House and lots are generally not cheap in the Philippines because such property is generally provided with services connected, which are expensive. I say generally because there are exceptions - and they are often failed estates which were not property approved by the government regulator. We looked at one such estate and you could buy the land for just P200/m2. Some of the properties already had houses on them. We saw a very nice looking house for P1 million. This estate was close to a large city (300,000 people) and a lake. The problem was the estate was abandoned, so there was no maintenance, security or telephone services. Everything else was however already developed - including a function room, swimming pools and sealed roads.
More commonly you can buy land in subdivisions for as little as P2000/m2, with more exclusive subdivisions in rural areas over P5000/m2, and over P10,000/m2 as you approach the cities. There are some very attractive estates around with fabulous golf courses, club houses. The problem with some of these estates is that they lack any atmosphere. They may as well be abandoned because none of the property owners live there. In fact people are buying these properties and sitting on the vacant land for decades until they retire. They make the worst type of investment.
House and lots or developing a lot does make sense if you are a foreigner or wealthy Filipino looking to protect yourself or your possessions. Anything not tied down gets stolen so security is an issue. That is why people move to the gated subdivisions. They are not all the same, so I would recommend our report.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
More commonly you can buy land in subdivisions for as little as P2000/m2, with more exclusive subdivisions in rural areas over P5000/m2, and over P10,000/m2 as you approach the cities. There are some very attractive estates around with fabulous golf courses, club houses. The problem with some of these estates is that they lack any atmosphere. They may as well be abandoned because none of the property owners live there. In fact people are buying these properties and sitting on the vacant land for decades until they retire. They make the worst type of investment.
House and lots or developing a lot does make sense if you are a foreigner or wealthy Filipino looking to protect yourself or your possessions. Anything not tied down gets stolen so security is an issue. That is why people move to the gated subdivisions. They are not all the same, so I would recommend our report.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
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