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Banks' real estate exposure slips
The Freeman
|December 19, 2025
Philippine banks and trust entities' exposure to the property sector slipped at the end of September, amid a decline in real estate investments, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed.
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The banking industry's real estate exposure ratio stood at 19.54% as of end-September, falling from 19.61% at end-June and 19.55% in the same period a year ago. PHILSTAR.COM
The industry's real estate exposure ratio stood at 19.54% as of end-September, falling from 19.61% at end-June and 19.55% in the same period a year ago.
The BSP monitors lenders' exposure to the real estate industry as part of its mandate to maintain financial stability.
Philippine banks and trust departments have extended P3.451 trillion in total investments and loans to the real estate sector as of the third quarter, up by 7.19% from P3.22 trillion in the previous year.
Based on central bank data, real estate loans climbed by an annual 8.9% to P3.096 trillion as of September from P2.843 trillion a year ago.
Broken down, residential real estate loans rose by 11.4% to P1.188 trillion, while commercial real estate loans grew by 7.41% to P1.909 trillion.
This story is from the December 19, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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