The Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) property market is emerging as a key investment hotspot outside Metro Manila as residential expansion, outsourcing-led office demand, and rising tourism fuel growth across regional hubs, according to property consultancy Colliers Philippines. In its latest VisMin...
Business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are increasingly expanding beyond Metro Manila into key provincial cities as rising costs, congestion, and limited office space in the capital reshape the country’s office market as well as commercial real estate landscape, according to property...
Businesses are keeping their office footprints unchanged, prospective homebuyers are delaying purchases, and consumers are cutting back on mall visits as geopolitical uncertainty and higher costs weigh on sentiment, according to property consultancy Colliers Philippines. In its Q1 2026 Survey Flash...
Manila has emerged as the world’s leading domestic and operational center for financial services talent, with real estate consultancy Colliers citing the Philippine capital’s deep pool of skilled workers and growing role as a destination for global capability centers (GCCs) serving major...
Philippine economic growth needs “a major impetus” after slowing to its weakest pace since the pandemic recovery period, with rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the prolonged Middle East conflict expected to weigh on the country’s property sector, according to property consultancy...
Metro Manila’s retail sector is posting a measured post-pandemic recovery as mall vacancies continue to decline, although rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten to dampen consumer spending and delay a full rebound in the industry, according to property consultancy Colliers...
A nearly seven-year-old policy that froze new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ecozone approvals in Metro Manila may need to be revisited as compliant office space in key central business districts (CBDs) becomes increasingly scarce, according to property consultancy Colliers. In a May 19...
The Metro Manila residential sector showed early signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2026 as condominium preselling activity sharply rebounded and unsold inventory was absorbed at a faster pace, according to property consultancy Colliers Philippines. In its latest Metro Manila residential...
From its first-quarter property marketing briefing, Colliers Philippines reported that the real estate industry had a strong start in 2026. However, the positive performance posted flat growth, facing challenges from the Middle East crisis, with its impact expected in the next quarters. According...
Metro Manila’s office market showed early signs of resilience in the first quarter of 2026 despite lingering geopolitical and economic headwinds, with vacancy rates easing slightly amid steady leasing activity and the absence of new office supply, according to property consultancy Colliers. In...
ILOILO CITY – Real estate services company Colliers International said Iloilo has outpaced Cebu in office leasing in the first quarter of this year. “Outpacing Cebu meant that outside of Metro Manila, Iloilo recorded the highest number of office transactions for the first quarter of 2026,”...
ILOILO CITY— The office market in Western Visayas is maintaining its resilience as stable vacancy rates and robust take-up counter the recent surge in new supply, according to real estate services firm Colliers Philippines. Joey Roi Bondoc, Colliers Philippines research director, said the vacancy...
