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/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/2010/07/21/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/2010/05/31/how-to-help-sell-your-house-reinvent-your-bathroom/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/05/31/how-to-help-sell-your-house-reinvent-your-bathroom/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 17:16:34 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=293 During one of my presentations, a buyer of mine decided to get the house I listed because she felt that it had the best bathrooms among all the re-sale properties I showed her. One of the best investments you can make to help sell your house is to renovate an old, smelly bathroom. If you’re [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/05/31/how-to-help-sell-your-house-reinvent-your-bathroom/feed/ 0 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/05/20/put-your-home-in-selling-shape-at-any-budget/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/05/20/put-your-home-in-selling-shape-at-any-budget/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 07:51:33 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=245 I found an interesting link to getting your home ready to sell at any budget. It’s a nice slideshow from Kim Hildebrand of RenovateToSell.com,  with bullet points on doing a room makeover from USD 100 to USD 5000.  I recall many homebuyers making decisions to purchase a house based on how they liked the bathrooms [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2010/05/20/put-your-home-in-selling-shape-at-any-budget/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/2009/08/10/best-facilities-on-penthouse-level-at-fairways-tower/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/08/10/best-facilities-on-penthouse-level-at-fairways-tower/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:07:00 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=122 I’ve seen a lot of condominium facilities and amenities.   But I definitely love the luxurious and definitely very private residential ammenities available at Fairways Towers. It’s a nice gem to cap an otherwise conservative-looking, almost boring facade of the functional but well-located condominium. Having the facilities at the penthouse level gives it a luxurious mien [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/08/10/best-facilities-on-penthouse-level-at-fairways-tower/feed/ 1 http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/06/26/one-serendra-bonifacio-global-city-three-bedroom-unit-for-sale/ http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/06/26/one-serendra-bonifacio-global-city-three-bedroom-unit-for-sale/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:08:10 +0000 Maita Siquijor http://residencesmanila.com/?p=36 Live in this beautiful, three bedroom special unit for sale at One Serendra, Bonifacio Global City.  The special feature of the unit is a specially constructed bay window,with floor-to-ceiling glass wall.  The owner is rushing to sell.  The living room area faces Market! Market! playground; on the left is a view of International School and the horizon of [...]]]> http://www.residencesmanila.com/2009/06/26/one-serendra-bonifacio-global-city-three-bedroom-unit-for-sale/feed/ 0