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By jeff bradshaw, July 31, 2011
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- jeff bradshaw
- August 4, 2011
Attic Insulation

By Stingray, July 24, 2011
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- Mr Lee
- July 24, 2011
General Building Questions

By Edd, July 19, 2011
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- 609 views
- Travis
- July 19, 2011
Rental Increase

By roy2cebu, March 31, 2011
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- MikeB
- July 11, 2011
Rebuilding Old House Second Floor - Need Advice 1 2 3

By Willie, April 17, 2011
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- bigfil
- June 13, 2011
My Experiences Trying To Buy Land Or A Home In The Philippines 1 2 3

By Mr Lee, August 27, 2009
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- Old55
- June 11, 2011
Shop Fitters

By Jollygoodfellow, May 28, 2011
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- Jollygoodfellow
- May 31, 2011
Rent, Buy Or Build? 1 2

By roy2cebu, October 10, 2010
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- Art2ro
- May 24, 2011
Why Do Some Foreigners Seem To Over Build Homes? 1 2

By Mr Lee, May 13, 2011
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- joeatmanila
- May 22, 2011
What are the advantages to buying or

By FutureRetiree, May 17, 2011
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- 915 views
- Mr Lee
- May 18, 2011
Why are the majority of houses multi level

By Fast&Furious, May 17, 2011
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- 933 views
- Art2ro
- May 18, 2011
Condo Glut In Cebu May Induce A Price War

By Mr Lee, May 11, 2011
- 7 replies
- 1.3k views
- Jollygoodfellow
- May 13, 2011
Condo verses house

By UZI, June 28, 2010
- 9 replies
- 1.3k views
- Art2ro
- February 22, 2011
Buying Schemes, Can We Trust Them?

By Mr Lee, February 21, 2011
- 5 replies
- 1.2k views
- Art2ro
- February 22, 2011
Sedona Parc & 1016 Building 1 2

By Mr Lee, February 20, 2011
- 11 replies
- 1.6k views
- Art2ro
- February 21, 2011
Post Dated

By displacedsoul, May 6, 2010
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- 1.1k views
- Call me bubba
- February 19, 2011
Ensuring A Water Supply

By Dave Hounddriver, February 10, 2011
- 1 reply
- 738 views
- Art2ro
- February 10, 2011
Condo High Rise Boom In Cebu City

By Old55, January 7, 2011
- 1 reply
- 781 views
- Old55
- January 30, 2011
Ofws Fuel Real Estate Boom

By Travis, December 16, 2010
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- 756 views
- Travis
- December 16, 2010
Air Con

By displacedsoul, April 26, 2010
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- Okieboy
- December 5, 2010
Commercial Space Rental

By manabouttown, August 15, 2010
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- 791 views
- brock
- August 18, 2010
Real estate websites?

By frapal, August 12, 2010
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- 1k views
- UZI
- August 12, 2010
Can't Own Land But Can Own House

By UZI, February 24, 2010
- 7 replies
- 1.1k views
- Mr Lee
- August 10, 2010
Buying Or Building A House 1 2

By Travis, May 25, 2010
- 11 replies
- 1.8k views
- joeatmanila
- August 7, 2010
Cebu Floods

By UZI, July 24, 2010
- 5 replies
- 1.2k views
- tropicalwaste
- July 30, 2010