Investment

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
• 7 min read
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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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When Is It Actually Better To Pay The ABSD?

Tell someone you’re considering actually paying the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) on your second home, and watch as their eyes pop out. They’ll rattle off a whole bunch of reasons how you can avoid it – from buying dual-key…

• 23 Aug 2020
• 5 min read
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Top 10 Singapore Districts With The Highest Property Appreciation

How much can change in 10 years? If you’re in a small, fast-paced country like Singapore, the answer is “to the point of unrecognizability”. Today, Orchard has been dethroned by Beach Road in terms of price per square foot; and…

• 15 Aug 2020
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The Key Things To Prepare For When Inheriting Property In Singapore

Inheriting a property isn’t like inheriting cash, or gold, or an art collection. All those things involve paperwork; but few things involve as much red tape as inheriting a property. To prepare you for what’s to come, we spoke to…

• 14 Aug 2020
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The No-Nonsense Guide To The “Sell One, Buy Two” Property Investment Strategy

You’re no doubt seen this by now: SELL ONE, BUY TWO, the advertisement yells – HOW TO OWN TWO PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITH NO ABSD! (Insert excessive line of emojis). Your first reaction is probably to think “scam”. Your second is…

• 26 Apr 2020
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One Way To Find Undervalued Property

One of the most common lead up questions I usually get asked at a consultation meeting is this: “Can you find me an undervalued property?” That’s the million-dollar question isn’t it, because who doesn’t want to buy a property today…

• 15 Apr 2020
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Why Your Financial Future Depends On Your Exit Strategy

I’m sure most people would have heard of the saying: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. As corny as it sounds, this saying does not ring more true than when it comes to investing in property.  I’m…

• 1 Mar 2020
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Why Knowing The Singapore Property Cycle Can Make You A Better Investor

I do believe most people are aware that the value of property will grow over time. It may not grow consistently, or uniformly, but it will trend upwards.  On the flip side, there is such a thing as being on…

• 23 Feb 2020
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Ultimate New Launch Cheat Sheet 2020 (Land Price, PSF PPR, Take Up Rate)

Talk about an Oversupply!

• 2 Feb 2020
• 25 min read
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How to avoid ABSD in Singapore: 2 ingenious ways to go about it

The Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) is probably one of the most hated acronyms among Singaporeans, along with COE and ERP. After the latest round of cooling measures, where the ABSD rates were raised for Singaporeans buying their second residential…

• 15 Mar 2019
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Sell HDB buy Condo: Can you actually upgrade to a CONDO and have a SECOND PROPERTY?

NEWSFLASH!!! You can upgrade to a CONDO and have a SECOND PROPERTY with additional CASH IN THE BANK! Sound familiar? Perhaps it rings a bell to you because you’ve been scrolling through your Facebook feeds. Well, recently we have been…

• 12 Dec 2017
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