Real Estate & Housing
From a $20K province house to luxury condos in Cebu — plus real estate scams to watch out for and the fire rebuild saga.
17 videos in this collection, spanning 2020 to 2026.
1. HOW MUCH House can you GET for 500 (RENTAL IN THE PHILIPPINES)
Pea tours a rental property in Valencia, about 15 minutes from Dumaguete City, showing what a mid-range budget gets you in the Philippines compared to Western prices. Rather than the usual "how cheap can you go" approach, she deliberately showcases a larger home suited to expats with families or in-laws.
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2. The WAY IT WORKS (The Real Estate Market In The Philippines)
Pea sits down with JR Koka, a licensed real estate broker and appraiser and managing director of JRC Consultancy, for a deep dive into the Philippine real estate market.
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3. Luxury Condo Tour in Cebu Philippines (Lets Take A Look)
Pea tours Mandani Bay, a massive 20-hectare township development in Cebu that combines residential condos with retail spaces, restaurants, a yacht club, a 600-meter boardwalk, and extensive amenities.
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4. HOW TO SPOT REAL ESTATE SCAMS IN THE PHILIPPINES — Shady Listings and Annoying Practices
Pea breaks down the chaotic, unregulated Philippine rental market with specific scams, bait-and-switch tactics, and discriminatory pricing practices that foreigners will encounter when apartment hunting.
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5. HOUSE ON A BUDGET Simple House Design 20K - Building A Home In The Philippines
Pea gives a comprehensive progress update on building her parents their first real house on the island of Leyte, now eight weeks into construction and roughly halfway complete.
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6. BUILDING A HOUSE IN THE PROVINCE: What Does It Cost?
Pea gives a detailed walkthrough of the house she's building for her parents in Leyte province, fulfilling a promise she made at age four. The video covers the construction progress, room-by-room tour, real material costs with inflation breakdowns, and the emotional significance of giving her family things most Westerners take for granted — like...
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7. Building A Home In The Philippines - Our Province House Is Complete
Pea announces that after eight months of construction, "Casa Pia" — her family's forever home — is finally complete. She gives a full room-by-room tour of the four-bedroom, two-bath, 1,500-square-foot house she designed for her parents and brothers, shares costs for the build and furnishings, and answers common viewer questions about building in...
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8. A Filipino House Warming Party
Pea vlogs her family's housewarming party for the house she paid to have built for her parents, which doubles as her dad's 60th birthday and her parents' 27th wedding anniversary celebration.
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9. FIRE at Pea's FAMILY HOME — Actual Footage Of Blaze
Pea interrupts her regular content schedule to share that a fire damaged the home she recently built for her family in the Philippines. She interviews her younger brother Chan, who was inside the house when the fire started, and walks through exactly what happened, the damage, and how the community responded.
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10. LOOKING FOR A HOME TO RENT In The Philippines Look No Further
Pea tours a rental property in Dumaguete City with real estate agent Alma Al Montefalco, walking viewers through every room to show what kind of home a foreigner's money can get in the Philippines. The video serves as both a practical property showcase and an introduction to the quirks of Filipino home design that confuse Westerners.
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11. A New Home In Paradise - They Built It Themselves
Pea revisits a family she featured in a previous video who live in the mountains on just $15 a week. After offering to build them a new, larger home and even hire a construction crew, the couple insisted on building it themselves at their own pace.
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12. AFTER THE FIRE - The Family Home Is Repaired
Pea returns to her family home to show the completed repairs after a fire damaged the outdoor kitchen a couple of months prior. The update doubles as a celebration of her mother's 60th birthday, with a full Filipino party including lechon, pancit, and an emotional birthday wish.
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13. Don't Make These Mistakes - Scams, Frauds, and Bad Real Estate Deals in the Philippines
Pea sits down with J.R. Coca, a licensed real estate broker and visa specialist expanding from immigration services into real estate, to walk through the most common rental scams targeting foreigners in the Philippines, what paperwork to demand before handing over money, and how to protect yourself from getting evicted or losing your deposit.
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14. Finding A Place To Live - Why Is It So Hard
Pea interviews Alma Alonti Fulco, a real estate agent based in Dumaguete City with six years of experience, about the realities of finding rental housing in the Philippines as a foreigner.
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15. Can You Buy This House In The Philippines If You're A Foreigner
Pea tours a luxury property for sale in Bacong with real estate agent Elma, walking through the house room by room while explaining the practical realities of the property and the legal framework foreigners face when buying land in the Philippines.
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16. Building A Home In The Philippines For Under 8000
Pea surprises her assistant Lucy — who has been her camera person for four years — with a brand-new house as a Christmas gift. The video documents Lucy's current living conditions, the construction process, the emotional reveal, and a full cost breakdown for anyone considering building in the Philippines.
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17. Life In The Philippines Province - My Humble Family Home
Pea presents a Rewind Tuesday replay of a video from nearly five years earlier — her one-year channel anniversary special where she introduced viewers to her parents and gave a full tour of her family home on the island of Leyte.
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