moving to the philippines

thanks for all the great advice.
Im heading off to the philippines 1st week in august to have a look at some property,{.Flights are sooo expensive this time of year 1200 euro from ireland.I usually go in feb and can get it for 700ish}Was going to head to boracay to have a look there but just wont get the time.houses seem to have got very expensive there going by the websites i have seen.
when i said i was making "the big move",i am still keeping my house in ireland and will spend a few months here and there.my feeling is if it doesent work out in a few years i can sell the house,prices seem to be going up all the time so hopefully i wont loose out if things go pear shaped.

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<hr>You can own land/condo/house here. The land area can be up to a certain size.

You have to be very careful. Never buy anything that you can't see, for example "not built yet" places. Today's Philippine Daily Enquirer had a front page article titled "Housing scams victimizing OFW's probed". The article applies to foreigners also. You really don't have any protections in dealing with the large builders and real estate companies.<hr></blockquote>

A foreigner cannot entirely own a house or land. You can own a condo though.

I think its ok to buy into a project which is not yet built just make sure its a reputable company, research them, check their track record etc. Have a look at skyscrapercity - skyscraper city