Archive for 2010

A beauty queen with an even more beautiful heart

In the spirit of this coming Holiday Season, I would like to tell you about a very special lady; the likes of whom make this season more worth celebrating. She’s so beautiful that she has two beauty titles: Ms. Young Philippines 1981 and Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1985.

Although she already feels “jurassic,” (her words, not mine: ), she may be the most beautiful woman you could ever lay your eyes on. She’s Joyce Burton-Titular. (more…)

Trip to Georgia Club in Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Provide clean and safe drinking water: a challenge to real estate developers

Update on my condominium directory as of November 18, Thursday, 10:30 pm: QUEZON CITY directory is now online.
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image of water coming out of a faucetToday, going green or being eco-friendly is no longer a matter of choice, it’s a matter of necessity. Nature’s growing unpredictability has made many individuals and companies realize that if we are to sustain our society for generations to come, we must treat nature and earth’s resources with utmost respect.

Fortunately, many real estate developers have caught on and have seen the importance of building projects that are sustainable. Thus, their emphasis on green building designs and construction.

In spite of these, though, there is one important environmental issue that no local developer has yet to address. (more…)

My condominium directory is still under construction

It’s been a while since my last blog. I’ve realized that to be really useful, a blog should feature not just the webmaster’s opinions; it should provide useful resources, which I must admit, this website is very much lacking.

What started as a mere curiosity to list down the many condominiums that I see being advertised everyday in the newspapers turned into a full-blown project – a directory of condominium projects all over Metro Manila. (more…)

An indispensable tool for real estate buyers and sellers

The broker/agent of the future has to be smart and very capable of using technology… You have to keep up with your clients who are extremely savvy. They have more information now than they did in the past. And it’s harder for a broker/agent to be successful when their clients are smarter than they are.

by Pam Liebman, CEO, Corcoran Group

That future is now. (more…)

The Condominium Boom in Metro Manila

What started as a casual research to list down the condominiums in various stages of completion in Metro Manila, turned into a project that will become an added feature of this website.

I’m completing a directory of the many condominiums in Metro Manila like the Products and Services Directory that I currently have. (more…)

Advantages of living in a condominium

In my last post, 6 things to consider before buying a residential condominium unit, I presented several factors that may make one wince at the thought of buying a condominium.

I concluded by saying that just because there are several serious downsides to owning a condominium doesn’t necessarily mean that you shouldn’t buy or live in one. (more…)

6 things to consider before buying a residential condominium unit

A condominium project consists of land on which the project stands, the individual dwelling units and the common areas.

In the Philippines, a condominium building is any vertical development, ranging from, say, 5 to 50-stories tall comprising of, say, a hundred to 500 individually-owned units per building wherein the units share walls.

In the United States, condominiums also usually share walls, although, that is not always the case. There, many condominiums resemble what may appear to us here in the Philippines like townhouses, row houses or apartment complexes that may be only 1 to 2 stories tall. The similarity is in the extent of ownership. (more…)

Artex Compound: an erstwhile happy place

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. (more…)

Models of Excellence Awardees at the 4th Philippine Real Estate Festival

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. (more…)

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