12/08/2026
“Should my first property be a condominium or a house-and-lot?”
That’s probably one of the most important real estate decisions a Filipino family—or a young professional—will ever make.
And here’s the interesting part: the answer may be changing.
We’ve been talking about the condominium market—oversupply, slower absorption, more cautious buyers.
But if condos are being recalibrated, does that mean Filipinos have stopped buying property?
Not at all.
Because before the condominium dream, there is another dream that has always been there:
owning a house.
So today, let’s look at what is happening to the house-and-lot market—and where Filipinos can still afford to buy one.