Allan Tripon

How the developments in the REIT industry will benefit the Philippine real estate and property market

Ayala Land and Filinvest Group plan to invest billions to develop Clark

Interest rates are expected to fall in the near future as the BSP plans to cut the policy rates and reserve requirement ratio

As of March 2019 — there have been 22 reclamation project proposals submitted by various real estate developers and local government units (LGU) to the National Reclamation Authori...

Examining the performance and prospects of an industry leader is often a good way to gauge the outlook of the entire industry. Thus — simply based on the rapid growth experienced b...

Today, the country is known to be the BPO capital of the world, with an IT BPO industry worth around ₱40 billion (SEE: Forecasts for Philippines Business Process Outsourcing, Works...

Despite being at least five years away from its targeted completion date, the demand for the property has already been strong. In fact, the pre-selling prices of the project’s 188...

In a span of just three short years, the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) are already poised to overtake the Information Technology Business Process Outsourcing (IT BPO)...

The boom of e-commerce in the country has led to an increased demand for warehouse spaces. Scarce and expensive land in the National Capital Region (NCR), however, has forced real...

The Philippine economy is entering an ideal phase with “just the right mix” of rapid economic growth and low levels of inflation. In layman’s terms, the country will be able to sup...

In 2018 — the infrastructure spending to gross domestic product ratio of the Philippines reached an all-time high of 5.5%, according to the Department of Finance undersecretary Gil...

Looking to ride on the robust Philippine economic growth and the rising levels of personal disposable income, Megaworld Corp. (MEG) — the property development arm of Mr. Andrew Lim...

As part of the administration’s plan to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the government is building new airports and rehabilitating old ones around the coun...

The relative illiquidity of real estate assets, compared to other investment vehicles such as stocks and bonds, has long been one of the biggest drawbacks of being a real estate in...

In a recent event entitled “Know the Point — Predictions, Opportunities, Insights, News, and Trends,” JLL Philippines — the top real estate consultancy firm in the country — releas...

Despite a lackluster showing in the first two quarters of 2019, industry experts and analysts are still hopeful that the Philippine economy will bounce back stronger than ever in t...

The Philippine residential property market is primed and ready for rapid growth in the coming years. In fact, the former senator Manny Villar — real estate mogul and the country’s...

The Department of Transportation (DoTr), in a department resolution passed last August 14 2019, has tapped Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Holdings Corp.(SMHC) to construct — and eventually...

The stocks of the major players in the property sector in the country — especially those exposed to the office space segment — have taken a huge hit as a result of the recent gover...

In a recent press release, DoubleDragon Properties Corporation (DD) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edgar “Injap” Sia II – the country’s youngest billionaire – announced...

In the beginning of 2018, the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law took effect. This law effectively reduced the personal income taxes of most individual taxpayers...

Over the past twelve months, the United States and China have been embroiled in a bitter trade war, with the United States levying over $550 billion worth of tariffs on imported Ch...

The Philippine economy, despite its weak showing in the first half of the year, is still on pace to hit the lower band of the 2019 growth targets set by the government — with GDP e...

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), in an official decision released last September 26 2019, has finally given the go signal for the formation of the joint venture between...

As the clashes between the two factions continue to paralyze the Hong Kong’s economy and even threaten to boil over into greater violence, investors are now pulling out their capit...

The Real Property Valuation Assessment and Reform Bill, also known as package three of the Department of Finance’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, has just recently cleared the t...

According to the data collected by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the country’s banking sector had as much as ₱4.12 trillion worth of loans and investments in the real esta...

It is often said that there are only two things that are constant in this world: death and taxes. This mantra is especially true in the world of real estate investing as investors...

In a recent interview, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno forecasted that annual GDP growth for 2019 would recover to around 6.0% — the lower band of the go...

Philippine offshore gaming operators (or more commonly known as POGOs) are exempt from taxes, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) during a hearing conducted by the Ho...

Backed by a historically strong domestic consumption and increasing levels of both private and government investments, the Philippine economy has consistently outperformed its regi...

Japanese investors are currently eyeing investment opportunities in the country’s real estate market, according to a recent press conference held by the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Gr...

Overall, despite the stricter implementation of taxes imposed on POGOs, the future is bright for POGOs as the Philippines still provides a conducive environment for offshore gaming...

Having an efficient public transport system is one of the precursors to solving the problem of traffic. People can't be encouraged to leave their cars at home and take the public...

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has gotten the green light from the local government of Pasay to enforce its proposed plan of reclaiming 360 hectares of land that would be connected to the...

Real estate development in the country has always been dominated by just a few big names. We have the Sys who own SM Prime Holdings Inc, the Gokongwei-owned Robinsons Land Corp, t...

Clark is the next big thing when it comes to real estate due to its high forecasted demand for both office and residential spaces. Improved accessibility through the airport, major...

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) estimates that the opportunity cost lost to traffic amounts to P3.5 billion a day. If left unresolved, Jica forecasts that this amount...