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The word “duplex” is now the part of this comparison giving me pause. I am looking at a 35 m² duplex in Manila and a detached home at roughly the same price, but the listing does not make the ownership or maintenance split clear. The duplex could be simpler to manage and may attract steadier...

I tracked a narrow set of Manila warehouse listings from PHP 29,460,000 to PHP 44,200,000 rather than relying on a citywide average. In April 2026, the current marketing period is roughly 106 days. Renovated properties move quickly; the rest sit and get price cuts. Property tax also seems more...

The earlier suggestions cover the right categories, but I would hesitate to combine them into one estimate before the buyer details are checked. Send an identical fact sheet to an independent Philippine lawyer and tax adviser, including citizenship and residence, title and property type, whether...

One approach is to treat 8% below asking as a reasonable opening anchor; the other is to wait until completed comparables justify a precise number. I am considering a narrower compromise because the Manila mixed-use building is listed at PHP 16,820,000, has been available for 33 days and...

With only one completed sale, that transaction should be the anchor, while the three listings mostly indicate seller expectations. How close is the sold apartment in street, floor, light, condition, tenure and sale timing? A superficially similar apartment elsewhere in Vienna may require too...

The seller sees “as-is” as a commitment not to seek concessions, while I understood it to set the price without removing our inspection exit. Both readings seem plausible, but the contract language must decide it. The inspection has raised a potentially expensive defect that could affect...

Ask each agent to put the workflow in writing, from preparing the listing through turnover. For every stage, identify the person responsible, expected response time and whether it is included in the quoted fee. Also clarify what the percentage or fixed fee is calculated on, when it becomes...

I agree about clarifying ownership, but I would not treat a scope as automatically decisive. Camera images can reveal a concern without telling you when it will become an actual failure, so they may create another negotiation rather than a clean answer. Still, the downside here is asymmetric: a...