Investment

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Should You Keep Your HDB Flat To Rent Out After Buying A Condo?

We recently received this particularly interesting question: Do you think it is worth to pay ABSD for second property (condo) and keep the first property (HDB) for a rental income? While that does mean incurring Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD),…

• 30 Dec 2020
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2020 Year-End Checklist For Your Property Investment

So you’ve owned a home, or perhaps even a second property, for quite some time. In the eyes of many, this leaves you set for life; but you probably know the truth by now: it’s not as simple as sitting…

• 29 Dec 2020
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Should You “Sell One, Buy Two”, Or Just Buy A Bigger Condo Unit?

With a bumper crop of resale flats hitting the market, and prices rising across the board, it seems the Singapore private property market is in upgrading mode; and so much for the coronavirus. This inevitably brings up the upgrading trend…

• 12 Dec 2020
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6 Key Steps To Take When Right-sizing Your Property

So the children have moved out, and you’re sick of cleaning up your huge 1980’s five-room flat / three-storey bungalow / humongous condo. Or perhaps it’s time to cash out and retire early or retire well. Whatever the case, you’re…

• 25 Nov 2020
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How Can An Old Condo Be A Better Investment?

“Lease decay” is the buzzword that never seems to go away. On the HDB end of things, it leads to constant complaints that you “don’t really own your flat”. In Singapore’s private property market, it leads to comments like “99-year…

• 17 Nov 2020
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The Stacked Guide for Foreigners Buying Property in Singapore

Singapore private property is both literally and metaphorically a safe port in the storm. This may be one of the few countries where demand for luxury properties can climb to 11-year highs, precisely because of economic downturns.  But despite its…

• 31 Aug 2020
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The Stacked Guide To Property Tax And Stamp Duties

Many first-time home owners overestimate the price of their first property. It’s probably due to constant conditioning over social media, news, etc. that remind you how “Singapore is the world’s most expensive city”, etc. But here’s the bit that’s often…

• 28 Aug 2020
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