09/06/2026
Are you a foreign citizen buying a condo in the Philippines? Hereโs what you need to know.
๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ? ๐๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐:
โ๏ธ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ
A foreigner can own a condo unit 100%. No need to be Filipino, former Filipino, or dual citizen.
โ๏ธ๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐)
For example: If a condo tower has 100 units and 39 are foreign-owned, only 1 slot is left. Once 40 units are taken, only Filipinos can buy in that tower.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐.
โ๏ธ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐
A foreigner can buy multiple units as long as foreign slots are still open.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐:
Common areas and land are owned by a condo corporation. This corporation must be 60% Filipino under the Constitution.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐/๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ = ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
So foreign-owned units count toward the 40% limit.
If a foreigner sells to a Filipino, 1 slot opens up.
