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Helpful articles for property buyers, along with the latest real estate news and market updates, to keep you informed as you decide.

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Atty. Ariel B. Condat, Provincial Director of the Registry of Deeds for Cebu Province, speaking at the PAREB-CEREB meeting, with his slide on the screen

Property Due Diligence in Cebu: Check Beyond the Title

Property due diligence in Cebu, from the Registry of Deeds director: check the title, then check beyond it. Notes from CEREB’s meeting.

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BE Residences' reception desk, with the BE logo on a wood panel under a woven ceiling

City, Campus or Island: Which BE Residences Home Fits You?

Five BE Residences homes in Cebu, in the city, near a campus and on Mactan, and what each one gives you, so you can see which fits your day.

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The title screen of Priland's General Product Knowledge Seminar, with Priland banners on either side of the stage

What I Learned at Priland’s General Product Knowledge Seminar

I attended Priland’s General Product Knowledge Seminar and Meta Ads workshop. Seven Cebu projects, condos and house and lot, and the buyer each one suits.

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Preselling
A residential tower still under construction, wrapped in green netting with a crane on top, beside a finished white building

Pre-selling vs. RFO (ready for occupancy): pros, cons, and who each is for

When preselling makes sense, when RFO does, and how to tell which fits you, with the pros and cons of each on a real Cebu studio.

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Properties
A grandmother making food for two young children at the dining table at home

The 3 Types of Property Buyers in the Philippines (Know Which One Are You)

Live in it now, use it later, or earn from it. The three reasons people buy property, and what each one changes about what to buy and how to pay.

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Cebu City from the hills: high-rise towers rising above low-rise homes, with the harbor and Mactan behind

House and Lot or Condo? How to Know Which One Fits You

Work through lifestyle, family stage, budget, work location and long-term plans, then find the one factor that decides between a condo and a house and lot.

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Rows of townhouses in the foreground with condominium towers rising behind them

House and Lot vs. Condominium in the Philippines: Everything a Buyer Needs to Know (2026 Guide)

House and lot or condo? A Cebu broker and appraiser compares ownership, costs, financing, daily life and resale, with real price-list figures.

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A speaker presenting to brokers at the Primary Homes Kapihan for Independent Brokers

An Afternoon at Primary Homes’ Kapihan for Independent Brokers

I attended Primary Homes’ Kapihan for Independent Brokers in Cebu. What the Kapihan is, who Primary Homes is, and what I took from the afternoon.

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New members taking the oath of membership in front of the PAREB-CEREB banner

Inducted as a Member of PAREB-CEREB

I took my oath as a Member of PAREB-Cebu Real Estate Board, Inc. What the board is, what its members share, and why I joined.

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About the Broker

Mark Lemuel Badayos

Licensed Real Estate Broker & Appraiser

I’m Mark Lemuel Badayos, a Cebuano born and raised real estate broker and appraiser working across the city I grew up in. If something in these articles raised a question, I’d be glad to talk it through with you.

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Mark Lemuel Badayos, Licensed Real Estate Broker and Appraiser