Filigree’s Botanika Nature Residences open doors to residents
By Francis Anthony T. Valentin
Special Features Assistant Editor
THE FIRST TOWER of Botanika Nature Residences, the crown jewel of the luxury property brand Filigree, is...
Brexit bankers may find home in Luxembourg’s red-light district
LONDON -- Luxembourg’s red-light district could soon be a home for bankers escaping Brexit.
As the Grand Duchy prepares to welcome financiers relocating from the...
A boiling pot for interior design
By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran
Special Features Writer
THE meteoric rise of the Philippines as an emerging economy meant the global spotlight could remain fixed on...
Airbnb says willing to work with Davao City government over policy
DAVAO CITY -- Airbnb, Inc. has clarified that it is willing to work with the city government here in addressing concerns on the implementation...
Davao-based Skynora opens shared office, BPO space at Robinsons Cybergate
By Carmencita A. Carillo
Correspondent
DAVAO CITY -- Skynora Corp., a newly-established Davao City-based firm, has opened a shared office facility and business process outsourcing (BPO)...
Powering buildings with energy-efficient technologies
By Mark Louis F. Ferrolino
Special Features Writer
AS EXCESSIVE electricity consumption increasingly takes its toll on the environment, building administrators will have to adopt energy-efficient...
Pritzker prize goes to Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi
NEW YORK -- Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, a pioneer of low-cost housing design, won the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Wednesday, considered architecture’s Nobel equivalent.
The...
Transporting food safely to urban centers
A WORKSHOP at the Far Eastern University (FEU) is teaching architecture students how to create sustainable communities to avoid amplifying urban problems.
A case in...
Home flippers pile into the US market, scoring higher profits
NEW YORK -- Property investors were bullish on the US housing market in 2017, flipping more homes than in any year since 2006, when...
Upscale builder Alveo Land is on a roll
By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran,
Special Features Writer
SALES swell for Ayala Land, Inc.’s (ALI) upscale property brand Alveo Land. And foreign businessmen from countries like...
Island Cove embraces tech in race for leisure property market share
By Mark Louis F. Ferrolino,
Special Features Writer
SURGING DEMAND for travel promos and new attractions posted on social media is amping up competition in the...
Outlook mixed amid perceived construction boom
By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher
REAL ESTATE players are less bullish about the sector’s performance and the economy in the first quarter and the next...