Brokerage Documentation and Registration
Brokerage Documentation and Registration
Brokerage Documentation and Registration
PARA
Comprehensive Real Estate Appraisal Seminar and Training CREASAT
2013
PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION
1. To make the instrument evidencing the transaction valid against 3rd person;
2. To make the parties bind on the land itself;
3. To make them valid between the immediate parties thereto;
4. To give preferential rights to registered owner;
5. To prevent fraud;
6. To make it public record as to who is the owner of the particular property.
1. Deed of Sale, Deed of Exchange, Deed of Assignment, Deed of Sale with assumption
of mortgage, Contract to Sell, Contract of Lease, Loan and Mortgage Contracts
2. Agreements – Listings Contract, Option Contract, earnest Money Contract.
3. All legal Documents
1. Parties – the document shall state the name, age, civil status, name of spouse (if
applicable), nationality, place of residence and postal address.
2. Subject Matter - if land is titled, the document should describe the certificate of title
number, lot/block/phase, survey numbers and boundaries;
if land is untitled, the deed should state the following:
a. Kind of land
b. Location
c. Boundaries/ limits
d. Improvements, if any
e. Tax declaration number
f. Area
g. Assessed value
h. If not registered under Act 496 and the parties agree to register it under Act 3344
(unregistered land)
3. Cause or Consideration – it should state the kind of currency, amount in words and
in figures.
5. Other certification by the grantor or seller – a warranty from the vendor that the
property being sold is not included in the area of priority development (APD) and
is not covered by land reform law.
6. Other conditions – seller shall pay capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, update
realty tax, update association dues (if applicable), notary fees while buyer pays for
the transfer tax , registration and other expenses related to the transfer of title
under buyer’s name.
8. Notarial acknowledgement – the notary public certifies that the signatures in the
deed are acknowledged by the contracting parties as theirs and their witnesses,
signed freely and voluntarily. Acknowledgement should also contain the following:
Note: There are instances where original copy (owner’s copy) is required by BIR for
verification if title submitted is only photocopy.
DUE DATES
1. CAPITAL GAINS TAX – must be paid within 30 days from date of notarization
2. DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX – must be paid on or before the 5th day of the
following month after the month the sale was made.
3. TRANSFER TAX - within 60 days from the date of notarization
4. REGISTRATION FEE - no due date (RD)