process by which a project, while still on paper, is actually sold to prospective buyers. Many agents actually call this process selling “air.” Prospective buyers are gathered in the property where the project w...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Mar 21, 2010, 5:36 am
1. What are the main classifications of lands as to ownership? 2. What are Public Lands? 3. What are the modes of disposition? How can one acquire title over Alienable and Disposable lands? by Homestead Patent by Sales Patent by Lease by Free Patent or Administrative legalization 4. What are...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Mar 15, 2010, 1:54 am
There are two ways of owning a house – it’s either you build it or you buy one. This article focuses on the former. The option to build your own house is the only way that you can truly get the house that you like. It’s often the most demanding and stressful way of owning a house (consider al...
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Jun Sanchez posted an article on Philippine Real Estate and Construction - Mar 10, 2010, 7:45 am
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