Sanctuaries for body, mind
As the pandemic forced the majority of people to stay at home, some found the need to designate spaces as a makeshift office or learning area. Others discovered a new favorite spot in old, familiar environs. Inquirer Property talked with some of the country’s top real estate executives about how their “sanctuaries” had enabled them to stay safe, focused and efficient while on quarantine.
If done right, investing in real estate means investing in your future. Considered by many quarters as one of the safest investment options in the market today, real estate offers a physical or tangible asset, whose value will likely appreciate in the long run. If bought at a fair price and managed well over time, any piece of property can potentially become a strategic source of stable returns and passive income.
Registered financial planner and seasoned investment adviser Efren Ll. Cruz, for one, encourages investing early in real estate. He even added that the best time to do so would be as soon as one starts earning. There are numerous benefits that go with investing in an industry as resilient as real estate, foremost of which is value appreciation, especially over the long term.
EXPLORING OPTIONS
Although the popular form of real estate investment nowadays is a condominium unit, there are other ways to be part of the property scene. For instance, you can consider residential lots, commercial lots, and yes, even office spaces. Each can prove to be equally lucrative. You just need to find a property that is strategically located, developed in a sustainable community and backed by a trusted, reputable firm with a solid track record.
Property developer Alveo Land is bringing to the table such worthwhile options that can generate returns for your investment. With its extensive portfolio of offerings, this residential brand of Ayala Land does not only provide strategically located property choices within sustainable communities. More importantly, Alveo offers valuable investments—a crucial consideration as the Philippines enters this era of the “new normal.”
Premium office spaces are up for sale in Tryne Enterprise Plaza
NEW NORMAL
Alveo Land offers what the market needs, even at this time, especially with its residential lot offerings.
Space today, for instance, has become even more essential—a lifeline, even—as this era espouses social distancing and workfrom-home arrangements. The new normal further highlighted convenience and accessibility as a necessity rather than a luxury, which means that proximity to establishments should be a standard rather than a value addition.
Ayala Land’s 700-ha Vermosa, a vibrant, mixed-use estate in Cavite, offers a refreshing take on modern suburban living. Nestled in it is Alveo Land’s
Ardia is a low density enclave in the South. 36-hectare Ardia, a low-density enclave in the South offering only 16 lots per hectare (or an average lot size of 345 sqm.). Ardia Vermosa provides dynamic spaces within a natural setting, and is designed to infuse physical activities into your daily routine. Here, future lot buyers are treated to the easy luxury of lush open spaces, where one can move freely between home and work, nature and city, active and leisure.
ATTRACTIVE RETURNS
Another option for property investors are commercial lots. Over the last decade, commercial land values south of Metro Manila were said to have grown by a whopping 400 percent, particularly for projects in thriving estates. Even the newer estates outside the metro are seeing such robust demand and attractive returns, encouraging even more investors to favor commercial lots.
Take the case of Ayala Land’s 120-ha Broadfield in Laguna, where 36.6 ha of the estate has been allocated for the first phase of the commercial district. Four key factors make a strong case for its viability: Broadfield’s progressive location since it rises in the heart of South Luzon’s thriving residential, leisure, industrial and manufacturing center; nearby key infrastructure projects that are seen to further boost its accessibility and land values; a well-designed, sustainable masterplan which includes innovative, intelligent city features; and the breadth of opportunities for business enterprises seeking to develop their own building or other mid-rise developments.
WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT
An office development rising within an emerging business and lifestyle district in Taguig City offers another opportunity for you to tap.
Tryne Enterprise Plaza by Alveo Land has adaptable, flexible professional office spaces for sale, perfect for both emerging and established enterprises. As office spaces normally have longer lease term contracts, this can give you a steady income stream for a relatively longer period. In addition, Tryne Enterprise Plaza will rise within the 74-ha integrated mixed-use development known as Arca South—touted as the newest southern gateway to the country’s capital. This Ayala Land estate is poised to become a center for sustained economic growth and employment opportunities in the coming years.
There is no doubt that real estate remains a safe, stable and future-proof investment. Do consider the right property and a trusted developer to help in securing your future.
eryone safe and healthy.
“Home” was safe. But safe meant relying on the property management team and the neighbors to follow the guidelines. Still, every trip outside the door, whether for groceries or just trash disposal meant a full decontamination process before fully being home.
It was important for me to be able to stay in-touch with the office all the time. So the living and dining areas of the apartment became the home office. The advent of video conferencing platforms followed quickly and I, like everyone else had to set things up at home specifically for meetings. This was the work space and I was there from between 5:30 a.m. to midnight on most nights. The same space became my gym— my regular bootcamp sessions went on-line after a few weeks and even more of my “work” was done there. It felt good to be productive. Days rolled into nights and weekdays rolled into weekends and soon, you really couldn’t tell the difference anymore. It was tough on our team but I never heard a single complaint—we kept each other company as we looked for solutions and innovations.
The bedroom was where the new office ended. At the end of the day, I would check our chats one last time before calling it a night. My realization at the end of all of this was, it was the work that kept us all safe.