For Real Estate Investor, How they can hedge on Land Use Development? By Realtor Samuel Lao Real estate investors can hedge against the impacts of land use development in several ways: Diversification: Investors can diversify their portfolio by investing in properties in different locations, with different types of land use, and in different stages of development. This can reduc...
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(Bloomberg) -- The Philippine economy likely expanded much faster than the government’s target of 6.5% to 7.5% last year and is forecast to grow by around 6.5% this year amid a strong manufacturing sector, stable banking system and record low unemployment, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said. Diokno said an expected slowdown in the global economy could impact growth for 2023 but it&rsq...
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What is an REIT? REITs are companies that own, manage and finance real estate properties. The main difference between REITs and other real estate investments is that REITs are highly liquid. A REIT can be bought and sold on the stock market and traded in the same way as mutual funds or individual stocks. You can simply log into your brokerage and choose the REIT you want to invest in. Afte...
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MANILA, Philippines — Economic growth in the second quarter was revised higher by the Philippine Statistics Authority as construction and real estate activities proved stronger than initially reported. State statisticians said in a statement on Wednesday that the gross domestic product in the April-June period now stood at 7.5%, slightly higher than the previous 7.4%. The latest figure...
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ABOUT 80% of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deployed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expressed interest in placing investments in the Philippines within the next 12 months, with property the preferred repository for their excess funds, according to the results of a survey released on Thursday. The survey, commissioned by the New Perspective Media Group (NPMG), took in responses from 3,800 w...
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GOVERNMENT can support private entities by making it easier for them to get permits, the founder of listed developer 8990 Holdings, Inc. said in response to the administration’s call for more housing units. “It’s very challenging to come up with a million houses ’cause we’ve never experienced building a million houses in the Philippines,” 8990 Holdings Chairm...
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