http://www.residencesmanila.com Manila Home Buyers & Home Sellers Guide Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:57:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2011/06/26/thinking-of-homes-away-from-home/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2011/06/26/thinking-of-homes-away-from-home/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:54:21 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=407 Planning ahead for your kids' university years? It's good to have a head start and think if there a significant benefits in buying or renting a condo, dorm or townhouse near their future college campus. ]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2011/06/26/thinking-of-homes-away-from-home/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/15/why-is-valero-grand-suites-makati-a-good-risk-for-the-condo-investor/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/15/why-is-valero-grand-suites-makati-a-good-risk-for-the-condo-investor/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:55:36 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=255 Valero Grand Suites Makati offers the Global Pinoy and expatriate investors three key advantages : excellent location, great price-to-size value, and international hotel management to ensure a sound return on investment. ]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/15/why-is-valero-grand-suites-makati-a-good-risk-for-the-condo-investor/feed/ 3 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/06/the-best-hsbc-savings-bank-home-loan-rate-oct-2010/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/06/the-best-hsbc-savings-bank-home-loan-rate-oct-2010/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:48:28 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=378 Manila home buyers looking for a competitive home loan package: Good news (and a good excuse) to get yourself a new condo or renovate your home in time for Christmas 2010! The latest HSBC Savings Bank Home Loan rate is lower than ever.]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/10/06/the-best-hsbc-savings-bank-home-loan-rate-oct-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/09/27/manila-green-home-a-beautiful-house-from-salvaged-materials/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/09/27/manila-green-home-a-beautiful-house-from-salvaged-materials/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:04:37 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=376 A good part of the budget for building a house goes into the finishing. But why buy, when you can re-purpose materials? Cut your costs, go green! Here's what homeowners Chito and Aleli Salazar did to inject style and substance into their house while saving Mother Earth.]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/09/27/manila-green-home-a-beautiful-house-from-salvaged-materials/feed/ 4 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/27/simple-ways-to-invest-in-real-estate/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/27/simple-ways-to-invest-in-real-estate/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:44:00 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=345 You may wish to buy a second house or condo to generate additional income for you. But what type of real estate investment will best suit you?]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/27/simple-ways-to-invest-in-real-estate/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/18/philippine-home-buyers-avoid-common-buying-mistakes/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/18/philippine-home-buyers-avoid-common-buying-mistakes/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:39:17 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=339 It takes just some prudence, patience and a little research to avoid the most common of home buying mistakes.]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/08/18/philippine-home-buyers-avoid-common-buying-mistakes/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/07/21/after-basyang-thinking-of-selling-your-house/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/07/21/after-basyang-thinking-of-selling-your-house/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:50:04 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://www.residencesmanila.com/?p=323 If news of yet another typhoon and thoughts of avoiding yet another prospective flood are making you want to move homes, don't rush. Review your options with the help of these simple guide questions. ]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/07/21/after-basyang-thinking-of-selling-your-house/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/neighborhood-first-before-class/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/neighborhood-first-before-class/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:48:35 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=144 People out there are looking for Manila’s best residences.  “Best” alludes to ‘close to perfect’ or ‘most suited to one’s needs’.  But I believe that “best” really means “best-in-class”, do you agree?  When you search for properties, you have an internal checklist, with one home or neighborhood that’s top ranked for that one, qualifying feature that matters most to you.  [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/neighborhood-first-before-class/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/how-elevators-can-make-or-break-your-condo-choice/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/how-elevators-can-make-or-break-your-condo-choice/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:06 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=179 The condo elevator may be such a trivial thing to consider when selecting a condo to buy or rent. But  in the past  viewings I’ve had in the Fort and in Makati, the kind of elevators a condo estate had became an important consideration! Here are my buyers’ and tenants’ concerns, a real eye opener for me: 1)  [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/12/19/how-elevators-can-make-or-break-your-condo-choice/feed/ 0