Resilience and renewal: Santos Knight Frank on property strategies for a changing world

In the first half of 2025, the country's property sector is showing that resilience and renewal can go hand in hand.

- Pamela Imperial

According to Santos Knight Frank, the market remains solid amid shifting global conditions, evolving with insight, guided by data, and energized by new opportunities for homeowners, renters, and investors alike.

POLICY CHANGES BUILD INVESTOR CONFIDENCE Two key reforms are helping shape this future: the extension of land leases to 99 years and the passage of the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA).

"More than pricing, the effects of these policy shifts are geared towards empowering investors," explains Toby Miranda, director and head of investment & capital markets at Santos Knight Frank. "Longer lease periods make land leases more attractive, especially for foreign investors who are looking for long-term stability in their property dealings."

The CMEPA, signed into law in May 2025, is also creating more favorable conditions for raising capital and expanding real estate portfolios.

"These measures incentivize both institutional and individual investors," Miranda adds. "It's making it easier for companies, including property developers, to raise capital and build more projects."