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Higher caps on socialized, economic housing planned

Housing developers are batting for an increase in the ceiling of economic and socialized housing to keep up with rising cost of land acquisition and project development, according to Marcelino Mendoza, chairman of the Organization of Socialized Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP). Mendoza in an interview said the National Housing Task Force is deliberating initially on the threshold o...

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Green, secure, affordable power: Ricky Razon’s MORE taps clean energy from EDC

Iloilo City residents will soon enjoy a stable source of clean energy with ultra bilyonaryo Enrique Razon-led More Electric and Power Corp. signing a 20-megawatt (MW) mid-merit supply from Energy Development Corp. The five-year power supply deal, which starts on July 25, will come from EDC’s Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plant, one of the company’s most extensive geothermal facilit...

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Philippines offers compelling investment opportunities for Asian property buyers

MANILA, Philippines — As the global economy climbs out of the COVID-19-induced slowdown, investors are discovering new gems in the Asian property landscape, which has seen tectonic shifts in the aftermath of the pandemic. Foremost among these is the Philippines, site of a landmark project by two leading property developers in the region: Hongkong Land and Robinsons Land Corporation. Drawi...

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Cebu developer ramps up investments as VisMin economy perks up

CEBU CITY – Seeing post-pandemic full business potentials, a Cebu-based real estate developer is looking to deepen its investments in the Visayas and Mindanao to support the continued economic recovery in these regions.  Jose Soberano III, Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) chairman and chief executive officer, on Tuesday said during the company's annual stockholders meeting that t...

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Why will I invest in REIT?

After spending more than three decades in the property sector with the last 10 years doing strategic advisory work in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, I have always been fascinated with property trends in Asia especially related to investments from the perspective of an active investor. Fundamental opportunities When news broke out last year that REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) stocks wil...

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Pros and cons of investing in REITs

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is an attractive alternative investment option. A REIT, to put it simply, is a pool of funds invested in real estate assets. It’s like a mutual fund but instead of investing in several listed companies, it invests in income generating real estate assets. It’s a great way to invest in real estate with the same tradability feature of a stock, since...

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