𝗕𝗜𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 “𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦” 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗫 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡; 𝗧𝗔𝗫 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗦 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 47-2026 on May 19, 2026, prescribing new guidelines to simplify the process for closing businesses and cancelling tax registration, as part of the implementation of Republi...
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The Philippine Real Estate Market Today The Philippine real estate industry opened 2026 with encouraging gains, as residential demand and property absorption improved across several sectors. However, market experts remain cautious as ongoing tensions in the Middle East may impact economic activity and investor confidence in the coming quarters. During its first-quarter 2026 property ma...
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"𝗠𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆?" Kung naa ka sa Facebook nagbabasa ani — chances are, nag-iisip ka na about buying property. And this question is probably one of the first things running through your mind. Here's what 18 years of brokerage taught me: There is NO single right answer. The best choice depends entirely on YOUR goals, your ti...
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𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 By: Samuel O. Lao, REB How Rising Prices Are Reshaping the Economy, Household Budgets, and Real Estate Investments The recent surge of Philippine inflation to 7.2% in April 2026 has become one of the biggest economic concerns affecting Filipino families, businesses, investors, and the real estate sector. According to the Philippine Statistics Aut...
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦. Maraming first-time buyers ang may iisang tanong lang sa isip: "𝘒𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘰 𝘣𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺?" Pero hindi ka nila sinasabihan ng buong katotohanan. Kasi ang tamang tanong ay hindi lang kung kaya mo ang buwanang bayad — it's how much your financing choice will TRULY cost y...
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂. 5 mistakes first-time buyers make — and how to avoid them. Nakita nako ni nga patterns sa years of helping buyers in Cebu. Ang mga ni-regret? Almost always, it's one of these 5. Swipe through the full breakdown The good news? All of these are 100% avoidable — if you have the right broker guidin...
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