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TRG APARTMENTS!

Mactan, Lapu Lapu City, Cebu
0927-482-890
Furnished studios starting at P7,500
2 bedroom townhouses: unfurnished P10,000, furnished P17,000
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US Owner, US Standards, US Straight Talking!

 

RYAN A. CABASAL
Sales Manager
Century Communities Corp.
21/F Pacific Star Bldg. Makati Ave. cor.
Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. Makati City 1200 Phils.
Office: 00632.893.1795
Mobile: 0063927.791.2621
Email: RyeCab@aol.com, ryan.argel@yahoo.com
 

Essensa East Forbes
The most luxurious residential building in the Asia comes a fabulous new condo concept that celebrates a life of utmost luxury, convenience, and impeccable style at value that is simply unbeatable.

 

Century Properties Inc.
Nestled in the majestic foothills of Carmona, and flanked by two sprawling nature parks, the Casitas is located at Canyon Ranch, recently voted most Outstanding Private Residential Community of the Year.
 
 

Serendra
Suburban living in the city. This is Serendra. A distinctive, sprawling, human-scaled development consisting of low- to mid-rise terraced sections in the first few phases, gradually spiraling to taller sections in later phases, all set within lush greenery. The
development will combine a European-inspired master plan with Filipino architecture patterned after the "Bahay na Bato".

With approximately 7.5 hectares to be dedicated to wide open spaces, exclusive themed gardens, and courtyards, Serendra will be the only exclusive residential development as of yet that will allow residents to enjoy a serene urban sanctuary right in the Bonifacio Global City, the newest center of culture and trade. In addition, “The Piazza at Serendra”, to be located at the center of the development, will contain both the residential and themed-retail sections. This will also be the main thoroughfare that shall connect Serendra to the Global City Center and Market! Market!

Only at Serendra will indulgence of City living fit in perfectly with the graces of a vast and airy nature garden. Only at Serendra will modern amenities share a common space with the fundamentals of family life.

AMENITIES & FACILITIES
 ● Clubhouse
 ● Function rooms
 ● Social hall
 ● Veranda
 ● 7 Swimming pools
 ● Children's play/library areas
 ● Gym/fitness center
 ● Covered basketball & badminton courts
 ● Game rooms
 ● Ample lawn area & lush landscaping
 ● Jogging path
 ● Lush landscaping
 ● Themed gardens

BUILDING FEATURES
 ● Commercial area at The Piazza at Serendra
 ● Parking slots for residential units and guests at the basements
 ● Pedestrian bridge way connection between retail portions
 ● Sprinkler and smoke detector system (Fully automatic for District I)
 ● Visual/audible fire alarm system for residential units
 ● Water reservoir and separate fire reserves
 ● Administrative office
 ● Mail room
 ● Centralized sanitary disposal system
 ● 24-hour security
 ● Excellent building maintenance by Ayala Property Management Corporation
 ● 7 elevators per Section A of each district
 ● 3 elevators in each Section B & Section C of District I
 ● 4 elevators in each Section B & Section C OF District II
 ● 100% POWER BACK-UP (District I) / Stand-by generator sets (District II)

Catherine Wynne see
0906-3783325
0922-4232410

 

LAS HACIENDAS FARM RESORT
is for you.

Cradled by Batangas hillsides, with Taal Lake and its volcano below it and Tagaytay Ridge above, LAS HACIENDAS is a nature's haven constantly swept by windy atmosphere cooled by the lakewaters whose indigenous fish maliputo and tawilis thrive only in cool fresh water without temperate changes.

On a sunny day, the climate is almost as cool as that of Baguio. No wonder Metro Tagaytay is billed as the alternate summer capital of the Philippines. But with something more.

Unlike Baguio City which sits on the mountaintop, Metro Tagaytay enables its residents to enjoy the best of two worlds, a view of the mountain and lake with a volcano at the center..

Inside LAS HACIENDAS are waterfalls, rivers and streams, plants and trees, birds, fishing areas and stone church. It's Mother Nature at its best.

The 30-kilometer stretch of lakeside highway away between LAS HACIENDAS and Tagaytay City is lined with tourist spots, resorts, restaurants, nurseries, orchards and vegetation and fish cages.

Besides the windy atmosphere, clean and fresh air, a home lot here offers you earthly pleasures associated with nature. Given a choice of 500, 750 and 1,500 square meter lots, you have ample space to indulge in leisure activities that would excite you, such as

1. Build a vacation house or hideaway for you and family to spend weekends and holidays, a pleasant alternative to the polluted city.

2. Raise your favorite animals and birds -- horse, gamefowl, turkey, etc.

3. Build a mini pond and raise fish of your choice -- hito, carp, tilapia, mudfish or ulang - for your cooking delight and sharing with friends.

4. Plant your favorite flowers, vegetables, plants and trees and more.

5. Take your guests/friends to your hideaway for business and pleasure
All these would bring healthful benefits to you. Sunlight and physical exercise are conducive to long life. For retirees, nothing can be more blissful than such an environment as this one.

Leisure farming is having FUN, too, which no amount of money can buy.

When you take a lot, you position yourself to enjoy picturesque Taal Lake and Volcano and Tagaytay Ridge - for LIFE and with a cool and windy climate to match, you migrate to a stress-free world. Not all leisure farms are similarly blessed.

INVESTMENT WISE, this leisure farm is a good buy having just started. Lot values appreciate while development is put in place.

Divided into of 5 distinct resorts, LAS HACIENDAS is a 342-hectare sprawling complex being developed by PHOENIX LAND, INC. with the world-renowned PALAFOX & ASSOCIATES as master planner. The master plan includes a Spanish-inspired 60-room condotel.
 

BUYING PROPERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Chuck in Danao City, Philippines

Buying property here is usually like walking around in a mine field. You can buy it but you sure better know what you are doing. Never buy real estate unseen.

When you find a property you like, agree on a price, and then go check out the documents. If the property checks out, you have someone drawn up a deed of sale and closed the deal. Usually you pay cash on closing.

Some of the thing you had better check out before buying:
Does the individual (the seller) really own the piece of real estate; the house and/or land.
Remember, if the real estate is titled it can not be sold for five years after the date of it being titled.
Something to keep in the back of your mind, there are fake titling syndicates that will take advantage of you and others. Make sure the property has legal and recorded Deed of Absolute Sale. Make sure the property has a current and paid up to date Tax Declaration.
The Technical Description of the lot is the actual measurement for the buyer is to determine the boundaries of their chosen lot.
The survey plot sketch is very important; make sure the description agrees with the description on your title or Deed of Absolute Sale.
Finally, make sure all documents are properly signed. And if necessary notarized and recorded by an attorney.

Before buying any property investigate, investigate, investigate, and investigate some more.

There may be slight differences in the document processing time in the different municipalities or cities.

The potential buyer should be wary of fly-by-night and unscrupulous developers, brokers, sales people or even your friends and relatives who may be trusted in small things but never in large amounts of money.

There have been numerous cases, in which the money for the reservation and/or down payment for the chosen property was entrusted by the buyer to the broker or friend to remit it to the seller or developer but unfortunately the payments were never given to whoever should receive it.
Then there are the unscrupulous sellers or brokers for some reason or another cannot give the title or Deed of Absolute Sale to the buyer after the full payment for the property has been given. Sometimes the project development is incomplete or substandard. Another example, there are dishonest developers, sellers and real estate brokers who sometimes resell a property to other unsuspecting buyers even after it has already been sold to one or even or more buyers already.
If you need legal advice please see reliable and dependable attorney. However, I have experienced that some lawyers will want to charge a legal fee of 10% - 15% of the buyer’s total price. Replies from the Internet…

The following story is a follow up to my posting entitled “Buying Property Here…”

Once we decided that we’d live in the Philippines instead of bringing my wife Beng and our then 8 year old son Junior to the states I moved to greener pastures, the Philippines to be with my wife and our boy. After we were settled in our rental house which we all called including our relatives and friends “The Dirty House” we pondered whether we’d buy some raw land outside of Danao City . Our thinking was we’d purchase some undeveloped land and then later construct a boarding house. When we thought we just might acquire some undeveloped land we were introduced and met Raulo by the cabinet maker who was making some kitchen cabinets for us.

On our first meeting with Raulo we went to his fancy big house in our fair city, this meeting including Beng, me, Archibald our tricycle driver, the cabinet maker and of course Raulo. As well, present was what I thought was his maid or housekeeper since how he treated her and her responses to him. Sometime after our first meeting with Raulo we found out she wasn’t his maid or housekeeper but his wife. Clearly, that wasn’t quite right either she was more like a second wife or a common-in-law wife.

In our first meeting, we discussed the land he wanted to sale to us. He told us it was an idea spot to put a boarding house but for some mysterious reason he had decided against it. After awhile I noticed how he looked at me, like cooked fat juicy Christmas goose with coins jingling in my pockets. While at the same time he was not paying much attention to my wife, who’d be his downfall in this land scheme. What a big mistake for Raulo. During our discussions he informed us what his price was for this piece of particular land. Further, he explained to us that he already had a deposit of P-50,000 from an Australian but for some undisclosed explanation the Australian had told him it was OK to sell the property. Now my antennas were starting pick up something. However, being new comer I let it slide for the time being.

Before going any further with our discussions Beng, I, our tricycle driver and cabinet maker decided to look over the interested property. We left to check out his property leaving Raulo at his home with some lame excuse for not going. Soon we arrived to the site. Yes it was in a very good location as it was located near by and situated to a large electronic component manufacturing plant which employs about 15,000 workers. The property was large and big enough to build a boarding house with room to spare. In fact as I recall the property magnitude was huge in size.
Water and electrical connections were available which could be made from the adjoining main highway. There was a little slope to land but I couldn’t see that there would be no problems grading the ground surface. Plus I found it had been an easy walk for my wife and me. I noticed the property had an especially decent view of the ocean. “But wait, what is this?” I said to myself. As we surveyed the property with our eyes my wife and I observed a large family living in a sizeable squatter house made up of bamboo and scrap materials on the property. Beng questioned the squatters in Cebuano but she never received a straight answer except for a few brief grunts. When we first arrived to survey the property we didn’t much think of it as we climbed up the gentle slope to Raulo’s property.
Like a thunder bolt striking us at the same time there was no road to his property from the highway. Oppos! But at the same time still thinking it just might be a good deal seeing as 15,000 mostly single female employees working right next to Raul’s property.

After an hour or two of surveying Raulo’s property we all headed back into town to talk to Raulo. In our second discussions that morning I ask him about the squatters living on his land. He replied a nod towards his wife (or housekeeper) telling us they were relatives of his wife and he’d have the family moved off the land should we buy.
Then we ask him about the access to his property, again he told us that wouldn’t be a problem as the government had planned to build road adjacent to his property. When I ask him about the property’s legal paperwork or documents my questions were mostly dodged and avoided. This should have been warning sign to me that there was fishy about the whole deal. My questioning line went something like this; Do you have title? He responded yes, but it was unavailable. Do you have a recorded Deed of Absolute Sale? He responded again with a yes, but it was also unavailable. Do you have a Tax Declaration? Raulo replied telling us yes while handing us his Tax Declaration and as we inspected this very important document and my wife noticed right a way that property taxes had not been paid for several years. My next question was do you have a surveyed property map? This time Raulo replied no but he might get one…. With all done with we soon departed back to the “Dirty House.”

Upon reaching our home we relaxed and took a break a coke break. Some people have coffee breaks, we have coke breaks. Beng and I stated the pro and con of buying Raulo’s property – the idea spot for a boarding house. Even with all the shortcomings we decided to make an offer but under certain conditions. Later that day we made an appointment with Raulo to see him on the following day. During this unknown to me, Beng contacted a life long good friend who worked at the city hall. Beng ask her friend if she could would she mind investigating Raul’s property for us. And to make sure everything was honest about his deal. Beng’s friend promised to check out the property for us and she would get back with any information she could find.

As the new dawn of the following day raised to the east we planned our groundwork and strategy for our proposal to Raulo. Sometime after breakfast we caught a ride to Raulo’s house with Archibald our tricycle driver. Upon our arriving at his house we were greeted at the front door by his second wife one more time acting more like his housekeeper. For the life of me I can’t figure out if she was his wife or housekeeper or maid. Once again our meeting consists of Beng, me, Archibald our tricycle driver, the cabinet maker and of course Raulo. I wondered why the tricycle driver and cabinet maker were apart of these negotiations? Later I was to learn that they were to receive finder’s fee of 5 percent to be split between themselves if the deal was made. Of course they never sat right in the middle of our negotiations however they were close enough to hear everything said. I thought to myself at the time that the two guys were just plain nosy; well they both were probably that too.

Soon we start our negotiations with Raul (by now he seemed like an old family friend). He still didn’t have in his possession any original documents or up to date paperwork concerning the property he wanted to sell to us. Almost immediately we started our land negotiations; we agreed to a negotiated price for the land – which was somewhere
roughly about half way between what Raul wanted and our initial offer. Furthermore, he agreed to have for us all legal documents and pay up all back property taxes due. We all agreed to meet our bank in Cebu on particular day and time to finalize the deal. We all shook hands before leaving Raul’s house. As we were leaving I glanced over to our tricycle driver and the cabinet maker both with big grins, they both in all probability thinking how easy that was for them to make some money plus they were more then likely rubbing their palms of hands together when no was watching.

That particular day soon arrived Beng and I went to our bank in Cebu . The agreed hour of our meeting came, when and still we waited for Raul. Finally my wife called him on her cell phone… On her first call Raulo didn’t answer but his wife (or housekeeper) informed Beng he was on his way. Another 30-45 minutes passed again his wife answered Beng’s call telling her he hadn’t left home yet but for us to wait. One more time called this time there was no answer whatsoever…. By now my blood pressure was starting to boil over. Shortly afterwards we left the bank and return back to Danao City . Upon arriving at our “Dirty House” the phone started ringing…..

It was my wife friend who works at the city hall on the phone. She told Beng that property did not belong to him but his common in law wife and her separated husband. Further the property taxes were in the rears and had never been paid up. And the lady we met was not his maid or housekeeper but his common in law wife!

With all this new information I sorta figured why Raulo never showed up at our bank in Cebu . He probably didn’t have time to put together some doctored phony paperwork. I don’t know if he ever sold the property but I know this much a year later the government built a road, not adjacent to land but right across it.

Raul your Christmas goose flew the coup!

As most unscrupulous people he had to have the last word. A week later one late evening Beng received a phone call on her cell phone from Raulo saying, “Shit.”

Title Insurance is a badly needed service in the Philippines but for obvious reasons that it is a high risk venture.
Corruption takes its toll on the business sector particularly the real estate field when through "connections" and bribery anyone can alter through fraudulent means public records.
 

www.egicebuinvestmenthotel.com
www.egiresorthotel.com


Have you been to Cebu ? When was the last time you visited Mactan, Cebu ? For those who have not or is planning to, a red carpet welcome awaits you in Cebu -where the sun shines brighter and smiles are sweeter.

It is surrounded by white sandy beaches, with sparkling blue water and the island is blessed with tropical weather all year round.

Investing in the City, on the other hand is always a winning proposition.
An upcoming project known as EGI MACTAN CEBU CONDOMINIUM HOTEL will soon
rise strategically located in alluring & booming visited tourist destination of Mactan Cebu.

EGI City by the Sea is located in the island of Mactan , specifically in Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City , CEBU, Philippines . This resort property is situated alongside the Cebu Hilton Resort & Spa, Cebu Shang-rila Hotel, Maribago Blue Waters, Plantation Bay resort & hotel, etc. and had been in existence for about 10 years.

Currently they have 2 condominium buildings in the area and will be building their 3rd structure (which will be named EGI MACTAN CEBU CONDOMINIUM HOTEL) this month. We are pre-selling units in this 3rd edifice, which will house a regular hotel (about 6 floors) while the other 5 floors are up for sale for investors.

Should you decide to purchase a unit, you will be asked to sign up that your unit be included in EGI’s pool of hotel rooms since you are out-of-the-country most of the time. With this arrangement, you get to earn a guaranteed income of approx. P10,000.00 monthly or about P120,000 annually.

On top of this, they will give you your share in EGI Cebu Resort Hotel’s annual profit sharing. Of course, you can stay in your own unit while visiting the Philippines (a 30% discount will be given which you may charge to your guaranteed monthly income) just inform them about a week or two before your planned visit so they could temporarily exclude your unit from the pool. While your unit is a pool-member, EGI will maintain your room from the furnishings up to the linens, towels, etc., in tip-top shape.

Signing up your unit in the pool of hotel rooms will leave you free from maintenance costs & association dues; you will just have to pay for your annual property tax. The payment for your property tax can be taken out of the money you have accumulated from your guaranteed monthly income. You have the option to open a Phil. bank account where they could deposit the monthly guaranteed income as well as your annual profit sharing or
request them to send the money (check) to your designated administrator here in the Philippines .

The sea-view suite costs P1,975,000 (inclusive of the furnishings, linens, etc.) payable in 12 monthly installments. Upon completion of the monthly payments, a CCT or certificate of condo unit ownership will be issued in your name. Closing cost, taxes, transfer of ownership fees (from EGI to your name), & other incidentals will be due on the 13th month after signing the Purchase agreement.

This is a great investment prospect, you will be awed at the splendor of the view. The structure that is or will be constructed is facing the sea; Camotes Sea is a body of water traversing between Cebu & Bohol. On a clear day, you can see the silhouette of the island of Bohol (another great tourist destination in the Visayas). Aside from enjoying the spectacular view from your balcony, you can go swimming, go island hopping on board a motorized banca (visit Olango Island which is a protected bird sanctuary), jet-ski, para-glide, go snorkeling &/or diving in the nearby reefs …. Well, just enjoy life at a leisurely pace.

Please take the time to check out their 2 websites; www.egicebuinvestmenthotel.com and the existing hotel’s website is www.egiresorthotel.com The pictures that you see in there are for real, not for photo ops!!

I guarantee that investing in this property is something to brag with your friends. They might even get a unit also. I really hope you could come & see the place for yourselves, I know you will like it too and not hesitate to purchase a unit.

I would like to suggest that you get the sea-view suite. All units that you will be purchasing are fully furnished, inclusive of the towels & linens & small electrical appliances. You can either cook your meals in the kitchenette but who needs that when you are on vacation? The luxury of being waited upon is what you want while on holiday. The resort is about 15 mins. away from the Mactan International airport. You may opt to fly straight to Cebu from either Hongkong, Singapore , Tokyo , or Seoul shake off your jet lag for about a week before proceeding to Manila .
Going thru Mactan International airport is a breeze opposed to the “crowdy-rowdy” Manila International airport.

I sure hope to hear from you again; If you have some friends or relatives who might be interested, kindly forward this message to them.

Thank you

Warmest regards;
Rose
rosebarraca@yahoo.com