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PERIMETER LOT?
SURVEY: Are the Two Red-Colored Lots Considered “Perimeter Lots”? In the Philippine real estate context, a perimeter lot usually refers...
Jun 13, 20252 min read


RELEASE OF MORTGAGE
Once upon a time, a buyer was about to purchase a property that still had an outstanding mortgage with a local bank. Since the seller...
Jun 10, 20251 min read


HOW MUCH TO SELL?
Client: I need to sell my condo within the month. What price should I list it at? Juan: Got it. Where's the unit located? Size? Does it...
Jun 9, 20251 min read


INCLUDE COMM IN OFFERS?
When a broker secures an Authority to Sell, it’s standard practice to talk about net proceeds—what the seller takes home after taxes and...
Jun 5, 20252 min read


OFFER ACCEPTED?
Once upon a time, a buyer viewed a condo unit. He liked what he saw and quickly made a move to negotiate. After a few rounds of back and...
Jun 3, 20252 min read


OLD CONDOS
As with anything in real estate, it's important to look at both sides of the coin. If you're eyeing a unit in a building that's been...
Jun 3, 20252 min read


CO-SHARED CONDOS
Just a thought experiment here: why is co-living—or shared condo leasing—so rare? In many parts of the world, it's completely normal....
Jun 3, 20251 min read


AMLC: DECLARE TRANSACTIONS
Broker: Hi Juan, are we really required to report real estate deals over Php7.5 million to the AMLC? JPRE: Let’s break it down from the...
May 29, 20251 min read


EDSA REBUILDING X RE
Anyone who lived through the MRT construction in the '90s knows what's coming—and it’s not pretty. Back then, a drive from Quezon City to...
May 28, 20252 min read


PROBLEMS OF SUB-LEASING
When I first started out as a real estate broker, one clause in lease contracts always stood out to me—subleasing is strictly prohibited...
May 23, 20252 min read
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