30/03/2026
A condo in Makati cost ₱3.2 million in 2010.
That same unit is being resold today for ₱9.8 million.
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A condo in Makati cost ₱3.2 million in 2010.
That same unit is being resold today for ₱9.8 million.
No renovation. No major upgrade. Just time.
That is a gain of more than ₱6.5 million over roughly 14 years, on a single purchase decision made by an ordinary Filipino who chose property over a savings account.
Here is what that actually means in numbers.
A savings account over that same period, earning the typical 0.25% to 0.5% annually, would have turned ₱3.2 million into roughly ₱3.7 million. Respectable, but modest.
The condo tripled.
And that calculation does not yet include rental income. A mid-range Makati unit renting at ₱25,000 to ₱35,000 per month over 14 years generated an additional ₱4.2 million to ₱5.9 million in gross rental receipts.
The people who bought early in Makati, BGC, and Ortigas did not have special information. They did not time the market perfectly. They simply understood one principle: well-located Philippine real estate has historically appreciated faster than inflation, and faster than most savings instruments available to ordinary investors.
The data from institutions consistently shows that prime Metro Manila condos have averaged 6% to 10% annual appreciation over the past decade.
That is not a guarantee of the future. But it is a track record worth understanding.
The most common regret among Filipino investors in their 40s and 50s is not that they bought property too early.
It is that they waited too long to start.
If you bought property in the last 10 years, what has it done for you? Share your experience below.
