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
- 36k views
- virginprune
- July 5, 2017
Construction Debris Disposal 1 2

By OnMyWay, Friday at 12:38 PM
- 14 replies
- 191 views
- hk blues
- 10 hours ago
Water Well Cost Cebu

By Jim333, yesterday at 02:15 PM
- 3 replies
- 51 views
- Mike J
- 16 hours ago
Strange Taste For Design! 1 2

By OnMyWay, Tuesday at 08:06 AM
- 15 replies
- 294 views
- earthdome
- Wednesday at 06:46 AM
CHB Strength and cement ratio 1 2

By OnMyWay, November 8
- 11 replies
- 223 views
- Tommy T.
- November 11
Moss and Mold 1 2 3 4 7

By BrettGC, February 1, 2023
- 62 replies
- 4.8k views
- OnMyWay
- October 11
Our solar system 1 2 3 4 5

By Mike J, July 15
- 41 replies
- 1.6k views
- Mike J
- September 19
New ways to calculate labour cost OR is it a scam? 1 2 3 4

By Viking, July 28
- 31 replies
- 880 views
- Mike J
- September 11
Water Supply in the Provinces 1 2 3 4 8

By Moon Dog, August 3, 2020
- 72 replies
- 6k views
- jimeve
- September 3
Paradise Lost? 1 2 3 4 5

By Tommy T., July 29
- 48 replies
- 1.6k views
- hk blues
- August 6
Vinyl roof gutters

By Guy F., August 4
- 7 replies
- 186 views
- hk blues
- August 5
Who owns the property when your dead 1 2 3

By stevewool, June 8
- 28 replies
- 1.2k views
- Viking
- June 16
Marcos signs law that overhauls ‘outdated’ property valuation system

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

By stevewool, March 19
- 10 replies
- 5.4k views
- stevewool
- June 9
Limits on Foreign Property Purchase

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

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

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

By OnMyWay, January 31
- 3 replies
- 1.1k views
- OnMyWay
- May 15
Ceiling cracks 1 2 3

By MikeyD, March 24
- 28 replies
- 1.8k views
- GeoffH
- April 19
Cost of exterior concrete wall rendering and paint? 1 2 3

By Markoh, April 3
- 29 replies
- 1.5k views
- MotorSarge
- April 13
House ventilation 1 2 3

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

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

By Jollygoodfellow, December 9, 2021
- 34 replies
- 2.1k views
- hk blues
- March 8
"Barrier" paint? 1 2 3

By Viking, February 20
- 22 replies
- 1.1k views
- hk blues
- February 22
Renting or buying 1 2 3 4

By stevewool, January 20
- 31 replies
- 1.8k views
- Jack Peterson
- February 11