Building, Renting or Buying Real Estate

What are the laws and regulations on buying or leasing real estate in the Philippines? What can foreigners really own?

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Interresting Building Information 1 2 3 4 5

By Old55, September 12, 2009
- 47 replies
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- virginprune
- July 5, 2017
Our solar system 1 2 3 4

By Mike J, July 15
- 36 replies
- 703 views
- Possum
- 30 minutes ago
Who owns the property when your dead 1 2 3

By stevewool, June 8
- 28 replies
- 847 views
- Viking
- June 16
Marcos signs law that overhauls ‘outdated’ property valuation system

By Lee, June 14
- 9 replies
- 227 views
- hk blues
- June 15
Buying land 1 2

By stevewool, March 19
- 10 replies
- 5.3k views
- stevewool
- June 9
Limits on Foreign Property Purchase

By Danmart57, June 1
- 7 replies
- 275 views
- Snowy79
- June 4
Seeking Advice: Moving to the Philippines and Exploring Real Estate Options 1 2

By Felix, May 30
- 16 replies
- 431 views
- craftbeerlover
- June 1
Deep Well cleaning time

By Rooster, May 19
- 7 replies
- 219 views
- BrettGC
- May 22
Bye bye house!

By OnMyWay, January 31
- 3 replies
- 1k views
- OnMyWay
- May 15
Ceiling cracks 1 2 3

By MikeyD, March 24
- 28 replies
- 1k views
- GeoffH
- April 19
Cost of exterior concrete wall rendering and paint? 1 2 3

By Markoh, April 3
- 29 replies
- 978 views
- MotorSarge
- April 13
House ventilation 1 2 3

By Viking, April 4
- 21 replies
- 590 views
- BrettGC
- April 7
Renting out a room or home

By stevewool, March 15
- 4 replies
- 248 views
- Kiwi-Alan
- April 6
Aircon cleaning 1 2 3 4

By Jollygoodfellow, December 9, 2021
- 34 replies
- 1.7k views
- hk blues
- March 8
"Barrier" paint? 1 2 3

By Viking, February 20
- 22 replies
- 958 views
- hk blues
- February 22
Renting or buying 1 2 3 4

By stevewool, January 20
- 31 replies
- 1.5k views
- Jack Peterson
- February 11
Building our house 1 2 3 4 11

By gbmmbg, July 11, 2022
- 105 replies
- 6.7k views
- jimeve
- January 18
Homeowners Insurance

By MikeyD, October 25, 2023
- 7 replies
- 510 views
- MikeyD
- December 6, 2023
Condo Living, Illogical Policies, and Privacy 1 2 3 4 6

By KenM, May 8, 2022
- 56 replies
- 3.2k views
- Kingpin
- November 20, 2023
Moss and Mold 1 2 3 4 7

By BrettGC, February 1, 2023
- 61 replies
- 3.2k views
- Snowy79
- November 14, 2023
before and after.

By gbmmbg, October 2, 2023
- 4 replies
- 314 views
- MotorSarge
- October 2, 2023
Movers and Self Storage Units in Cebu City

By MikeyD, September 14, 2023
- 5 replies
- 326 views
- hk blues
- September 15, 2023
Furnished Short Term rental needed

By MikeyD, September 14, 2023
- 4 replies
- 263 views
- Kingpin
- September 14, 2023
Real estate costs (to purchase a house). Are there annual real estate taxes ? ).

By Bret, August 31, 2023
- 8 replies
- 364 views
- Guy F.
- September 3, 2023
RWC

By insite, August 17, 2023
- 0 replies
- 231 views
- insite
- August 17, 2023