Investment

Should You Invest In A Condo’s Commercial Space? Here Are 6 Things To Note

With new cooling measures in place, some property investors are now considering alternatives – and one that feels close to home is commercial spaces inside condos. It’s not uncommon for many developments to have minimarts, clinics, cafés, etc. within the…

• 31 May 2022
• 6 min read
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This Singaporean Investor Owns 47 Properties Around The World: I Break Down 5 Of Them

In 2020, I met this fascinating lady when I was out socialising. Let’s call her Ms Dollar.   There were so many reasons why she left such a huge impression on me, but what truly took the cake was that she…

• 27 Apr 2022
• 13 min read
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Making Your First Overseas Real Estate Purchase: 8 Tips By An Ex-International Property Marketer

“Let me make cars. You stick to making tractors.”  Just these 9 words uttered by Enzo Ferrari changed the course of supercars forever.  He was speaking to none other than the now world-famous founder of Lamborghini.  The story goes that…

• 20 Apr 2022
• 10 min read
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Budget 2022 Property Tax: How Much More It’ll Cost You + What It Means For The Market

In the recent budget 2022 announcement, the government said it would raise property taxes starting next year. While the increment isn’t significant for most homeowners, it adds to a series of mounting costs for investors and landlords; and we expect…

• 21 Feb 2022
• 5 min read
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Looking To Invest In Property In 2022? Here Are 5 Property Investment Trends That Have Changed

With a slew of policy tweaks over the past decade, the property market in 2022 is almost unrecognisable to those who bought in 2012 or earlier. One common gripe we hear is that long-term plans, laid out over 10 or…

• 30 Jan 2022
• 7 min read
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7 Key Requirements To Make Your Property A Retirement Asset

Home prices are at a peak in 2021, and the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) has raised questions on whether a property is a great investment. Whether you’re a landlord or owner-investor, it’s clear that the property market today is…

• 5 Nov 2021
• 7 min read
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6 Major Upcoming Changes You Need To Know In The URA Master Plan

In earlier articles, we’ve pointed out that the URA Master Plan is a critical factor in property planning. Beyond the confines of a given street or avenue, however, it also pays to know the big picture plans for a neighbourhood….

• 9 Sep 2021
• 6 min read
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Renovating Your Investment Property: Do’s And Don’ts You Absolutely Must Know

For homeowners, renovation is straightforward – do what you like, as long as it’s within budget. Investors, however, need to balance between the bottom line and a unit that’s pleasing to tenants (if they’re landlords). As such, one of the…

• 20 Jul 2021
• 7 min read
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$42 Million For A Car Park: Can Car Parks Be An Investment In Singapore?

As far as property investments go, car parks are one of the most mysterious. There are few strata-titled car parks in the country today, and it’s believed the last of them were built around the 1980s. And yet, three such…

• 30 Jun 2021
• 5 min read
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$700K to $300 Million: What You Can Learn From This Sports Gambling Expert As An Investor

You may have heard recently that Brentford FC was recently promoted to the Premier League. And if you aren’t a football fan, let me clue you in – that’s like hitting the en bloc lottery multiplied by 100,000.  Every year,…

• 6 Jun 2021
• 6 min read
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6 Less Known Negative Factors That Can Affect A Property’s Value

Ask anyone what are the biggest factors that affect a property’s value and you’ll probably hear these three words. Location location location. Sure, but that’s probably as obvious an answer as to who the best football player on the planet…

• 13 May 2021
• 8 min read
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7 Mythbusters Of Buying Overseas Property: Clarifying The Basic Risks

Buying property abroad can be riskier, not least because you’re entering a real estate market – and legal jurisdiction – you may not understand as well. But at the same time, there sometimes is a tendency to exaggerate or misunderstand…

• 25 Apr 2021
• 8 min read
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13 Top Rental-Yielding Condos Near Grade A Office Hubs

Remember when being “near the office” almost always meant living near the CBD? That’s less of a certainty these days; and the Circuit Breaker in 2020 could be the final catalyst. The plans to decentralise the CBD were made as…

• 12 Apr 2021
• 11 min read
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How To Invest In Property: 5 Contrarian Ideas To Get You Started

“When everyone else is buying you should be selling, and when everyone is selling you should be buying.” That seems to be the most common perception of what “contrarian” investing means. Over the years, this term seems to gain in…

• 16 Mar 2021
• 7 min read
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If You Invested $10,000 In Bitcoin, Tesla Or The ‘Best’ Singapore REIT 2 Years Ago, What Would That Be Today?

“Passive Income”  Or in other words, investing in assets and making free money while you sleep.  To the new investor, the idea itself might seem ludicrous. But to weathered tycoons, this very sentiment is the driving lifeforce behind massive oceans…

• 22 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
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First Time Landlords Take Note: Here’s How Much You Need To Save Before Buying A Rental Property

So your Minimum Occupation Period is finally up, and you’re ready to plunge into an investment property; or maybe you’ve got your eye on a well-located one-bedder in town. The first rental property is arguably the most important – often,…

• 10 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
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Investing In A Property With A Friend/Family? Here’s How To Choose Between Joint Tenancy And Tenancy-in-common

Perhaps you’ve bought a property with a sibling or friend, instead of your spouse. Or maybe you have aspirations toward owning a second property later, under your spouse’s sole name. In these situations, it pays to be forward-looking: owning your…

• 31 Jan 2021
• 7 min read
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Positive Cash Flow Property: Here’s All You Need To Know

Singaporeans have a lot of confidence in appreciating property values; and of late they’ve seen more proof than ever; it’s stunning how property prices have managed to keep climbing despite Covid-19. But just because property prices are rising on the…

• 8 Jan 2021
• 6 min read
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