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Accor to bring largest Pullman property to Cebu, Damosa Land's expansion projects in Mindanao, and more

Posted on Sat, Apr 13, 2024 11:34 AM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

This week, Colliers Research provides insight on Accor partnering with Tytans Properties, Damosa Land's expansion projects, Cebu Landmasters targeting Luzon for development, More airport and road projects on this current administration, and DTI eyeing more Japanese manufacturers.   Hotel manager Accor to bring largest Pullman property to Cebu  SUMMARY Global hotel chain...

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New industrial inventory attracts investors at West Cebu Estate

Posted on Fri, Mar 22, 2024 9:59 AM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates has signed contracts with two  logistics companies Prestige Warehousing and Logistics (PWL) and JBY Equipment & Impex Logistics Inc. which will  invest in West Cebu Estate in Balamban, Cebu. The industrial inventory release at West Cebu Estate has triggered a surge in investor interest, underlining the scarcity of available inventory in the ma...

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BIZ BUZZ: BDO deemed most valuable PH bank brand

Posted on Thu, Mar 21, 2024 9:59 AM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Uncategorized

What is the most valuable bank brand in the Philippines? According to a new report from London-based global brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, it’s BDO Unibank, with its brand value estimated at $2.5 billion, up 14 percent from last year. This means that if the country’s largest bank were to sell just its brand—excluding operations and other assets—]it would c...

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Resilient Housing in the Philippines, in the Era of COVID-19

Posted on Mon, Mar 11, 2024 4:40 PM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

  Pembo, an informally-built community in Manila, where Build Change is working with families to protect their homes from the threat of earthquakes and typhoons. Even as our schools, streets and open spaces empty, time does not stand still. On June 1st the hurricane season will officially start in the Atlantic. Between approximately July and November, typhoons will develop and...

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Dark days are coming for US commercial real estate and the banks holding the loans

Posted on Tue, Feb 6, 2024 3:05 PM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

The banking worries in the US this week were triggered by: New York Community Bancorp cutting its dividend on higher capital rules and commercial strain A Japanese bank reporting unexpected losses on US commercial real estate Deutsche Bank highlighting losses on US commercial real estate Despite all the economic data this week, it was those headlines that left US 10-year yields 14 b...

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Phuket real estate breaks records, welcomes pioneering green development ‘Gardens of Eden’

Posted on Thu, Feb 1, 2024 11:27 AM by DR. SAMUEL O. LAO, REB, MM-REM in Real Estate News

The property market in Phuket is deemed the leading destination for luxury real estate development and investment in 2023, reported The Phuket News, citing data from Colliers International.  Phattharachai Thaweewong, the director of research and communications at Colliers International Thailand, revealed that the emergence of luxury villas and condominiums in the Bang Tao area on the...

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