For OFWs: How-tos of housing loans and spotting fake titles
- Posted by admin on June 28th, 2008 filed in Tips and Guideline
JUN AGUILAR, ONE OF THE founders of the private corporation, Filipino Migrant Workers (FMW) Group, considers himself mapalad ng kaunti (a bit lucky) because he was able to grab a “juicy” employment contract in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that not only allowed his family to come with him but also take care of his children’s education.
While toiling there from 1985 to 1998, he became part of a group that set up the FMW to help overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) reintegrate in the Philippines and sustain their stay without having to leave again.
Key role
He’s back in the Philippines, but the FMW Group’s advocacy work continues, Aguilar said.
FMW boasts of 2,000 members, he added, and will play a key role in the OFW Hour segment of the Philippine Real Estate Festival (PREF) from July 24 to 26 2008 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia in Pasay City.
Themed “Educating the OFW—Real Estate as the Best Intelligent Investment,” the OFW Hour is co-organized by the Global Filipino Nation, Global Filipino Coalition, Worldwide Filipino Alliance, Pinoy Koop Inc., and OFW Multipurpose Cooperative.
Among the guest speakers in this segment is Pag-Ibig president Romero Quimbo.
To address concerns
The OFW Hour would address the concerns of OFW group members, the organizers and their families. Philippine Real Estate Festival chair Rose Custodio Basa estimated the OFW membership of these organizations to reach a total 5,000.
Basa predicted up to 8,000 would attend the three-day PREF, which is set to become a major convergence of developers, investors, and house hunters. She added that the fest would also be a one-stop shop for local and overseas-based property hunters looking to purchase from reputable developers in the Philippines.
Expert advice
During the festival proper, Rafael Odes Abano III, VP and OIC of Loans Organizations Group of the Pag-Ibig Mutual Fund, will lend his expert advice on how to apply for Pag-Ibig housing loans and how to restructure delinquent loans.
Urban Institute president, Engr. Enrico Cruz, would also give tips on how to avail of the Pag-Ibig Real Estate Development Loans (for subdivisions and condominiums, among others), and how to earn extra income as a real estate broker.
Jaime Cura, CEO of CrebaLand Inc. will show attendees how to detect fake titles.
Property ‘sale’
If there’s a so-called “fire sale” among garments and accessories, there’s a similar “sale” happening on July 26.
The “Grand Subastahan” will be held at the festival where bank-acquired properties will be on sale, to be supervised by Noli Alleje.
There will also be special sale by the HMDF officers of foreclosed Pag-Ibig properties.
Basa said the three-day fest will showcase several locations in the country and several payment options from Pag-Ibig and banks offering property loans that would fit visitors’ budgets.
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