2011′s first public auction to be featured here is the  164th Special Public Auction of UnionBank foreclosed properties. The auction shall be on January 22, 2011, Saturday, at the 29th Floor, UnionBank Plaza, Meralco Avenue corner Onyx Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines. The auction starts at 9:00am.

*I have turned this into a sticky post for new visitors. I was supposed to finish writing my “Goodbye and thank you to 2010, Hello 2011…” post, but ended up with this list of the best “How to” articles from Foreclosure Investing Philippines during the year that passed. After all, FIP is so much more [...]

It’s already 2011 and the upcoming Real Estate Brokers Exam on March 27, 2011 draws nearer. Relax, you still have time to review, and here are more CRESAR or REBSAT review centers as submitted by our dear readers and subscribers. These are in addition to my previous post: List of 120-Hour Comprehensive Real Estate Seminar [...]

*Last updated on January 1, 2011, 11:00am As 2010 comes to an end, I can’t help but look back and list down just some of the most significant and sometimes painful lessons I personally learned during the past year. I hope these lessons would help us all move forward in 2011.

This is part 2 of a series on the “Matthew Effect”. If you have not yet read part 1, you can read it here : The “Matthew Effect” and how it applies to real estate investing (Part 1) Imagine the time when a real estate investor finally nails his first deal. Can that be a [...]

We wish you a most blessed Christmas!

by Jay Castillo on December 25, 2010 · 2 comments

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In this Holiday season of merry making and gift giving, may we not forget the true meaning of Christmas. Let us rejoice and remember that God had sent us his only son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to redeem us all.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has foreclosed the entire Globe Asiatique (GA) Sky Suites condominium, according to a notice to the public that recently appeared in several major newspapers. The GA Sky Suites condominium is located at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue in Quezon City.

This is the first part of a two part series. You can find part 2 here: How to find opportunities and get started with real estate investing with the “Matthew Effect” (Part 2) I first learned about the “Matthew Effect” when I read the book “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. In his [...]

The 163rd special public auction of UnionBank foreclosed properties will be held this December 18, 2010, Saturday, at the 29th Floor, UnionBank Plaza, Meralco Ave. corner Onyx Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines. This auction includes foreclosed properties that are mostly from Metro Manila.

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), through their Real and Other Properties Acquired (ROPA) Disposal Committee, shall be having another sealed bidding of properties of closed banks on December 17, 2010, 9:00am, at the 9th Floor,  PDIC Training Room, SSS Building, PDIC Extension Office, Ayala Avenue corner Rufino Street, Makati City. They will accept sealed bids [...]

Since it’s official that the real estate brokers exam will be on March 27, 2011, I know a lot of you out there are looking for accredited service providers that offer the required one hundred twenty (120) credit units of real estate subjects and training. Here’s a compilation of service providers that I have stumbled [...]

Finally, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has made it official, the next Real Estate Brokers Licensure Exam will be on March 27, 2011. My lawyer (who also happens to be my wife) sent me a copy of PRC’s Schedule of Licensure Examinations for Year 2011 and I have verified it with PRC’s official website.