In previous columns, I highlighted how the pandemic affected the Philippine property sector. At the height of this crisis, we saw negative office take up, correction of condominium rents and prices, and decline in mall space rents due to substantial drop in consumer traffic. In the past quarter however, property developers and investors are aggressively…
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) saw a 394-percent year-on-year increase in second quarter net profit to P2.56 billion as earnings from property development, rental portfolio and hotel operations bounced off a low base seen last year at the height of pandemic lockdowns. Amid the reimposition of tight restrictions through early April this year, RLC’s second…
Tycoon Andrew Tan-led property developer Megaworld Corp. delivered P2.6 billion in second quarter net profit, rising at a double-digit pace from the levels a year ago and a quarter ago, driven mostly by the office leasing business. Megaworld’s second quarter net profit rose by 39 percent versus a low base of P1.9 billion last year…
The prolonged coronavirus pandemic will continue to exact a toll on people and businesses, but amid the rubble, the property sector is in a good position to rebound in 2021, property consulting veteran David Leechiu said. “The property market has been extremely resilient—one of the most resilient in the world and it’s sustained by a…