Real estate agency Santos Knight Frank is this year's best real estate agency in the Philippines, according to the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards. A statement said that Santos Knight Frank won in the Asia Pacific Awards categories of “Best Real Estate Agency (Single Office),” “Best...
Makati is a city best enjoyed from the street: it’s filled with surprises at every corner, with Ayala Avenue providing the soundtrack to your discovery. But for the uninitiated, there is more than one way to experience Makati living—from above. Imagine being able to see the sun rising over lush...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the belated petition filed by a Cagayan de Oro City resident to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from auctioning the properties of his deceased uncle to settle estate tax debts of over P1 billion. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The court's second...
The extension of the amnesty for unpaid real estate taxes for another two years will benefit both the government and the families that are recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 29. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to extend the estate tax amnesty for another two years. With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 2208 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act, which is set to expire on June 15,...
Megaworld subsidiary Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates, reported a 21 percent improvement in attributable net income to P300 million in the first quarter of 2021. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Many relatives of coronavirus (COVID-19) victims who died from the disease are asking Congress to pass a legislation that would exempt them from paying estate tax, or at the very least lower the rate. (Photo by Jarl Schmidt / Unsplash) They said it will be another financial hardship if they will...
The Gherkin in London, the HSBC Building in Hong Kong, the Apple Park in Cupertino, La Garenne-Colombes in Paris, the South Beach in Singapore—all of these properties have challenged the notion of what traditional architecture is, and showed the world how the architectural envelope can be further...
Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates, generated P12 billion from the sale of residential projects but 2020 net income was still lower due to the pandemic. In a statement, the firm aid it sold P4.22 billion worth of...
The current bearish real estate industry in the Philippines is expected to bounce back in the second half this year to early 2022 fueled by the government’s huge infrastructure program and the private sector driven REITs regime. This was the gist by the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association...
Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla learn saving tips from long-time friend and Daniel Padilla's fashion stylist Ton Lao Attending real estate seminars as young as 12 years old, celebrity stylist Ton Lao knew the value of investing in primed lots. "It's proven and tested that if you invest in the...
(L-R) UB Vice-President for Academics Dr. Abegayle P. Chua, University President Dr. Hernando B. Perez, CREBA national chairman Charlie A. V. Gorayeb, CREBA national president Noel Toti M. Cariño at the academic partnership agreement signing in 2017. Undertaking education programs has been a...