Cliche as it may be, the key to real estate investing is to select a perfect ‘location, location, location.’ Angeles City, Pampanga, in particular, has been shaping up to be one of the most promising real estate bright spots in Northern Luzon — and for a good reason.

　　The first-class, highly urbanized city is dubbed as Asia Pacific's premier international gateway, primarily because it’s the business and financial core of Central and Northern Luzon. It’s home to several key infrastructure developments such as The Clark International Airport, Subic-Clark Railway, Manila-Clark Railway, and Malolos-Clark Railway, that will only improve connectivity to and from Pampanga, but have paved the way for a construction boom of hotels, resorts, casinos, restaurants, shopping malls, and recreational complexes. Even more, Angeles City is part of the so-called "Pampanga Triangle" eyed to be a hub for many information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) providers.

　　Angeles City, therefore, has a lot to offer when it comes to a less dense area that, nonetheless, is rich in professional and business opportunities. It's a landscape of modernization, and at the same time, an intricately-preserved arena of culture, history, and world-class tourist spots.

　　Investing sustainably

　　As a values-driven and purpose-driven group, young investors have a reputation of examining environmental, sustainability, and governance (ESG) themes by the tooth comb. They want investments that match their moral and ethical principles, which is why when it comes to real estate, they are all for sustainability。

　　This is reflected in a recent Santos Knight Frank study that points out that homebuyers nowadays value both health and wellness features such as outdoor space (10%) and well-being amenities (10%)， and functional features such as access to high-speed broadband (13%) and a home office/study (10%).