Apr 20, 2020 | Investing in Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
By Darren Ong (guest contributor) In Singapore, before you apply for a housing loan from banks or any financial institution (FI), you have to first determine the maximum housing loan amount you can borrow, which in turn determines how much upfront cash or CPF fund you...
Mar 30, 2020 | Investing in REITs, Investing in Singapore Property, Miscellaneous
If you’re an investor in Singapore REITs you will no doubt have been hit by the rapid collapse of REIT stock prices over the last few weeks [Full disclosure: I’m not invested in any of the Singapore REITs]. In just a period of two-plus weeks, many counters...
Sep 14, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
By Ku Swee Yong (guest contributor) In the first half of August, a few days after Standard & Poor’s downgraded US debt and caused a 600-point drop in the US stock market, a related entity S&P Equity Research published their stock recommendations which...
Aug 10, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
By Ku Swee Yong (guest contributor) Can the average Singaporean enjoy a comfortable retirement by investing in property? We recently caught up with Ku Swee Yong, CEO and Director of International Property Advisor Pte Ltd, a real estate family office, to find out his...
Aug 4, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
It was recently reported that Far East Organization, a leading Singapore real estate developer, was planning to raise more than S$500 million via a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) by listing some of its hotel and serviced apartment assets next year. Indeed...
Jul 25, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
Dear members, We’ve managed to secure one free ticket to Rayney Wong’s upcoming 2-Day “The Reunion Seminar”, which will be held on the 27th & 28th Aug 2011 (Sat/Sun) @ Grand Park (City Hall) from 8.30am to 8.30pm. During this seminar,...
Jun 10, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
By Ku Swee Yong (guest contributor) Despite round after round of cooling measures in 2010 and 2011, many investors remain eager to park their funds in residential properties. The tightening measures have merely relegated a fraction of the investors to the sidelines...
Apr 1, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
We’re proud to announce that Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus has been reviewed by NTUC Lifestyle magazine, reaching over 200,000 readers. If you haven’t done so already, you can get the digital PDF version here or the hardcopy at all major bookstores...
Mar 16, 2011 | Ask Mr. Propwise (AMP), HDB flats (public housing), Investing in Singapore Property
Have a question about Singapore property? Ask Mr. Propwise (AMP)! Dear Mr. Propwise, I would like to seek your views on one of my property investment decisions. Some experts think private properties are better investments than HDB flats. I currently own a HDB flat...
Feb 18, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Dillon Loi, Master Trainer at the Real Estate Academy. Click here to get your copy now. What is a collective sale? An en bloc sale, or collective sale, is...
