A local one-stop shop for housing? Why not?

CREBA members recently wrote to Congressman Ruffy Biazon and House Committee chair Albee Benitez regarding House Bill 1722, or the proposed act creating a local housing board in all cities and first to third class municipalities in the country. The Chamber is inclined to support the bill for seeking to transfer the power of the […]

(Re)Thinking Boracay

CREBA recently expressed its concerns over the tremendous potential adverse impacts to tourism, employment, tax generation and the entirety of the business atmosphere of the 6-month absolute closure of the famed Boracay Island. While real estate developers submit to the President’s wisdom to urgently rehabilitate the resort-island, restore its natural beauty and ensure that its […]

Towards Speedy Land Registration

CREBA recently forwarded its proposals to Congress on House Bill No. 6589, or the proposed act rationalizing the requirements imposed by the Department of Agrarian Reform to ensure a speedy and efficient land registration system all over the country. The bill is under the House Committee on Agrarian Reform cha aired by Bohol first district […]

Land Conversion Moratorium: Untimely

Many investors and businessmen, not only in the real estate and housing development sector, are confused, stuck in a push and pull decision about their projects amidst the looming 2-year moratorium that the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) seems bent to impose against the conversion of agricultural lands for human settlements and other non-agri uses. […]

NO to proposed moratorium on land conversion

CREBA supports the position of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) rejecting the impending imposition of a 2-year moratorium on conversion of agricultural lands for human settlements and other non-agricultural uses.  NEDA and HUDCC have said that a “blanket” moratorium is detrimental to the economy […]

Balanced housing: more affordable homes in urban areas

As a major output of the National Housing and Urban Development Summit which culminated in April of this year, the Housing Committees in both chambers of Congress spearheaded the formulation of a unified glossary of housing terminologies to finally address ambiguous or at times, conflicting definition of terms related to housing and erase the confusion […]