5 Tips for Singapore Property Investors in 2021
In 2020, the housing market started with a slight dip in Q1, but rose by 2.2% during 2020 following. Earlier in the year, the country experienced a decline in prices in the central urban locations; however, there was an uptick in the outer areas where the real estate prices increased by 5.1% between February and July. During Q4 of 2020, residential property prices rose 2.1%. Again, although property prices rose in Q4 2020, central prices have decreased by 11.8% from Q3 to Q4 2020.
Why Homebuyers Do the Wrong Things
By Property Soul (guest contributor) Once we were invited to a friend’s housewarming party. The young couple was pleased to show us around. We were impressed by the great efforts they made to decorate their new home. Suddenly, the wife lamented that they...My Love-Hate Relationship with CPF
By Property Soul (guest contributor) Disclaimer: This article is not sponsored by the Central Provident Fund Board. Although I am grateful that my 3-3-5 rule was endorsed by CPF 3 years ago, I am not obliged to return the favor by encouraging the public...4 Lessons Covid-19 Has Taught Me About Life and Investment
By Property Soul (guest contributor) At the time of writing this blog post, Covid-19 had 6.6 million cases worldwide and over 383,000 people has died. To distract myself from the chaotic world outside, I re-read Robin Sharma’s best-selling book The Monk...4 Factors Affecting Your Property Loan-To-Value (LTV) Limit
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...Mr. Propwise’s Thoughts on the Singapore REITs Bloodbath
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...Safe Havens in Turbulent Times
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...