2009

Post by Cherry Castillo In my research on foreclosed properties which I found on bank websites from my husband’s post: Ultimate List of Bank Websites, I became interested in a foreclosed property from Asiatrust Bank which was located at Pinaglabanan Ext., San Juan, priced at around P1.5M so I called up their Acquired Assets Group. [...]

This is just a reminder for interested parties to get ready for the 2009 Philippine Housing Fair which pushes through on December 27-29, 2009 at the SM Megamall Megatrade Halls 1 and 2. Originally scheduled on October 27-29, 2009, the 4th Philippine Housing fair was postponed, most probably due to the complications caused by Typhoon [...]

I recently came across an invitation to bid from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC). This invitation to bid is quite interesting because the properties that are for sale through sealed bidding are actually the Real and Other Properties Acquired (ROPA) of closed banks. I guess this helps confirm my answer to a recent comment by [...]

CBRE will hold its Property “Pac-yawan” Bazaar Christmas Public Auction of bank acquired properties this coming December 10, 2009, Thursday, 3:00PM, at the Brasserie, 21st Floor, Security Bank Bldg., Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines. Show Money is only Php25,000. Bank financing is available but if not approved, in-house financing can be considered, subject to management’s [...]

The City Treasurer of Quezon City shall be holding an auction sale of real properties with delinquent tax payments on land, building, and machineries on December 10, 2009 at the main entrance, Taxpayer’s lounge, Quezon City Hall, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines. You may download the list of tax delinquent properties to be included in the [...]

A public auction of foreclosed properties will be conducted by RCBC Savings Bank in their latest Dream Buys Auction which shall be held on December 5, 2009, 9:00AM, at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Building, San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines. Incoming search terms: foreclosed lots in rizal

While I have said in the past that it would be great to buy a house and treat it as an investment, I want to take it a step further. What if instead of buying a house outright, one would first buy an income generating asset that would generate positive cashflow and help take care [...]

Post by Cherry Castillo Oh yes ladies and gentlemen, I am on a roll! Today we have the PSBank Foreclosed Property Listings for Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, updated as of November 18, 2009. I got these listings from PSBank’s website, the link to which I found from the Ultimate List of Bank Websites. [...]

Property Forum Philippines shall be conducting a “Thanksgiving Auction” of foreclosed properties on November 28, 2009 at Max’s Parksquare, Glorietta, Makati City, Philippines. Registration starts at 8:00AM and the auction proper starts at 9:00AM. Keep in mind that the foreclosed properties can be purchased for as little as 10% downpayment. A pre-auction reservation fee of [...]

Are online mortgages reliable?

by Jay Castillo on November 23, 2009 · 3 comments

in Mortgages

A guest post by Samantha from MortgageFit Taking out the right kind of mortgage can be a harrowing experience unless you know your mortgage requirements well. Many consumers take out mortgages only to repent later as they are unable to negotiate with mortgage lenders on favorable terms. It is best to walk into your lender’s [...]