30/10/2025
๐จThis recent directive from the ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (DHSUD) is a wake-up call for the entire industry. This serves as a reminder that real estate developments should go hand in hand with social awareness and responsibility. DHSUD has strengthened the enforcement of the Balanced Housing Development Program (BHDP) under Republic Act No. 7279, requiring private developers to allocate a portion of every subdivision or condominium project toward socialized housing or its monetary equivalent. Mind you, this has always been a policy but itโs the enforcement thatโs lacking.
Based on the article, more than 600 projects have already been flagged for non-compliance, and the agency has warned that developers who fail to meet the requirement may face penalties, project delays, or cease-and-desist orders until they secure a Certificate of Full Compliance.
Being immersed in the industry especially Metro Manilaโs central business districts and emerging provincial hubs close by, this policy is also a reflection of todayโs market reality. Property prices in areas like Makati, BGC, and even growth corridors such as Batangas, Pampanga, Cebu, and Ilo-ilo, ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ. The market has become increasingly polarized towards the upper class. Premium projects continue to thrive, while affordable yet quality housing struggles to keep pace.
DHSUD is setting a tone that inclusive growth in housing is no longer optional but an obligation. It pushes the industry to strike a balance between profitability and accessibility to ensure that while we pursue growth and innovation, we donโt leave behind the very people who keep our cities and economies moving. End of the day, we just all want to have a place we call home and this should be accessible to all classes.
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