City Notes · Guides

Know the area before you visit

Honest guides to living in Ortigas and Pasig, and to how condo ownership actually works in the Philippines. Written by a local, updated every month.

Ortigas Center skyline behind the trees of Wack-Wack
From abroad · 8 min

Buying a condo in the Philippines from abroad: a guide for OFWs

The steps, the SPA, consularized vs apostille, Pag-IBIG, and how a Zoom walkthrough works.

Ortigas Center towers seen from the Mega Tower
How it works · 8 min

Pre-selling vs RFO: which fits your plans?

What each term means, the honest trade-offs, the papers to check, and 3 questions that decide it.

SM Megamall and the Ortigas Center skyline
Area guide · 9 min

Living in Ortigas Center: an honest local's guide

The four pockets, the commute, daily life, what to plan for and 8 questions to ask at every viewing.

Coming soon

How to buy a condo in the Philippines, step by step

From the first viewing to the keys, explained plainly.

Rather talk it through?

Book a showroom visit in Ortigas, or a Zoom call if you're abroad. Bring your questions; I'll bring honest answers.

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New guide every Tuesday and Friday. The 30-second versions go up on Instagram and YouTube.

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