Manila, Dec. 11 -- A public-private sector tie-up is expected to address the housing gap for the low-income segment, and an official of Leechiu Property Consultants is optimistic about this after noting that dialogues towards this goal are now underway.

Citing government data on housing backlogs, Roy Golez, Leechiu Property Consultants director for research and consultancy, in his presentation for the fourth quarter 2025 market report late Wednesday afternoon, noted the around 10.65-million-unit backlogs nationwide in 2024

Data from the UA&P show an annual increase in households of around 478,000 for the period covering 2018-24, and average private housing production is around 128,000 units.

This results in an annual shortfall of aroun...