http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:09:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TESSA Salazar talks to an industry legal expert who shares at least 15 ways to prevent your home from getting repossessed. Mike Denava, a legal officer of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, noted that about 50 percent of buyers of house and lots and condominium units had admitted they ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/09/14/ways-to-prevent-your-home-from-getting-repossessed/ RALLY S. Martinez, president and chief executive officer of XCell Property Ventures, Inc., explains the present state of the real estate market, particularly the mid-luxury to luxury niche. In this video interview with INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia, Martinez says that the company values the overseas professionals and expatriates ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/08/14/developer-discusses-rp-real-estate-sustainability/ INVESTMENT manager Ryan Osea gives INQUIRER.net a tour of two of F1 City Center's model units. Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia during the F1 City Center grand launch at MC Home Depot in Bonifacio Global City.Share This http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/05/13/walkthrough-of-f1-city-center-condotel-loft-model-units/ By Daxim Lucas Philippine Daily Inquirer THE CONGLOMERATE Ayala Corp. and its real estate arm said they hade entered into a joint venture with India’s Mahindra Group to develop an exclusive residential community in one of the subcontinent’s major cities. In a statement to the stock exchange, Ayala Corp. and Ayala Land Inc. ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/04/23/ayala-in-india-property-joint-venture/ By Daxim Lucas Philippine Daily Inquirer FINANCIAL losses of the tobacco tycoon Lucio Tan’s Eton Properties Philippines Inc. widened significantly at the end of last year as the company embarked on an aggressive spending program to get its first projects off the ground. But its total assets were close to hitting the P1-billion ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/04/16/startup-investments-hit-etons-07-profit/ By Rosemarie Francisco Reuters MERLY PAZ, a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong, has stopped sending money for the construction of her home in southern Iriga City because the peso value of her US dollar-pegged salary has fallen sharply. "My salary is limited so I placed the house on hold," said 31-year-old Paz ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/04/14/rp-property-firms-look-closer-to-home-for-sales/ By Philippine Daily Inquirer ROBINSONS Land Corp. said it would merge the operations of its three wholly owned real estate units -- Robinsons Homes Inc., Trion Homes Development Corp., and Manila Midtown Hotels and Land Corp. -- and fold them into the parent company. It said the merger would “integrate administrative processes ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/02/28/robinsons-land-to-merge-property-operations/ HMM, is this the wave of the future? You've got to admit, the tricycle home is a novel idea :) Check out the Reuters video. Share This http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/01/22/this-tricycle-is-also-a-home/ By Doris Dumlao Philippine Daily Inquirer THE PHILIPPINE property sector may be close to hitting the peak of a post-Asian-crisis cycle, as analysts expect robust demand to extend for about two to three more years. Analysts and bankers said low interest rates and big demand from end-users were supporting appetite for real estate ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/01/17/property-demand-seen-close-to-peak-of-cycle/ By Philippine Daily Inquirer PROPERTY developer Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. hopes to generate as much as P50 billion in sales this year with the launch of 40 projects, company president Benjamarie Serrano said. “We are seeing a pre-1997 [property] boom without the speculation,” Serrano said. She expected sales to continue to come ... http://blogs.inquirer.net/househunter/2008/01/04/vista-land-eyes-p50b-in-sales/