Santa Maria, Bulacan Real Estate: Houses Priced for Commuters

Santa Maria is a municipality in Bulacan province, north of Metro Manila, with roads leading to the North Luzon Expressway and to Manila via the northern suburbs. Traffic to Manila can be heavy, and flood-prone low areas exist in Bulacan, so check flood history for each address. Local services, schools and malls serve a growing population of commuting families.

The nearby-city links provided for this page, such as Binangonan and Antipolo, are in Rizal province on the opposite side of the capital, so they are separate markets, not neighbours.

Foreigners cannot own land in the Philippines. They can own condominium units, within a 40% foreign cap on the project, and can lease land for residential use, generally for 25 years renewable for another 25. A house on leased land, a Filipino spouse or a corporation with majority Filipino ownership are the other routes. Always check the title for liens and verify the developer's licence.

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Antipolo, Cainta, Taytay, Angono and Binangonan lie east of Manila, and Taguig is in Metro Manila's business belt. See the Philippines overview.