Picture this – you drive up a manicured driveway and greeted by a doorman as you enter a pristine lobby. You squeeze in a quick work out in the gym before finding a quiet nook in the lounge to catch up on work emails. But this isn’t a five-star hotel, this is your home in a well-managed...
A total of 15 technologies in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region have applied for grant of a patent at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Thursday, July 15. (DOST Facebook page) This was the...
Carousell is launching tomorrow, July 14, 2021, the Carousell Property Online Expo. It is one of the biggest online property events in the country, which will be held until July 18. The online expo is expected to provide a much-needed boost to the real estate industry, which is one of the many...
Estimated new office demand of 300,000 square meters is expected to boost total office space requirement to 600,000 sqm this year with the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector spurring the growth. Leechiu Property Consultants, which is known for its optimistic property projections, said that...
In a meeting with the country's major mall and building owners, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion garnered support for his proposal to champion and to finally establish “safe spaces” as a means to create herd immunity in areas where the private...
Tourism will bounce back South wing facade Experts agree that, while the travel industry has been dealt a heavy blow by COVID-19, trips both local and abroad will become easier again. Among the hopeful predictions, particularly in Europe, is the emergence of a relatively new demographic whom the...
The office rental rates in Metro Clark in Pampanga will slightly go down next year amid the expected turnover of 280,000 square meters (sqm) of new spaces, an official from the real estate consultancy firm JLL Philippines said. In a virtual briefing on Tuesday, Ian Perez, director for capital...
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...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects revenues from real property tax (RPT) would accelerate as local government units (LGUs) enhance their digital tools to strengthen local property valuation and tax collections. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, June 22,...
The Muntinlupa City government has extended until the end of the month the redemption of real properties it acquired. According to City Ordinance 2021-206, the redemption of real properties the city government acquired and which were included in the public auction sale in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan A farmer friend posted a meme of a sign on a farm that said in Tagalog: “Visitors are coming! Lock up your plants!” Something a lot of farmers deal with that isn’t talked about a lot is petty theft. We’re not talking about sacks of produce or fertilizer or a bunch...
Business groups have urged Senate to pass immediately the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, the Package 3 of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP). “We declare our strong support for the immediate passage of the Real Property Valuation and...
