In the 1990s, Mrs. Mapera lent money to a distressed property owner and received the title of the property as collateral. Shortly after,...

I sometimes post about challenges in the real estate (RE) industry to caution buyers, yet I also share property ads. Is that...

In 1972, former Senator Ernesto Maceda recognized the need to protect real estate buyers and introduced the "Realty Installment Buyer...

The History of Ayala Alabang In the 1960s, after successfully developing Makati, the Ayala family sought new ventures in property...

The Registry of Deeds (RD) can issue multiple copies of a Title—one for each co-owner! This provision is based on Presidential Decree No....

Once upon a time, an in-house broker sold a pre-selling condo unit to a walk-in buyer he met while manning a booth. The buyer was easy to...

A client owned a prime commercial lot in a burgeoning central business district and sought my advice on what to do with it. Here's what I...

In 2021, the AMLC, under BSP, required RE brokers to register as “covered persons” to combat money laundering. Why Require Brokers? The...

Getting an NBI clearance often comes with the frustration of sharing a name with someone else. Similarly, brokers encounter comparable...

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto proposed revisions to the Senate's Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA). His...