After enduring decades of booms and busts, selected few profited, but majority lost heavily. Homebuyers have justifiably began to question just how much value real estate developers really contribute to the Philippine property industry....
The Avida Towers Makati West is setting new records for the affordable segment of the real estate industry and another record for Avida because of its fast take-up rates. Avida, an Ayala Land subsidiary, celebrated the ceremoni...
Purchasing a home is definitely one of the most important decisions anyone will make in his lifetime. A home is a financial asset and more:...
Atop Manila’s favorite weekend retreat is an enchanting place where it’s Christmas all year round. Wafting through the ornate gateway of Tagaytay’s highest residential enclave is the sweet aroma of pine &ndash...
Moving in to your new condo home is not easy as it’s laid out to be on brochures and magazines. Coming from a usually larger house, first-time condo dwellers need to adjust to a more efficient, low maintenance lifestyle t...
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC)’s Housing and Land Development Division recently launched The Blue Coast Residences, its first upper mid-cost residential subdivision Mactan, Cebu together with Aspen Heights a mid-cost re...
Megaworld Corporation, one of the country’s top developer of residential and business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings, will be launching soon its fourth condominium project in the plush Greenbelt, Makati City area called the Greenbelt Excelsior....
THE COMPETITION HAS become fierce. So much so that some ?overly aggressive? entities promise the sun and the moon just to snatch that sweet, sweet deal from overseas buyers. Philippine property advocates are now sounding the alarm that complaints from ?he...
THE ADVERTISEMENT SAYS ?ready for occupancy.? The graphics show a spanking new, completed house. Enticed, you immediately make a down payment as the developer claims that the house is ready and finished, with all the utilities properly working and necessa...
WHEN ANNA MARIA LOURDES Pascual, Mia to her family, turned 18, she decided she would rather have a garden party at home instead of a big bash in a five-star hotel or fancy restaurant....
THERE GOES YOUR retirement pay. Your developer has turned your dream beach rest house into a nightmare. You?ve paid for the property, and nothing but promises were produced....
AS URBAN SPACES GET scarcer and more expensive, they are driven by the residential and commercial markets to be more like space shuttles?compact and yet, fully functional....
TABACO CITY ? A century-old, Spanish-style house of stone and capiz shell windows in Tabaco City in Albay looks as illustrious as its former occupant, Angela Manalang-Gloria, regarded as the ?matriarch? of Filipino women poets in English....
MANILA, Philippines -- Whenever she walks into a room that she has designed, Wilhelmina Garcia is never without a story or two to tell about the place -- from the furniture and art pieces to their many little details....
GREEN architecture advocate Robert Mirafuente and I recently had a discussion on the advantages of a naturally ventilated house over one that?s centrally air-conditioned....
EVERY SATURDAY, MY 10-YEAR-old daughter Anna reminds me, ?It?s Iron Chef night!? This reality show features celebrity chefs racing to create gastronomic masterpieces from a given set of ingredients....
A whole new world of shopping convenience and high-end events has now become the centerpiece of Makati Avenue as the newest lifestyle mall finally opens in the heart of the country’s busiest commercial district.
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Born at the turn of the century, National Artist in Architecture Pablo S. Antonio pioneered modern Philippine architecture. His basic design is grounded on simplicity, no clutter. The lines are clean...
The Company is one of the fastest growing property developers in the country whose main focus is the development of high-end condominium projects in Manila.The Company’s very first project, the Lee...
About MatimcoThe year 1963 heralded the birth of Mandaue Timber Company. Founded by Mr. Lim Liu, the small outfit was engaged in selling lumber and wooden cases to soft drink and beer companies in...