GENERAL GUIDE IN BUYING RESALE PROPERTY
STEP 1 Consult or deal with License Real Estate Broker or sales person
serious It is recommended to transact with license real estate broker or sales person to locate resale property on your behalf dealing with unauthorized agents or sellers may arise problems later on it is best to deal with person knowledgeable to give you good advice on the property you wish to purchase Metro Manila Property will help you
STEP 2 Check the presented Documents of the property
Do the necessary due diligence of the documents specially the tittle and its annotations seek advice of a Atty. or Real Estate Broker. we help clients do the necessary due diligence.
STEP 3 Know the legal procedures in title transfer
(copied from http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Asia/Philippines/Buying-Guide)
Ownership is evidenced by the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) in the case of single houses and raw land, and The Land Registration Act requires the owners of property to register titles with the Registry of Deeds. The titles must be registered in the same province as the property. However, the records are inaccurate in such that overlapping might exist. There is a proliferation of fake and double titles. The completion of survey of all the lands in the country, mandated by the 1903 Public Land Law, is nowhere in sight.
The whole process of registering property may take around 39 days to complete eight procedures.
- Owner and Buyer agree on sale of a piece of land. Through a lawyer, a Deed of Absolute Sale (DOAS) is created and notarized.
- A Land Tax Declaration is secured from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and submitted to the city or municipal Assessor’s office.
- Buyer pays real estate tax to the City Treasurer’s Office.
- The Assessor´s office assesses the market value of the property.
- Transfer taxes are paid by the buyer to the Assessor´s Office.
- Capital Gains Tax and Documentary Stamp tax are paid to BIR.
- The Registry of Deeds (RD) cancels old title and issues a new one in the name of the buyer.
- The buyer, now the new owner, obtains a photocopy of the new title and requests tax declaration from the Assessor´s office.
Ownership is evidenced by the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) in the case of single houses and raw land, and The Land Registration Act requires the owners of property to register titles with the Registry of Deeds. The titles must be registered in the same province as the property. However, the records are inaccurate in such that overlapping might exist. There is a proliferation of fake and double titles. The completion of survey of all the lands in the country, mandated by the 1903 Public Land Law, is nowhere in sight.
The whole process of registering property may take around 39 days to complete eight procedures.