A Home for Every Filipino
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 …
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SECOND in CREBA’s “Five-point Agenda for Housing” is the proposed bill amending Republic Act 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of 1992, to address the need of urban workers for affordable homes easily accessible to the place of work. Section 18 of UDHA, which sets forth the balanced housing program, mandates developers …
Since its inception in 1973, the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) has taken up the cudgels for Philippine real estate and housing on the legislative and policy fronts to shape public and private programs in all income groups particularly for the millions who do not yet have a home of their …
Last July 18, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) issued Memorandum Circular No. 07-A which amends, among others particular sections of Memorandum Circular No. 06 released earlier this year. The memo sets the requirement for developers of socialized housing projects who wish to be accredited so that they can enter into joint ventures …
Republic Act 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) defines socialized housing as “housing programs and projects undertaken by the Government or the private sector for the underprivileged and homeless citizens which shall include sites and services development, long-term financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other benefits”. On December 11, 2008, …
Section 20 of Republic Act 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act, provides tax incentives to private developers and government agencies engaged in the development of socialized housing projects. This includes the exemption from the payment of project-related income taxes, capital gains tax on raw lands used for the project, VAT for the project …
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