Insights

Market analysis, guides and practitioner notes on Philippine property.

• Buying from abroad

  Paying for property from abroad: remittances, loans and who receives the money

  How to send the money so it is traceable, who it must be payable to, and the financing that is open to an overseas Filipino.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buying from abroad

  The Special Power of Attorney: consularised, apostilled, and what it must say

  A general authority is not enough to buy land for someone else. Here is what the SPA must contain, where you sign it, and why an apostille now does what the consulate used to.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buying from abroad

  Buying property from abroad: the OFW guide

  What an overseas Filipino can buy, who can sign for you at home, and the order to do things in so that the money you send ends up as a title in your name.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buyer protection

  How to check a DHSUD License to Sell

  No License to Sell, no sale — the law is that simple. Here is how to confirm a project has one, and what REACTIVE.PH's "verified" badge does and does not mean.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buyer protection

  Reservation fee scams in pre-selling, and the rights you already have

  The reservation fee is small, urgent and non-refundable — which is exactly why it is the scammer's favourite payment. Know what a legitimate one looks like.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buyer protection

  Fake titles, and how to read a real one

  A convincing title can be produced on a home printer. The Registry of Deeds, the tax declaration and the survey plan are where the truth lives.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buyer protection

  Double selling: how one property gets sold twice, and how not to be the second buyer

  A seller takes payment from two buyers for the same lot. The law decides who keeps it — and it is usually not the one who paid first.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026

• Buyer protection

  How to check a broker or salesperson before you pay anything

  Anyone can print "Licensed Real Estate Broker" on a flyer. Here is how to find out whether it is true, in five minutes, without taking their word for it.

  REACTIVE.PH · Aug 25, 2026