For the first quarter of 2026, Manila has surged to second place globally in prime residential price growth, surging 19.9 percent year-on-year. The Philippine capital 's performance underscores Asia’s strong command over the latest Prime Global Cities Index—a valuation-based tracker...
In its recent Philippine property market overview for the first half of 2026, Santos Knight Frank revealed that evolving industrial demand is driving a shift in the sector from traditional dry warehouses to specialized facilities such as data centers, cold storage, and smart manufacturing...
According to global real estate services company Santos Knight Frank, the Strait of Hormuz disruption pushed the country’s growth forecast down and inflation up, prompting developers to respond with real caution: fewer new launches, more selective underwriting, and slower vertical construction...
For the first quarter of 2026, Santos Knight Frank’s (SKF) Metro Manila office report indicated that the overall vacancy rate stood at 17 percent, down from 22.1 percent in December 2025, while average rents slightly increased by 0.9 percent to P1,101 per sqm per month. “The first quarter of...
By Rick Santos, chairman and CEO, Santos Knight Frank The Philippines has long positioned itself as a digital economy contender in Southeast Asia — and the numbers back it up. Of its 117 million people, over 98 million are active internet users spending an average of 54 hours a week on digital...
The 2026 edition of the Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100) ranks Manila third globally for luxury residential price growth. The report was part of Knight Frank’s 20th edition of The Wealth Report, which provides a global perspective on wealth, property, and investment. In the PIRI...
Amid global volatility and local controversies, the Philippine real estate sector continues to show resilience, reinvention, and untapped potential. According to global real estate services firm Santos Knight Frank (SKF), as the real estate sector enters its next phase of growth—the long-term...
As we enter 2026, the Philippine real estate sector is no longer in recovery mode—it is undergoing a strategic recalibration. With the economy projected to grow within the 5.5 to six percent range, property decisions today are less about prime addresses and more about connectivity,...
According to global real estate services firm Santos Knight Frank, 2025 was marked by purposeful pivots and structural shifts across the Philippine real estate landscape. In their Year-in-Review report, the firm cited the country’s sound policy environment, involving the landmark legislation of...
The Philippine real estate sector showed resilience and continued to post steady growth in the first half of 2025, led by the office sector which continues to benefit from the expansion of the business process outsourcing sector. In a media briefing, Rick Santos, chairman and CEO of global real...
While there is general apprehension over the impact on the local economy by the Trump 2.0 presidency due to the incoming US Chief Executive’s protectionist stance, property consultant Santos Knight Frank (SKF) is taking a more upbeat view over the prospects of the real estate industry. In a media...
The Philippine commercial and residential real estate markets registered significant growth in the first half of 2024, with office demand exceeding the net absorption recorded in the entire 2023. “While the past years have been challenging for real estate, particularly the commercial sector, 2024...
