2. As a Senior Manager for Advisory and Consultancy Services, what do you think is the most challenging aspect of the job, and how do you overcome that challenge?
One of the more challenging aspects of the job is getting the relevant and updated market research that is essential in providing our clients with the appropriate advice. In order to meet the client’s requirements and expectations, we need to be resourceful and creative in finding ways to get the data since the market here in the Philippines is not as transparent as in other countries.
3. What’s the importance of advisory and consultancy in the real estate sector amid the current market situation?
"The advisory group can help developers, landowners, and investors by looking at pre-pandemic trends and providing forward-looking strategies to future-proof business plans, backed by on the ground experience, to reposition their business in the market."
The impact of the pandemic across the real estate sectors is exacerbated by the uncertainties in the market. Moreover, there has been a shift in consumer priorities and preferences that should push the industry to adapt and evolve during these uncertain times. The advisory group can help developers, landowners, and investors by looking at pre-pandemic trends and providing forward-looking strategies to future-proof business plans, backed by on the ground experience, to reposition their business in the market. Our data and insight-driven research will help develop new strategies and make informed decisions to take advantage of opportunities, growth areas and gaps in the market amid the current situation.