Hello, my dear fellow personal finance enthusiasts! Here’s an article from our friends at Lamudi to enlighten us on the recent real estate market. Read on! 🙂
According to the study released just last November 26, 2014, 59% of real estate agents believe that 2014 is the best time to make investments in the real estate sector. 7% think that it will be from 2016 to 2024, while 36% believe that the time has already passed as it was last 2009.
Largely driven by the increasing demand for office spaces due to the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the country, about 700,000 square meters of new office space is expected. Demand will be greatest in the National Capital Region and Calabarzon, and Quezon City and Makati remain as top locations for property hunters.
The report, Real Estate in the Emerging Markets, is based on a series of online surveys conducted with house-hunters and real estate agents in each country, as well as onsite data from Lamudi’s global network of websites. The research examines the habits of online property-seekers, while offering insights into the future of the property sector based on interviews and surveys with local property experts.
Other key findings in the report include:
· – The country’s economic outlook is seen as the top constraint on the property market, reflecting current concerns about a potential slowdown. However, agents and brokers remain overwhelmingly optimistic about the future of the market. More than 90 percent describe their outlook for the next 12 months as positive.
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· – Affordability is top of mind for Filipinos who choose not to buy property, with more than 60 percent of renters in a recent survey of online house-hunters citing cost constraints as the primary reason they leased their home.
– The main driver for owning property is security. Nearly three-quarters of buyers cited security as their primary motivation for purchasing a home.
· – Metro Manila outranks Sydney, Guangzhou, and Singapore in terms of real estate investment outlook according to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2014 Report.
Lamudi’s Global Co-Founder and Managing Director, Kian Moini, said: “The primary conclusion that we have drawn from our research is that the future for the Philippine property sector is extremely bright. In fact, two-thirds of the real estate agents we surveyed are expecting growth of eight percent or higher in the property market this year. The country’s real estate market has emerged as one of the most promising in the Asia Pacific region.”
The full report is presented in an easy-to-read online format, available for viewing here.
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