Calamba Real Estate: Houses and Land South of Manila

The middle half of listings ask between €77,801 and €220,752. The median price per square metre is €1,133, but this is based on a smaller sample of listings than the price, so treat it with caution.

Houses make up 803 listings, apartments 89, land 74, commercial 9, studios 4 and one villa. Three-bedroom homes lead (161), followed by two-bedroom (96), one-bedroom (54), four-bedroom (35) and five-plus (12). Calamba, the birthplace of national hero José Rizal, lies on Laguna de Bay about 50 km from Manila and has industrial parks (Calamba is a large manufacturing hub), hot-spring resorts and the nearby Mount Makiling. Access is via the South Luzon Expressway, and rail upgrades to Manila have been planned for years.

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Foreigners cannot own land in the Philippines. They may own condominium units, provided that foreign ownership of the whole project does not exceed 40%. House-and-lot packages, the most common product in Calamba, therefore generally cannot be owned by a foreigner directly. Options include long-term leases (generally 25 years plus a 25-year renewal; 99 years only for approved investment projects), ownership through a Filipino spouse, or a corporation at least 60% Filipino-owned. Former natural-born Filipinos can buy limited land.

Transaction costs include documentary stamp tax, transfer tax and registration fees (a few percent in total), and the seller pays capital gains tax of 6%. See the Philippines buying guide and financing page. Compare with Metro Manila markets Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Makati, Angeles and Las Piñas.