Dear Me, You have spent so much of your life taking care of people. Clients. Family. Friends. Teams. Dreamers. You have built businesses, opened doors, solved problems, created opportunities, and helped people move into new chapters of their lives. But…

In a time like now, would I still buy property in 2026? With government and political noise, developers discontinuing projects, high inflation, global conflicts, and all the uncertainty around us, many people could be asking: “Should I really invest now,…

I recently read an article featuring Prof Enrique M. Soriano III, sharing a 40-year perspective on Philippine and Asian real estate. HERE Here are some of the lines in the article that resonated with me: – – – “Growth is becoming…

Real estate broker by profession, emotional support system by accident. Sells million-peso properties while simultaneously crying over a client finally finding “the one.” Runs on coffee, follow-ups, instinct, and an alarming amount of emotional attachment to floor plans. Can discuss…

This trip was supposed to be with friends, but schedules didn’t line up because adulting 😅. Until almost the day before, it was all push and pull for Allen and me. In the end, we decided to make the most…

“Is it a good time to invest? Or should we wait?” It’s a fair question that comes up in every cycle I’ve experienced in the past two decades. Recession. Pandemic. Elections. Calamities. And now again, with uncertainty brought by global…

When I first started in real estate, our manager required us to submit a weekly report. I’m very sure not everyone took it seriously. Some would just put random names and numbers. hahaha! But I was a fresh graduate then,…

I first encountered the term flipping almost two decades ago when we started doing property roadshows in Singapore. Flipping, in simple terms, means buying a property with the intention of selling it quickly for a profit usually within a short…

A couple of years ago, a buyer-client-tita of mine, a mortgage broker and owner of Maverick Finance based in Australia, invited me to share insights about preselling developments in the Philippines. She wanted to create something useful for fellow Filipinos…

Last night I had dinner with a friend and she mentioned she wanted to buy a property. Sabi ko, when I talk to clients now, I usually start with this: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10…