Posted by Jun on August 31st, 2010
This post is a complete departure from my other posts wherein I featured mostly upscale real estate developments. This is about people who are in desperate straits but remain optimistic of someday owning their houses. Theirs is a community that has become so blighted, but its people choose to stay and at the same time, hope that things will become better someday.
I didn’t originally intend to blog about this place when I took pictures of it during one of my bike rides a few weeks ago. But when you think about it, this post underscores the overarching importance of achieving one of man’s most basic human needs, no matter how insufficiently that need can be filled. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on August 12th, 2010
Two weeks ago, the 3-day, 4th Philippine Real Estate Festival (PREF) was held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. It was no ordinary real estate event for it involved the tourism sector. According to PREF Chairman, Dr. Jaime Cura, the tourism industry has recognized the importance of drawing the real estate sector into greater involvement in the development of tourism related projects. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on August 4th, 2010
Building a house is an undertaking that should never be taken lightly; it requires sound project management skills.
ITToolkit.com, a technology website, defines Project Management as a set of principles, methodologies, procedures and practices used to ensure that a project will be built on time, on budget and as required. Just like any project, building a house must have specific goals, a clear beginning and end, assigned resources, and an organized sequence of activities, tasks and events. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on June 27th, 2010
Last Friday, I was finally told to pick up at Phivolcs the fault certification that I applied for Nuvali. But first, let me tell you about a blunder that I made in my last post, I hinted that the Valley Fault System appears distant from Nuvali based on the last image that I attached. I was wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on June 18th, 2010
October of last year, upon a tip of a friend, I wrote in this site that there is an active fault line that traverses part of Sta. Rosa. The image on the left below was released by the online version of ABS-CBN News showing the so-called Valley Fault System. To see the full image click here to see the various active fault lines and trenches in the Philippines as lifted from Phivolcs’ website, then click on Region IV-A or CALABARZON.
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Posted by Jun on May 4th, 2010
Please note that I have not forgotten about Nuvali’s master plan. But if we are to fully appreciate its master plan, it’s better that we look first at the National Capital Region and see what made it become what it is today.
I said previously that Nuvali’s master plan is geared towards achieving sustainability which is defined as forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future to meet their needs.
True sustainability can only be achieved by simultaneously addressing and enhancing three factors: environmental, social and economic. It’s a fine balancing act which Metro Manila failed to achieve. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on April 16th, 2010
In my last post, I promised to write more about Nuvali. Sadly, these past few weeks has seen me suffer from “Nuvali fatigue.” For those who are waiting for my follow up feature on Nuvali, its draft is already half done and it shall be published. To ease the fatigue, I’ll write about something that I hope some will find worthwhile.
It’s true that it’s every Filipino’s dream to own a house. But more than dreaming, it’s imperative that you make a thorough examination of your financial position before you take the plunge. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on April 5th, 2010
Before going into Nuvali’s master plan, I think it’s important to study its location and topography first. Knowing these will indicate why Nuvali was master planned the way it was.
The following are Google Earth images that I edited to represent Nuvali. They are far from being complete and accurate and are only meant to facilitate the succeeding discussion. The outlines were based on available materials about Nuvali and plotted according to the visible images in Google Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on March 31st, 2010
Nuvali, Ayala Land Inc.’s flagship project encompasses more than 1,700 hectares stretching from Sta. Rosa Laguna all the way to Calamba. It is the most ambitious project in Philippine real estate history which the Ayalas themselves dub as the next Makati Central Business District.
Not that they will leave the Makati CBD, but they admitted that with Nuvali, they can start with a bigger canvass (it’s eight times the size the Makati CBD), where they intend not repeat whatever mistakes they committed in their Makati development. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jun on March 24th, 2010
The most common way developers sell their projects is through pre-selling. It’s a process by which a project, while still on paper, is actually sold to prospective buyers. Many agents actually call this process selling “air.”
Prospective buyers are gathered in the property where the project will be built and are told: “On this land will rise a residential project that will consist of this and that amenities, with so and so open spaces and more.” It’s like telling prospective buyers to close their eyes and imagine what the future development will be like and are then told to buy what the developer promises to deliver in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
