Pag-Ibig provides e-payment for Pinoys abroad
Posted by engkanta on February 22nd, 2008
Several visitors to this site who are based outside of the Philippines have asked me about how to go about contributing to the Pag-ibig Fund.
The e-payment system will hopefully make it easier for you to pay your monthly contributions.
Some overseas Pinoys have also inquired if it is possible to apply for Pag-Ibig Overseas Program (POP) membership online. There’s currently no such thing.
However, overseas Pinoys may file their application with any of the following offices:
* Pag-Ibig Overseas Program (POP) Office
* POP Overseas Offices
* Accredited Overseas Marketing Representatives
* Metro Manila and Provincial Offices
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Condo units for sale at The Aston in Manila
Posted by engkanta on January 8th, 2008
The first of a series of high-rise sections of the famous Two Serendra Project at Global City, The Aston is located just right beside Market!Market! in Taguig, Metro Manila.
It is one of the latest and best projects of Community Innovations Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ayala Land.
One Serendra and Two Serendra are two of the most successful Ayala projects at the center of Global City. One Serendra is nearly completed and earlier sections of Two Serendra are ready for turnover this year.
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Commercial bldg. to open soon near Cebu Doctors in Mandaue
Posted by engkanta on December 16th, 2007
A 9-storey IT and commercial building will open soon at the Zuellig Avenue in the Mandaue Reclamation Area.
The facility, a project of Robinland Inc., will be Called the Robinland Business Center. It is located near Cebu Doctors’ University in Mandaue.
Robinland Inc. says the center has a pre-approved PEZA registration and its tenants would enjoy tax incentives and other benefits granted to PEZA-registered locators.
Attractive incentives await early bookings to the “first IT Building with condo units at the penthouse on the 9th floor,” Robinland Inc. adds.
Robinland says its building is also “intelligent” as it is is equipped with a computerized building management system and was designed with “green building technology” so it is more environment friendly.
Adjacent to the building are dormitories and a few minutes ride away are establishments like SM City, Ayala Center, Marco Polo Plaza, and FF cruz Boardwalk.
Pag-ibig celebrates shelter month with housing program
Posted by engkanta on September 11th, 2007
To celebrate National Shelter Month this October, Pag-ibig Fund is implementing the “Magaang Pabahay, Disenteng Buhay” Program.
The objective of the program is to provide members of the fund with the opportunity to acquire a home through affordable or easy means.
The program involves the disposition of the fund’s acquired assets including those still being occupied by the original borrower, tenant under the ordinary lease scheme, or any illegal occupant. Acquired assets are those housing units bought through a loan with Pag-ibig but had since been foreclosed and acquired back by the fund due to non-payment by the borrower of the monthly amortizations.
Johndorf Ventures launches Simplex 1-Mactan
Posted by engkanta on August 26th, 2007
Housing developer Johndorf Ventures launched yesterday its Simplex 1-Mactan subdivision project in Suba Basbas in Lapu-Lapu City.
Johndorf says its project is 100 percent socialized housing and that units are already available for occupancy. The subdivision is located near Plantation Bay in Marigondon.
Some units may be availed of through the Pag-ibig housing program for only 1,900 pesos monthly. (Read Pag-ibig’s housing loan guidelines.)
Passing the licensure exam for brokers
Posted by engkanta on July 18th, 2007
After two months of waiting, the results are finally out. I passed the licensure exam for brokers given last May 27 at the Cebu Normal University. Yay!
I don’t know how well I did in the exam. I just received a letter from a Cebu chapter official of the National Real Estate Association Inc. (NREA), which conducted our review by the way, congratulating me and I guess all the passers.
I still have to find how many of my classmates passed. I tried calling the NREA office today but I got an answering machine.
Our oath taking ceremonies, said NREA Cebu chapter president Jun Gultiano Jr. in his letter, will be on the July 28, a Saturday. That’s one day before my birthday. This is the best birthday gift ever.
I can’t wait to go into the practice. If you’re thinking of buying real property in Cebu, leave me a message here. I just might have what you need or refer you to others who do.
Four people you meet in real estate practice
Posted by engkanta on June 8th, 2007
You see them at malls manning exhibits of subdivision developments, say Filinvest Land Inc.’s Corona del Mar or Commonwealth Estate Inc.’s Collinwood.
They entertain you during open houses of subdivision or condominium projects and show you around the house models or condo units that are for sale.
They take you “tripping”—the term used in the Philippine realty service to describe the practice of bringing prospective buyers to one or more properties so they can choose what best suits them.
They’re known as real estate brokers and because of the nature of their profession, they need to be a little bit of a PR person, lawyer, accountant, conciliator, geodetic engineer, says Trade and Industry Regulatory Division-Cebu Province chief Zaide C. Bation.
Into the world of realty service
Posted by engkanta on June 3rd, 2007
One of the first things I’ve learned when I joined a review class to prepare for the Philippine brokers’ licensure examination is differentiating between the “business” and the “practice” of real estate.
Real estate as a business deals with investing money to acquire or improve land and anything attached to it–like a house or a building–and selling, leasing, or using them for other income-generating purposes. Think real estate developers or property investors.
Well, this blog is not about that.
This blog is about the aspect of real estate as a practice. Think real estate salesmen, brokers, appraisers, and consultants. They’re called real estate practitioners and they’re engaged in the realty service practice.