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NEW PROJECT! ::Pearl Drive Towers:: (Ortigas Center, Pasig City)

Robinsons presents its initial offer for its latest project located in Ortigas Center, Pasig City -- The Pearl Drive Towers. Here is a few preliminary information about RLC's latest development.

Project:   PEARL DRIVE TOWERS

Location:   Pearl Drive cor. Gold Loop -- ORTIGAS, PASIG CITY

Location features:
-- Adjacent to the University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP, formerly CRC)
-- Parallel to San Miguel Avenue

Project features:
-- 3,073 square-meter land area
-- 2 high-rise buildings
-- Total of 1,400 compact units
-- Ground level will house retail spaces
-- 32 Floor per Tower
-- 5th to 28th floors = 22 units per floor
-- 29th to 32nd floor = 14 units per floor

Deliverables:
BARE, Ready to receive floor and wall finishes. Robinsons Communities will offer options for finished and furnished units as well!

Unit Sizes:

UNIT TYPE:	AREA:
Studio Unit	24 sq.m
1 Bedroom	32 sq.m
2 Bedroom	48 sq.m

Initial Price Range:   Php 1.9 to 4.0 M

Turnover:  Year 2014
Downpayment payable over:  48 months

A Few Tips in Buying a Condo for Investment

Saving your money in the bank is good. The thing here however is that it has the possibility of being spent. If it gets spent, then you have to start over again!

Most Young Urban Professionals, famously known as "Yuppies", don't even get to think about investing in something like a property or business. I know because I was one of them! We were young of course and we thought about gadgets, trips, gimmicks, movies, our daily allowances and other personal stuff. We wanted to earn more so that we can spend more.

© Getty Images / Dimitri Vervitsiotis

I advice you to think this way -- You are just in your first 25 years on earth, you have a lot more years to live after that! Why not work hard while you're young to prepare for the rest of your life that's still ahead of you (which is let's say around 50 years or more)? That's more than the 20++ years you have lived, which means that you will have more decades to live the life you truly deserve. And by "working hard" I don't just mean "working" but also managing your finances in a way that can ultimately benefit you in the future. Why not create a business or perhaps, invest in a property?

One of the most practical investments that young professionals can take advantage of is buying condominiums. Not only are condos affordable, they also offer flexible payment schemes. Our project in Muntinlupa City for example -- Escalades South Metro, which is still in its pre-selling stage, offers a 36-month spread for the 20% Downpayment. If you reserve as early as now, your monthly amortization for the down payment will be much more affordable, like as low as 7-10 K a month for a studio unit. After a few months or more, the number of DP months will be lessened to 20 -- making your monthly payments much higher, not to mention of course the possibility of a price increase. And of course, we advise you not to frown upon the price increase because it's simply an indication that the value of the property has an increasing potential. This is especially true in condominium developments built in important or key cities in Metro Manila.

More and more people are dwelling in the cities. If you have a condo unit, you have an option to rent it out at a price that can benefit you. Or you can of course live in it if it gives you the best advantage over traveling from your house to your office.

Some Tips in Buying a Condo

• Check out various options and take note of the price range of the property. What will fit your budget?
• Get pre-qualified for a mortgage. Robinsons Communities wants to prevent hassles from happening to clients that's why we strongly encourage that buyers scout for a bank or other financial institutions for a home loan as soon as they reserve a unit.
• Inspect the building complex and the actual unit (if ready for occupancy) or the location (if it's still in pre-selling stage). Contact the broker for a site trip. He / she will give you details about the location, the condo unit deliverables, the building features and amenities and of course the payment scheme.
• If you are buying a condominium unit for investment, it's better to get from a pre-selling tower because it offers the lowest price! After a few months, as it nears completion and delivery, the condo unit will increase in price -- at this stage, you are already gaining!

Buying a condo is an important decision simply because it involves money. And since it involves money, you have to make the right decision. Increase your net worth and consider investing in a property now. Don't just let your hard-earned money pass you by. Invest it and purchase a property.

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Golden Key Photo Credit: Getty Images

LEASE-TO-OWN: Gateway Garden Ridge (Pioneer, Mandaluyong City)

ROBINSONS LAND CORPORATION now offers a SUPER EASY LEASE TO OWN PLAN for its Ready-For-Occupancy project located at EDSA, Pioneer Mandaluyong City (beside Robinsons Forum)

We have 1-Bedroom and 2-Bedroom BI-LEVEL units currently available plus 1- and 2-Bedroom Bi-Level units with GARDEN.

Our prices start at P 30,000 a month for a 34.38 square-meter 1BR unit.

Please feel free to contact us at (SUN) +63933 268-9797 or (GLOBE) +63917 978-3831 for a site visit or for any inquiry.

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Cosmopolitan living for all ages


Located in the heart of Mandaluyong City, the site of the Gateway Garden Ridge is one of the most centrally-located spots you can find in the metropolis. Whether it's a single, two-, or three-bedroom bi-level unit, Gateway Garden Ridge offers affordable and competitive financing packages tailor-made to fit your needs.

Location Map

A practical choice for young urban families and active individuals.

Standing along EDSA and situated within the burgeoning Robinsons Pioneer Complex that houses the Robinsons Forum Pioneer Mall and Robinsons Cybergate in Mandaluyong City, the site of the Gateway Garden Ridge is one of the most centrally-located spots you can find in the metropolis.

Welcome to cosmopolitan living! With landscaped gardens and various amenities, you can enjoy a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle without the hassle of leaving your home.

UNITIZED PLAN:

Recreational Amenities/Facilities Features

• Ground floor Garden Units
• Children's pool
• Children's playground
• Function Room
• Fitness Center
• Gazebos

Building Features Services

• Entrance lobby with reception/security counter
• Mail room
• 3 passenger elevators and 1 service/passenger elevator
• Automatic heat/smoke detection and fire sprinkler system
• Annunciator panel with emergency speaker at all floors
• Intercom system from reception/security counter to all units
• Overhead water tank and underground cistern
• Standby power generator for common areas and selected outlet in each unit
• CCTV monitoring of selected common areas
• Centralized garbage room

Creating a Work Corner: Your little office in your condo

I can't help but post this! This is the perfect corner for me -- i'll just replace the sewing machine with my computer, and the other things with my trinkets, figurines, books and my vintage cameras!

Image c/o theDaintySquid

I've always planned to redesign my bedroom at our home in Bulacan to make it reflect my personality, but it's just this year that I was able to finally start doing so. I painted the walls a bluish gray, and highlighted it with Hot Pink curtains. I wanted to have all my furnitures white -- the kind that looks like it's just roughly painted so it looks rustic -- but I realized I'm more of the COLORFUL type.

This is my room in the morning and the sunlight is just lovely!

I hung my polaroid photos in the corner using nylon and small colorful tongs and I made some invisible bookshelves too! I'm thinking of creating a sticker mural for the opposite wall, but I'm still looking for a supplier and thinking of a design!

I'm planning to have a little study table on which I can place my computer and read some books. My room is a bit small so it'll be quite a challenge. The first photo inspired me because that's a little corner I can manage and a little space that my room can spare. But most of all, I love the colors!

Prettifying my room is such a stress-reliever. Try it yourself!

Open House / Pre-Father's Day Celeb at Woodsville Mansions

Woodsville Mansions in Merville Paranaque offers a fun and relaxing day for the whole family on June 19, 2010.

Now is the time to make your family feel how special they are! Visit our site in Merville Paranaque (just 15 minutes away from Makati) and celebrate Father's Day with us.

Your children will surely have fun in our CAKE DECORATING activity, which we especially created for kids and even for kids at heart! Then, bond with the whole family as you get to use Woodsville's swimming pool for free!

If you are one of the early birds (first 50 registrants), you get to have a FREE massage therapy too! Now that's truly one fun and relaxing weekend in store for you in our condominium project in Paranaque.

For more information about our event and Woodsville Mansions, please contact (0933) 268-9797 or (0917) 978-3831.

Designing your new home!

Having your own place is very exciting. You get to move to a new community and adjust to a new way-of-life. But aside from a changed lifestyle, one exciting thing about moving to a new place, be it a condominium or a house, is how you work to make your new home pleasing and warm.

Robinsons Communities wants to make sure that people can afford the condominium units that it offers in important cities in Metro Manila like QC in the North and Muntinlupa in the South. This is why the developer opted to offer BARE condominium units. Because of this, not only are the condo units made affordable but the client is also given a great opportunity to be creative with his/her given space.

Most affordable condo units in Metro Manila deliver bare units, especially Robinsons' Escalades at 20th Ave (Cubao Quezon City) and Escalades South Metro (Sucat, Muntinlupa) also to help the client save more money for  finishing materials of their choice when it comes to style and color. With bare deliverables, the client gets to have more choices! Who knows, the future tenants may even get the services of an interior designer to make the most of the space of their home in the city.

I've always been fascinated by various styles of rooms and thanks to the Internet, I have some ideas on how I want my home to look! When I get my own place, I want to be hands on with my home's design, color, layout, etc.

Maybe it will be something as lovely as this:

Or maybe as dainty and rustic as this:

I believe that designing your own home is not something that you do only once. In fact, for some it is a constant task. Many people are always on the lookout for something that they can add to make their home not just prettier, but also more functional. When I get my own space, I'll make sure to treasure it as my very own home by giving it more character-- my very own unique personality!

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