Decide beforehand exactly what you are looking for (must-haves): Price, Size of house, location, furnished/unfurnished, with garden, high rise or house and lot, townhouse, number of bedrooms or toilets, presence of maids room, age of property etc. Communicate this clearly with the broker if you are working with one and let them know you are [...]

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We are currently on “waiting” mode.  After seeing countless houses and talking to many brokers I have found a nice and charming 3-bedroom bungalow sitting on a 500 sqm lot with (semi)manicured garden.  This is actually how it happened.  One day I received a phone call from a lady with a nice voice that sounded [...]

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We are now in the middle of a big househunt.  We are still looking for a new place to rent.  We are not yet in that stage that we can buy a house but we are also not satisfied with living in a condo apartment right next to the big old EDSA. Last week, we [...]

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