10/08/2026
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙
𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 1: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙚
The process begins with a notarized Deed of Absolute Sale, which converts the private agreement between buyer and seller into a public document that government offices will accept for processing.
𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 2: 𝘽𝙄𝙍 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
The deed is then submitted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue, where the seller generally pays capital gains tax — currently 6% of the higher of the selling price, the BIR zonal value, or the fair market value on the tax declaration — within 30 days of the sale. Once both are settled, the BIR issues a Certificate Authorizing Registration (eCAR).
𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 3: 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙭
Most local government units, including municipalities and cities in Cavite, also collect a local transfer tax on the sale, generally due within a set number of days from the deed's ex*****on. R
𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 4: 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨
The buyer files for registration at the Registry of Deeds covering the property's location. Once processed and registration fees are paid, a new Transfer Certificate of Title (or Condominium Certificate of Title) is issued in the buyer's name.
𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 5: 𝙐𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙭 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
The final step is updating the tax declaration at the local Assessor's Office to reflect the new owner, so future real property tax billings are issued correctly.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡, 𝙩𝙖𝙭, 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙇𝙖𝙬𝙨, 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮.
