IT’S $500 more, each and every month. That’s the additional cost of a mortgage payment if you bought a median-priced home in San Jose, California, in the first quarter of 2018 compared to late last year. The mortgage payment would be about $4,600 compared to $4,100 due to higher lending rates and increasing home prices.

CONSUNJI-LED property developer DMCI Homes is poised to top off the second building of its Sheridan Towers project in Pasig City this month.

AFFORDABLE property developer Amaia Land Corp. is set to turn over units of its mid-rise condominium project in Nuvali Canlubang in Calamba, Laguna.

DAIICHI Properties’ World Plaza building in Bonifacio Global City is now home to several global companies.

TRUMP Tower at Century City is being touted as the best luxury condominium development in Metro Manila.

MASTER-PLANNED community Tagaytay Highlands is known for its themed residential enclaves. One of these is Sycamore Heights, situated within the Tagaytay Midlands communities and bounded by views of Taal Lake and volcano. The homes in this section -- set in lots ranging in size from 250 to 959 square meters -- use both contemporary and traditional Asian design elements.

LAPU-LAPU CITY, MACTAN -- Up until 2017, the Philippines’ main gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, has consistently been in the list of the world’s worst airports.

INTERCONTINENTAL Hotel Group (IHG)-led Holiday Inn Express has established its first branch in the Philippines with the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City on July 3.

THE Cebu Exchange, ArthaLand Corp.’s first project outside of Metro Manila, was named the Best Office Development (Cebu) at the 6^th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards 2018.

A LEADING developers’ group in Singapore has challenged the government’s latest round of property-cooling measures, saying that there’s no rationale for the steps as the market is only in the early stages of a recovery, the Straits Times reported, citing a statement from the group.

IS THE Philippines really far from becoming a “green” and “smart” city?

REAL ESTATE investors rejoice. Property solutions provider Qwikwire is seeking to simplify and streamline how cross-border property transactions work by launching AQWIRE, a blockchain-powered listing platform for real estate.