FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Chairman, CREBA
FROM THE PRESIDENT
President, CREBA
Mass-scale public housing as a centerpiece program
So much has been said about the need to reduce, if not eliminate, the country’s massive housing backlog in the shortest time possible. Yet, despite the
ADVOCACY
Housing Escrow Fund – Cause for Serious Concern
The Housing Escrow Fund is a fund pool comprised of fund contributions by developers who opt to comply with the legally mandated balanced housing requirement via certain alternative modes of compliance. Under the law, a developer proposing to undertake a subdivision or condominium project is required to develop an area for socialized housing equivalent to 15% of the total area or total cost of the main subdivision
INVESTORS' CORNER
EVP, CREBA
Beyond the Pandemic – Moving Forward as One
This section is reserved for the CREBA Executive Vice President. Here, prespectives and prospects for the Philippine real estate and housing
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST
Urban & Environmental Planner
How well is your city performing?
Featured image courtesy of Unsplash. How can we tell if the city where we live is performing well? The management guru, Peter Drucker, laid the foundation of
FEATURED ARTICLE
BRIEF: Philippine Financial Reporting Standards for Real Estate Firms
OVERVIEW: Accounting is essentially the process of keeping records of all financial transactions of an entity, and generating various reports or statements out of those records. Financial reporting, on the other hand, is a subset of the accounting process that uses financial statements to disclose a company’s financial information and performance over a particular period to outside parties such as investors, lending
HOMEBUYERS' CORNER
Director, CREBA
Buying Real Property – Things You Should Know
This section is intended as a service to the homebuying public. Here, CREBA specialists will alternate in answering questions and providing advice
NEWS
THE ECONOMIC SCENE
Local banks “safe” from Silicon Valley Bank crisis
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the leading industry group of private and government banks on Tuesday sought to calm markets and the public amid contagion fears from a brewing banking crisis in the United States. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe
The CREBA Scene
Nobleland, Boysen bag CREBA bowling championship trophies
The bowling teams of Nobleland Ventures Inc. and Boysen Paint garnered the championship trophies in the month-long bowling tournament held from September 21 to October 26, 2022 in celebration of CREBA’s 49th founding anniversary. The DBP Bowling Club and Dutch Boy Paint
The Industry Scene
Interest rate hikes to hit housing market in near term
Inflation in January hit a 14-year high of 8.7%, prompting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to say it was likely to raise its benchmark interest rate one more time this year, after having hiked it by 50 basis points on Feb. 16, Reuters reports. The news agency reported BSP
Upcoming Events
FROM THE CHAPTERS
CREBA - ANGELES
Angeles City implements online property tax payment
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Residents here can now pay the real property tax
CREBA - BAGUIO
Baguio’s “Art in the Park” program yields talented youth
Several young artists participating in Baguio City’s “Art in the Park”
CREBA - BATAAN
Bataan – of History & Nation-Building
The CREBA-Bataan Chapter, founded in 1985, was among the Chamber’s first set
CREBA - BATANGAS
DHSUD turns over evac centers to Batangas LGUs
Amid the recent activities of the Taal Volcano, the Department of
CREBA - BULACAN
Bulacan now more accessible thru ‘Build, Build, Build’
Senatorial candidate Mark Villar assured that he will continue backing the
CREBA - CAPIZ
Capiz – the Country’s Seafood Capital
The CREBA-Capiz Chapter, which has central jurisdiction over the thriving city
CREBA - CAGAYAN DE ORO
DHSUD rolls out housing projects for Mindanao IPs
DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario is joined by Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner,
CREBA - CARAGA
Surigao del Norte steps up post-Odette shelter recovery
In the wake of the massive devastation wrought by Super Typhoon Odette last
CREBA - CEBU
CREBA-Cebu vows to help solve housing shortage
The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association Inc. (CREBA)-Cebu
CREBA - DAVAO
Davao City – the Metropolis of the South
For almost four decades, the CREBA – Davao Chapter has been a potent force
CREBA - ILOILO
Iloilo as Philippines’ Next Innovation Hub
Master planning, by definition, is the conscientious effort of developing or
CREBA - LA UNION
La Union – The Union of Peoples & Cultures
The CREBA La Union Chapter (CREBALU) held its first organizational meeting on
CREBA - LAGUNA
Laguna town gets DHSUD community project support
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)
CREBA - NEGROS OCC.
Negros Occidental – Land of the Sugar Barons
This section is RESERVED for the CREBA – NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Chapter. We
CREBA - NUEVA ECIJA
Neva Ecija – Rice Bowl of the Philippines
This section is RESERVED for the CREBA – NUEVA ECIJA Chapter. We invite the
CREBA - PALAWAN
The Philippines’ Last Ecological Frontier
This section is RESERVED for the CREBA – PALAWAN Chapter. We invite the
CREBA - PAMPANGA
Rise of the North: Pampanga
Colliers Philippines sees a more aggressive launch of new residential projects in
CREBA - PANGASINAN
Pangasinan – the Gateway to the North
This section is RESERVED for the CREBA – PANGASINAN Chapter. We invite the
CREBA - SOCCSKSARGEN
SOCCSKSARGEN – Wondrous Cultural & Bio Diversity
CREBA-SOCCSKSARGEN was founded as the “CREBA General Santos City” Chapter
CREBA - TARLAC
Tarlac – Central Luzon’s Sweet Melting Pot
In 2000, a group of concerned developers and real estate professionals,
CREBA - ZAMBASULTA
ZAMBASULTA – A Wealth of Culture & Natural Beauty
This section is RESERVED for the CREBA – ZAMBASULTA Chapter. We invite the
