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Comparison Among Local Philippine Real Estate Developers

Comparisons: REAL ESTATE PHILIPPINES DEVELOPERS GUIDE or “CHEAT SHEET”

Source: http://www.realestatephilippinesblog.com/

Below is a short but very informative comparative chart on the top Real Estate Philippines developers in the market today (no ranking order, purely opinionated and generally based on experiences and feedback of clients). This would give you investors from all over the world a guide, or a “cheat sheet” as some would say, to know exactly who the ideal Philippine Property developer is for you. Different people have different needs and capabilities, and this chart should help you a lot…

 

Developer Name	Target Market	Reputation	Price Ranges	Property Types	Property Locations	Completed Projects	Current Projects for Sale
Ayala Land, Alveo, Avida	High, Middle, Affordable (respectively)	The BEST and Most RELIABLE, best Track Record in the Philippines	The MOST expensive	Houses, Villages, Condominiums, Commercial Lots, Offices, City Development	Makati, Quezon City, Laguna, Alabang, Cebu, Fort Bonifacio	Makati Central Business District, Forbes Park,Dasmarinas Village, San Lorenzo Village,  Urdaneta, etc etc	Serendra, Montecito, Senta, Nuvali, The Columns
Ortigas and Company	High End	2nd Best  Track Record in the Philippines	High	Houses, Villages, Condominiums, Commercial Lots, Offices	Ortigas Center, Greenhills, Pasig, Libis	Ortigas Center, Greenhills Shopping Center, Valle Verde, Greenmeadows	Circulo Verde, Luntala
Eton Properties	High, Middle	Still New but has track record in Hong Kong	Middle	Condominiums, Villages, City Development	Makati, Ortigas Center, Roxas Blvd, Quezon City, Taft Avenue, Canlubang Laguna	All in Hong Kong	Eton Greenbelt, One Archers, Eton City Laguna, Belton Makati, Eton Emerald Lofts, Eton Baypark Manila, North Belton, South Lake Village
Robinsons Land	Middle	New, has completed the first projects, current ones delayed by 2 yrs	Middle	Condominiums, Townhouses	Ortigas Center, Manila, Pasig, Tagaytay, Fort Bonifacio	Gateway Pioneer, Adriatico Residences, Fifth Avenue Place Fort Bonifacio	Otis 888, Galleria Condominium, Trion Towers
Megaworld, Empire East	Middle	Tendency to be delayed in turnover, piping problems, cheap materials	Middle to Low, BEST payment terms	Villages, Condominiums, City Development	Makati, Libis, San Juan, Quezon City, Pasig, Fort Bonifacio	Eastwood City, Greenbelt Radissons, Forbeswood Heights, Paseo Park View, Salcedo Park, 8 Wack Wack, etc	McKinley Hill, The Venice, San Lorenzo Place
Century Properties	High, Middle	Good prices but inferior finishing	Middle	Condominiums, Villages, City Development	Makati, Fort Bonifacio, Cavite	Essensa, West of Ayala, South of Market	Century City, Canyon Ranch, Knightsbridge
Cityland	Affordable	Best in the Affordable End, multi-awarded	Affordable	Condominiums	Makati, Ortigas Center, Pasig	Cityland Makati, Cityland Pasong Tamo, Cityland Pioneer, Cityland Megaplaza, etc	Rada Regency, Emerald Tower
Icon by Xcell Properties	High, Middle	New, similar to Megaworld	High, Middle	Condominiums, City Development	Fort Bonifacio, Libis	Constructing Icon Residences for now	Nuvo City, Icon Plaza
SM Development	Affordable	New in Residential, Leader in Malls	Affordable	Condominiums, Resort	Quezon City, Paranaque, Nasugbu Batangas	Chateau Verde, Constructing SM Berkeley, SM Mezza Residences	Grass Residences, Hamilo Coast, Pico de Loro
DMCI	Affordable	Construction Leader	Affordable	Condominiums	Fort Bonifacio, Makati, Paranaque	Bonifacio Heights, Raya Garden, Pioneer Highlands	Rosewood Heights, Cypress Tower
Landco	High	Best in Resort and Vacation Type projects	High	Resort	Nasugbu Batangas, Calatagan Batangas, Laiya	Punta Fuego, Ponderosa Leisure Farms, Hacienda Escudero	Playa Calatagan, more of Punta Fuego, Playa Laiya
GW Architects	Middle	Unique Build to Own Investor Scheme for Buyers, more affordable	Affordable price for Middle End-Type projects	Condominium	Fort Bonifacio	Kensington, Pennhurst, Grand Hampton	Sapphire Residences, Blue Sapphire, Crescent Park Residences, Condotel soon
Rockwell Land	High	Very classy, admired by many Expats, high Rental revenues	High	Condominiums	Makati, Libis	Rockwell Makati Condos: Rizal, Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo, Joya, Manansala	One Rockwell, Edades Tower, The Grove
Sta Lucia Realty	High, Middle, Affordable	Mostly composed of Horizontal Subdivisions, House and Lots	Middle and Affordable	House and Lots, Lots Only, Condominiums	Quezon City, Pasig, Rizal, Libis, Marikina	Rockwell Makati Condos: Rizal, Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo, Joya, Manansala	Sta Lucia Malls Marikina, Acropolis, Pasig Greenwoods

Most of the insights presented here are gathered from many clients with past experience. Please do comment or make any suggestions below if you want other developers, I’m sure you have much to share my friends. Again, these are just opinions based on market research, and should not be taken as actual facts. Thank you and I hope to have helped you! Godspeed to all this 2009!

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